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Maize, the alien staple food that locked Africa’s farmers into low yields

Kenya remains hooked on a staple food forced on the population by British colonialists, as climate change and research show it is becoming increasingly unsuited for successful farming in the region. According to Yale’s Tropical Resources Institute, the Portuguese first introduced maize to East Africa in the 16th century along the Swahili coast. The crop […]

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State reverses plans on horticulture standard being mandatory for farmers

By George Munune, FarmBizAfrica.com The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) on Thursday (19th September 2024) issued a statement that the KS1758 horticulture standard, which lays out some of the world’s harshest farm regulations, will be optional for Kenyan farmers, following reporting by FarmBizAfrica.com of the authority’s plans to make the standard mandatory. Earlier the same

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One year hospital stay that inspired ‘Mkulima Mdogo’s’ farming empire

Between June 2017 and July 2018, Lamech Victorious lay broke and bedridden after suffering 30 per cent burns on his body. He didn’t know it then, but that tragedy was the catalyst for him building his small empire. Popularly known as Mkulima Mdogo within farming circles– a sarcastic nickname which he embraced– the 27-year-old today

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About FarmBiz Society

In January 2020, FarmBizAfrica opened its new business club for entrepreneurial farmers, FarmBiz Society, providing free and subsidised business support. For the first 20 members to join in February 2020, the society is providing immediate free advertising of their products on the FarmBizAfrica website, on its social media accounts, and on its newsletter. To help

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Becoming a FarmBiz Society Agent

Farmbiz Society is a business club for entrepreneurial farmers providing free and subsidised business support to our members. Our main purpose is to help our members build and run growing farm businesses. Our main purpose is to help our members build and run growing farm businesses. Farmbiz Society works with farmers, renowned stakeholders in the

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FarmBiz Society open for members

In January 2020, FarmBizAfrica is opening its new business club for entrepreneurial farmers, providing free and subsidised business support. To help your business soar, FarmBiz Society provides: discounts on all FarmBizAfrica business training courses free e-learning courses in marketing and farm innovation free website hosting website set-ups for 10-50 members a month, selected by raffles

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