smallholder farmers

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• Crops

Fanya Juu terraces guard soil erosion, double farmer yields

4 years ago Reporter

Over 50,000 smallholder farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya are recording a more than doubling of yields and reduced soil...

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• Markets

Fresh produce buyer seeks to offer services in local languages for easier communication with farmers

7 years ago Reporter

Selina Wamucii's staff at work. Photo courtesy. Selina Wamucii, a Kenyan social enterprise that in four years of operation has...

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• Markets

Agri-Entrepreneur: How I have used technology to connect 7,000 Kenya smallholder farmers to global markets

7 years ago Reporter

John Oroko Co-founder Selina Wamucii Limited. Photo courtesy. A personal drive to change the fortunes of rural farmers and an...

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• Markets

Kenyan smallholders to benefit from loans with longer maturity period to boost production

7 years ago Reporter

Cabbage farmer in Nyamira County, Western Kenya. Crop producers always face various farming challengers which are traced to finance. Photo...

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• Animals

Global company launches initiative to help smallholders through poultry value chain

7 years ago Reporter

Cargill in partnership with Heifer International has launched The Hatching Hope Global Initiative which aims to help smallholders through the...

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• Markets

Good news as Google announces Sh100m grant to train Kenyan farmers on digital skills

8 years ago Reporter

Tech firm Google yesterday announced Sh100m grant that will be used to train 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers in digital skills...

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• Markets

Digital innovations to food and agriculture that offer new services for youth and smallholder farmers in Africa

8 years ago Reporter

A good number of youth especially in Africa find it difficult to venture in agriculture due traditional ways of farming...

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• Markets

Stimulating a reliable market for maize through public-private partnerships can benefit smallholder farmers

8 years ago Reporter

Maize packed in bags ready for market. Photo courtesy. In Kenya, maize markets are fragmented and volatile, especially for vulnerable...

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• Animals

Hay making method for smallholder farmers

8 years ago Reporter

Smallholder farmers can conserve excess forage during this rainy season by making hay to be used during the dry season...

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• Crops

Fresh produce supplier receives $100,000 grant from global social impact programme Expo Live to grow farmers’ reach

8 years ago Reporter

Photo courtesy Selina Wamucii, a mobile platform that shortens the agricultural supply chain in Kenya, reducing food wastage and boosting...