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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For most people, the notion of a hero conjures up images of brave individuals risking their lives for others, or “superheroes” from comic books or films, armed with supernatural powers. But what Africa needs, each and every day, are heroes of a different sort – “action heroes” with ideas and vision, ready to respond to
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One Kakamega County farmer has raised his milk production by four-fold after selling two indigenous cows and bought one exotic breed. Isaac Shilaro bought a 36 months old ayrshire at Sh50,000 in 2012 after struggling with two indigenous cows that were consuming more feeds, but dismal production. The farmer tried feeding the cattle with more
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A mixed farmer, who installed a biogas digester in 2012, has saved close to Sh40,000 spent on buying kerosene with the help of one exotic cow, an ayrshire. Isaac Shilaro feeds the biodigester with about 100 litres of cow dung mixed with water once in three months. The digester has a storage chamber that allows
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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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An agripreneur, who shunned cattle because of limited land, is making more than Sh90,000 in a year from one dairy goat which he is rearing on a one-acre-mixed farm in Lurambi, Kakamega County. Silvanus Shikanga chose to rear dairy goats in 2014 because they are non-selective in feeding. He started with one Alpine, but the
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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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An indigenous poultry farmer, who lost five three-week old chicks to cold weather, has come up with a plastic cage that keeps the young birds warm starting from the fifth day of hatching without the mother. James Opondo of Siaya County said improvements since 2013 have made the cage to be more than 90 per
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One Kakamega County farmer has doubled his earnings from agribusiness after purchasing a Sh57,000 flour milling machine, which is helping him sell his own and bought maize. Wycliffe Ochango saw an opportunity in offering milling services after selling the maize, which was a step ahead of farmers and posho mill owners in his Bikura Village.
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One Kakamega County farmer, who upgraded a local breed with Friesian, has managed to improve the quality of milk by giving his dairy cow with a mix of multinutrient feeds from his farm in Bikura Village. When Wycliffe Ochango crossbred an indigenous cow with a Friesian in 2012 via artificial insemination, he knew that even
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