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Mixed Meru farmer scoops Farmbiz’s Sh10,000 prize draw

2 years ago Jennifer

Makena Gucci is the lucky winner of our Sh10,000 farmer prize draw. The mixed farmer from Meru County was among...

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Graduates unveil cheap, locally made solar-powered cold-room for preserving fresh farm produce

6 years ago Reporter

Farmers and traders dealing in perishable farm produce in Kenya can now save up to 20 per cent on cold-room...

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How Kenya- Uganda border small-scale farmers are cutting the cost of transporting their produce across the border

6 years ago Reporter

A man pulling a cart full of goods towards Busia border point. Photo courtesy. Small-scale farmers at Busia, Kenya- Uganda...

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Kenyan mobile-based cashless platform connects small-scale farmers directly to local retailers

6 years ago Reporter

Photo courtesy. Taimba Limited, a mobile-based cashless platform based in Nairobi is connecting small-holder farmers in rural Kenya directly to...

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• Crops

A social enterprise develops solar cooling facility to save fresh produce from undue spoilage

7 years ago Reporter

FreshBox enterprise cool storage fcility. The enterprise is on a mission to about 53 per cent of food which is...

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• Crops

Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetable earnings increase by 33 per cent in eight months

7 years ago Reporter

Kenya’s horticulture earnings increased by 33 per cent from Sh78.2bn to Sh104bn during the first eight months of 2018 compared...

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KEPHIS hosts workshop on application of international quality standards for fresh fruits and vegetables

7 years ago Reporter

KEPHIS Headquarters, Nairobi – National Plant Protection Organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, experts of fruits and vegetables international...

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Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months

7 years ago Reporter

Kenya’s horticulture earnings earned the country Sh56.23bn in the first four months of 2018 up from Sh40.57bn in a similar...

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Flowers, fruits and vegetables export increases Kenya’s earnings by Sh89bn

8 years ago Reporter

Export of horticulture crops such as flowers, fruits and vegetables among others has earned Kenya Sh305bn in 2017 as compared...

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International supermarket launches campaign to buy avocados, tomatoes, watermelons and vegetables from local farmers

8 years ago Reporter

Carrefour shopping mall has launched the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” campaign that promotes purchase of local produce from Kenyan farmers...