June 2016

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Once jobless youths earn Sh4 million monthly from mushrooms

A group of jobless youths, who started a project with less than Sh100,000 ten years ago, are harvesting almost Sh4 million a month from the sale of mushrooms, which are fast becoming a nutritional delicacy for the health conscious population. Paul Kisiangani, the director of Galaxy Youth Group, said the 32 members saw the self-employment …

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Once jobless youths earn Sh4 million monthly from mushrooms

A group of jobless youths, who started a project with less than Sh100,000 ten years ago, are harvesting almost Sh4 million a month from the sale of mushrooms, which are fast becoming a nutritional delicacy for the health conscious population. Paul Kisiangani, the director of Galaxy Youth Group, said the 32 members saw the self-employment …

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International market paying ten times more for purple tea

Small-scale farmers can now earn up to ten times more by growing purple tea variety, which is attracting international market attention following studies suggesting it has more health benefits than the green type. Bethwel Ombuga, a Kenya Tea Development Agency extension officer, said the high content of anthocyanidins and anthocyanins is causing prices to keep …

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Tank fish farmers can purify water for reuse with Sh75,500 kit

Backyard tank fish farmers, who do not have access to rivers and streams, can purify toxic water in less than five minutes for recirculation using a Sh75,500 recycling kit. Michael Spoo of Lake Basin Development Authority said the sequencing recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) kit enables home based aquaculture farmers reuse water instead of draining it …

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