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Siaya traditional vegetable farmers triple income through cooperative society

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Traditional vegetable farmers in Siaya have tripled their income from Sh15 to Sh48 per kilogram after joining a cooperative society to market their produce. Initially, farmers in the region sold their produce individually with reduced bargaining power according to a report by the Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project. After forming the Siaya Local Vegetable Producers Value …

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Fact Sheet: Management and disease control in indigenous poultry

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Farmers rearing pure indigenous chicken for commercial purposes are reportedly making losses and sometimes others are forced to consider venturing into other agricultural production ventures due to a lack of best management and diseases in the poultry business. According to research by a team of scientists from Egerton University on Small-Scale Family Poultry Production Indigenous …

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Lessons for African countries from Vietnam’s rise to top of global coffee market

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By George Munene  In one generation Vietnam has gone from 92,000 tonnes in 1990 to 1.7 million tonnes in 2019, far beyond the total African production of 18,514 (thousand 60-kg bags).  The Southeast Asian nation controls more than 10 per cent of the global coffee market, second only to Brazil in volumes exported. In the …

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Kakuzi to open farmers market, ramps up investment in blueberries 

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By George Munene  Kakuzi Plc is gearing up to make its pioneer investment in the retail sector as it develops Kakuzi Farmers Market. The retail enterprise, to be located opposite the firm’s headquarters on the Nairobi-Nyeri highway, will allow local smallscale farmers and Kakuzi to sell its recently introduced range of value-added products and provide …

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Kenya to shift 50% of horticulture exports from air to sea freight

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By George Munene  On Wednesday (17th March 2023) the Kenyan government and private sector kicked off plans to shift the transport of horticultural exports from air to sea. Under the leadership of the Netherlands, supported by Denmark the European Union (EU), and TradeMark Africa (TMA) the country aims to shift to green and sustainable transportation, …

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Mobile app assists Ugandan stakeholders access reliable fisheries data in real-time

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By George Munene Through the mobile app electronic Catch Assessment Survey (e-CAS), over 670 Ugandan stakeholders of the fish value chain are accessing comprehensive fisheries data from Lakes Albert and Victoria, in real time.   Lake management officials, researchers, and policymakers, among others, can freely access this information to make informed decisions around fisheries management. Trained …

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125,000 TZ farmers get improved access to supplies & services from leading data-driven company

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iProcure, a leading data-driven African agricultural input supply company, has announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA).   The partnership will improve access to supplies and services to over 125,000 farmers in Tanzania providing a platform for last-mile service delivery and structured market access in rural Tanzania through its …

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Varsity develops platform helping farmers market crops, receive agronomic support

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By George Munene The Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) has partnered with three county governments to launch the Kenya Rural Transformation Centres Digital Platform (KRTCDP) project, which aims to market farmers’ crops and connect them with all sectors in the agricultural value chain. KRTDCP aims to put farmers at the center of a single electronic …

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KALRO to host free workshop on ‘Advances in Technology for Avocado Production’

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By George Munene The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), Kenya Horticulture Crops Directorate (HCD), New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (PFR) in partnership with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), and Olivado EPZ Ltd would like to welcome Kenyan avocado farmers to a workshop on ‘Advances …

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