A start up company specializing in designing and distributing hybrid-charging stations for electric motorcycles in South Nyakach is helping farmers and fishermen access markets in time while saving produce from going bad in an area struggling with poor road network. Charles Ogingo, a mechanical engineer student at the University of Nairobi experienced first hand the …
Besides a successful venture in rabbit rearing Humprey Wangila a farmer in Bungoma is now selling rabbit urine and droppings to fellow farmers a venture that is giving him extra income but also shielding him especially when there is a drop in meat demand. Judging by the number of farmers who call at Wangila’s farm …
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A mobile phone revolution is redefining how small holder farmers buy and sell their produce, and shielding them from the unscrupulous middlemen who fix prices for their own benefit, with farmers recording tripling of yields by accessing market and comparing market prices on their own. The mobile phones send market prices information from different markets …
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A 28 year old youth’s desire to improve piggery standards in Uganda has seen him setup a pig production and marketing organization aimed at structuring and empowering pig farmers in a sector that is largely informal with no clear government guidance. Having embarked on Pig farming in 2009 after completion of his A- level …
Up to 10 million jobs in the fisheries sector stand to be lost as a result of exacerbated changes in weather in Sub Saharan Africa with a 10,000 reduction in fish production from Kenya and Ethiopia, the most affected countries, putting a strain on food security according to a report by International Institute for Environment …
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A coffee farming manual that outlines farm management, pest and disease control and post harvest handling of coffee hopes to increase yields to 3 tonnes per hectare from the current 600kgs in Uganda and return the glory of the coffee cultivation. The manual which was drafted by scientists from the Coffee Research Institute CORI outlines …
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When 24-year old Ralia’s husband left her and their four children, it was like staring into an abyss. That happened five years ago when Ralia was living in Isiolo. At the time, Ralia’s husband was working in Mombasa and they rarely saw one another. When the money dried up and she did not even know …
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Fish farmers in Uganda are poised to grow their catches ten times with modern fishing rigs that are set to replace the traditional kerosene powered lamps as demand for the silver cyprinid fish locally known as Mukene soars due to its superior nutritional value. According to a researcher from National Fisheries Resources Institute (NAFIRRI) Dr. …
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The entry of global fast food franchises like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into the Ugandan market has increased the demand for poultry and ultimately given birth to one of the biggest broiler farm and mechanized abattoir with a capacity of slaughtering over 200,000 birds per week. The multibillion chicken plant estimated to be worth over …
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A vegetable crop that a farmer chanced on and used as fodder for his livestock has turned into a major export crop and source of income for Kigogo Farmers’ group in Gilgil who are now growing it commercially for local and export markets. Known as asparagus one of the most sought after vegetable crop in …
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