Joseph Magami is an urban farmer based in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb. For over three years, Magami has been planting egg plant and Nakati in his quarter acre plot for home consumption. However, the introduction of Magami to Zuchini (Courgette) eight months ago is changing fortunes for the father of three. He currently reaps over […]
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An innovative Ugandan has introduced an organic vegetable fertilizer which doubles yields coming at a time when the demand for organically grown foods is on the rise especially among the health conscious middle class. Having attained immense organic farming knowledge from Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF), Joachim Birungi set out on a mission to
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A first of its kind in Africa water initiative that supports farmers and those living on the upper side of water sources to curb soil erosion while improving water supply and cutting costs of hydropower and clean water for users downstream has been launched with farmers and businesses expected to earn up to Sh2billion in
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A youth group in South Nandi forest area of Western Kenya is earning up to Sh1 million a month from sale of tree seedlings and sale of honey from the beehives, a venture that has now seen them invest in buying land to diversify their farming. This at a time when majority of farmers have
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Over 1953 potatoes farmers in Narok and 17 hotels in Nairobi are a happy lot even though they have never met thanks to a mobile platform that ensures timely delivery of high quality potatoes to hoteliers in Nairobi while paying the farmers more than double the farm gate price. The waeather in Narok is favourable
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Over 300 dairy urban farmers in Uganda who have adopted backyard bucket fish farming are reaping from the symbiotic relationship with the nutritious waste water from the pond once mixed with animal feeds increasing milk production by up to three litres per milking while dried pounded cow dung sprinkled on the pond trapping harmful germs.
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Orphaned crops find homes in E. Africa women farmersTraditionally neglected finger millet and sorghum that were the highlight of the 80s are making a grand comeback across East Africa with women farmer groups reaping from their demand while insulating themselves against climate change. Traditionally, farmers, mainly women, dropped the crops because they were low yielding,
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Milk and meat from informal markets, which feeds most households in Africa due to their affordability, is fresher and safer than most of what is stocked in supermarkets a new study now reveals. Scene of food at teeming chaotic open air food market are common place in Kenya and across many countries in Africa. In
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Five new high yielding canning bean varieties that takes 27 minutes to cook compared to the traditional three hours, have been introduced in the Kenyan market and are set to replace a variety that has been in use since1960s. The release of the bean varieties in the market marks three years of dedicated scientific work
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Banana farmers in Uganda are adopting the first maturing and more profitable plantain banana in a bid to tame the country’s over reliance from Democratic republic of Congo as appetite for Ugandan staple rises with an average Ugandan consuming about 350kilos of banana a year. Plantain banana commonly known as Gonja is a delicacy among
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