A group of young enterprising youth in Mabatini area of Mathare slums are cashing in on the rising demand for oil from ducks that they rear, a demand buoyed by the affordability and nutritional value of the oil compared to conventional refined oils. The slow walking birds considered by many as dirty are valued by […]
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What started as a modest hand pulping coffee venture by a farmer group in Nandi County has metamorphosed into a fully fledged processing facility which now exports ready made coffee and more than doubled smallholder earnings, at a time when lack of value addition in Kenya has denied coffee farmers billions. With 40 founding members,
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A modern motorized pump that pumps four times faster than the handheld pumps while covering a wider area and crops has been introduced in the market, and is promising to transform smallholder farming. With the new pump, a farmer can cover five hectares a day, compared to handheld pumps that on average cover a hectare
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Kenya’s coffee auction system dates back to 1934. The auctions still take place at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange and are widely considered to be most transparent distribution system for fine green coffees anywhere in the coffee world and inspired the model for the Cup of Excellence auctions.Coffee growing was introduced in Kenya by the British
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