June 2014

Farmbizafrica wins in Africa Media Awards

 Farmbizafrica was recently feted in the Africa Climate Change and Environmental Reporting media awards that were organized by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and funded by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) among other sponsors. Bob Koigi, the lead journalist at farmbizafrica emerged among the winners for his story titled Borstal boys beat climate …

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KARI develops fast maturing horticultural produce

The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute KARI has raised income prospects for horticultural farmers with high yielding and fast maturing varieties at a time when demand for Kenyan produce in the international markets has hit unprecedented highs. Breakthrough technology has improved the horticultural crops of many Kenyan farmers, but there is still not enough supply to …

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Radio assists disabled farmers to increase yields

A group of disabled farmers in Nyeri county are recording improved yields thanks to a radio program that is teaching them simple farming techniques at a time when shortage of extension officers has affected distribution of farming information by government. Mwangi Kiringithi listens to agricultural programs on the radio.  Every time that he listens to …

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