Farmer finds millions in courgettes
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
March 28, 2015
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March 2015
Organic vegetable fertilizer doubles yields
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
March 28, 2015
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Africa’s premier water fund to fight soil erosion
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
March 28, 2015
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Nandi youth group grows money in trees
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
March 28, 2015
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Farmers, fast food joints find fortunes in Soko shambani
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
March 28, 2015
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Fish pond waste water increases milk yields by three litres
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
March 20, 2015
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Orphaned crops find homes in E. Africa women farmers
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
March 20, 2015
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Informal food markets more hygienic than supermarkets,study
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
March 20, 2015
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Kenya welcomes bean varieties that reduces cooking time
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
March 20, 2015
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Elite banana variety tames Uganda’s imports
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
March 20, 2015
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