Uasin Gishu County

Uasin Gishu Farmers’ Cooperative Transforms Market Opportunities, Triples Earnings

A farmers’ cooperative has delivered Uasin Gishu farmers from the burden of poor market prices, tripled their earnings, and exposed them to market opportunities, in a model that is now being credited countrywide for insulating farmers from market vagaries. Amid market challenges for agro-based products, innovative farmers from Uasin Gishu County have devised a market-oriented […]

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County to set up three maize milling plants to help farmers ease marketing problems

The County government of Uasin Gishu plans to set up three maize milling plants to ease up marketing for farmers in the North Rift region who are currently selling their produce at between Sh800 to Sh1500 per 90kg of maize against last year’s Sh3200. The three milling plants will be set up at a cost

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Safaricom launches Digifarm Depot in Burnt Forest Town to up smallholder farmers’ income

Safaricom has opened a Digifarm depot in Burnt Forest Town, Uasin Gishu County, as part of the company’s efforts to encourage more smallholder farmers to transition into agribusiness by creating opportunities for them to access high quality inputs and sustainable markets which are key challenges in agricultural production in the country. About 80 per cent

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Uasin Gishu Farmers’ Cooperative Transforms Market Opportunities, Triples Earnings

County to set up three maize milling plants to help farmers ease marketing problems

Safaricom launches Digifarm Depot in Burnt Forest Town to up smallholder farmers’ income