Avocado farmer, Muia Kusenga in Machakos County. Global avocado demand has doubled as supply from giant countries shrink. Photo by Laban Robert. Kenyan farmers may double avocado earnings with the increasing demand for the fruit in the international market as main competitors suffer low harvests due harsh weather and strikes. The global avocado prices have […]
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Amaranth crop crowns turning brown for harvesting. The seeds from amaranth are being used in fortification of foods for minerals. Photo by Philip Odhiambo. One agripreneur is capturing the rising craze for healthy foods instead of synthetic mineral supplements by wadding into amaranth seeds, a crop fought by many as a weed. While those growing
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Farmers milking. Farmers are selling milk to hawkers to make more profits. Photo by Africa Review. As dairy companies double the cost of milk for consumers, farmers are directly selling the commodity to hawkers to earn more than twice what the firms are offering. Kericho County farmer, Robert Langat is selling one litre of milk
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Fresh peas. While fresh pea traders in Kisumu are earning Sh2,500 from 51kg bag, Mombasa counterparts are earning almost thrice for the same quantity. Photo by Food52 Farmers selling fresh peas in Mombasa are making an extra Sh5,000 than their counterparts in Kisumu, as prices of various agro-products keep rising a month into the long
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A tractor at the Thika Technical Training Institute. farmers can request tractor services via mobile phones. Photo by Laban Robert. Farmers seeking mechanisation services can book regionally stationed tractor by opening a communication account via their mobile telephones. Quipbank Trust Limited allows farmers to request for a given service via an SMS or its ‘TINGA’
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Farmer cycling a bicycle to shell maize. Photo courtesy. Another innovator has come up with a bicycle to pump water within farms. Small-scale farmers may no longer incur water pumping costs with the modification of a bicycle to push water from one point to the other without electricity or fuel. Cycling at between 50 and
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French fries served with a piece of chicken in an eating joint. The cost of potatoes rise pushing the French fry cost up. Photo by OLX. While short season farmers suffered input losses after the four to five months drought, consumers of compelling goods such as potatoes and tomatoes are paying up to double for
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Miriam Ndunges packaged honey ready for sale. The student cum entrepreneur picks raw honey from her rural home an packages it for sale in Nairobi. Photo courtesy. Purification and packaging of honey, which she sources from her rural home, is earning a university student cum agripreneur twice gross income in Nairobi. Miriam Ndunge, a student
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A maize cob devoured by birds. Covering the cobs with a paper cap prevents birds from destroying the crop. Photo by lagardenblog.com Farmers, who target off season green maize market, may save up more than 10 per cent lost to birds lice crows by covering the cobs with paper bags. Birds like crows may destroy
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