Omena shake-up set to triple fisher and drier incomes
A new Omena trading app is looking to revolutionise the Kenya omena market by breaking the reliance on brokers for omena fishermen and drying women,
October 11, 2024
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Fact sheet: Production from different types of coconut trees
Farmbizafrica breaks down Kenya’s three main coconut varieties; their production, maturity time, yield, lifespan, and the different qualities that make them attractive to various buyers.
October 11, 2024
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‘Three sister’ mixed cropping gives 54% more from old, indigenous methods
Indigenous farmers and smallholder farmers outside of Africa have made more from their plots of land by mixed cropping which despite lowering their overall yields
October 10, 2024
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Early crop results trigger race for better seeds for pilot sugar beet farmers
Seed companies and sugar makers are racing to find a higher-yielding sugar beet for Kenyan farmers as the crop’s pilot seed underperforms. Currently, Sugar Top
October 9, 2024
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New Kenyan pest set to end wet-rice production in Africa in next six years
Kenya has been flagged as the entry point for the Apple Snail pest which could halve wet-rice production in East and South Africa and increase
October 8, 2024
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Brokers walk away from poorly cured Kenyan onions
Kenyan farmers lose up to 40 per cent of their onions after harvest because of poor curing seeing most brokers prioritise well-cured and dried Tanzanian
October 7, 2024
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KALRO cocoa seedling sales up 158% as Kenyans grow homemade chocolate for their families and sales
KALRO has increased its cocoa seedling sales by 158 per cent in the last three years as Kenyans look to farm homemade chocolate and build
October 3, 2024
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Enter our prize poll: free report and Sh5,000 draw
FarmBizAfrica exists to aid and support smallholders. We are working constantly to provide you with what you most need, but we can do better still
October 2, 2024
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Striga defeated: 25,900 farmers eliminate killer weed with natural herbicide
Over 25,900 cereal farmers are seeing an up to 95 per cent drop in cases of Striga/ witchweed thanks to Kenya’s first commercialised biological herbicide.
October 2, 2024
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Exporters’ list opens pathway to 20% better prices for Kenyan farmers
The Agriculture and Food Authority of Kenya has compiled a list of 658 registered agriculture exporters who work with farmers helping them earn 20-30 per
October 2, 2024
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