Group saving accounts empower Uganda’s fishing communities
For women and youth involved in the fish trade at Lakes Albert and Victoria in Uganda, having little to no savings is a thing of
May 26, 2023
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Smart farms
JKUAT food scientist feted at global sustainable food tech event
By George Munene Ariel Buzera, a Food Science and Technology PhD student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, has won the top prize
May 24, 2023
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Agri experts called to apply for integrated crop management online course
By George Munene The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is calling for enrolment for individuals interested in courses in integrated crop management (ICM)
May 23, 2023
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FarmBiz TV: Chicken farmer earns Sh1m in 21 days rearing chicks
By John Matava A farmer is raising Kuroiler hybrid chicks from a day old to 21 days, when she harvests them. Raising a maximum of
April 23, 2020
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FarmBiz TV: Kalro launches drought tolerant soya bean variety (SB19) doubling earnings.
By John Matava The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has launched a new soya bean variety SB19 that is drought tolerant and matures within
April 22, 2020
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Planning crops to fit the weather forecast delivers certain wealth, claim farmers
By Brian Moseti By the time James Matano was quitting his nursing job to pursue a career in farming, he had developed a strategy to
April 16, 2020
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Factsheet: Selecting the best breeding rabbits for meat – Part 1
By George Munene A successful rabbit venture is underpinned by three essentials: appropriate housing, quality feed and perhaps most importantly, picking the right breeders. Housing
April 6, 2020
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FarmBiz TV: KALRO and UoN launch drought and pest-resistant bean, Kenya mali
By John Matava The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and the University of Nairobi have launched a new bean variety, Kenya Mali, which
April 2, 2020
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Star farmer: 20-year expert earns millions in mixed farming on 4 acres
By George Munene When I meet Mr Kirimi at his Kaaga home he has a phone in hand finalising the sale of 50kg of sukuma
April 1, 2020
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Experts advise farmers to form groups for certification of organic exports
Organic farming is growing rapidly in Kenya, but for many smallholder farmers, securing the certification to earn supermarket and export contracts as organic producers is
March 6, 2020
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