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Value addition through village coops tames losses 3× earnings

A retired teacher is changing the agricultural landscape among farmers with his heightened efforts of championing value addition through village-based cooperatives helping tame post-harvest losses and triple earnings among farmers. Inspired by the need to change the livelihoods of most small-scale farmers who are exposed to shocks of demand and supply Bwowe John Chris and […]

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Korean Company Donates peanut peeling machines to five counties

Korean company Banseok Industry Ltd, in collaboration with the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), has taken a significant step in enhancing peanut production in Kenya. The company provided peanut peeling machines to five counties, revolutionizing value addition and reducing post-harvest losses. This partnership aims to improve productivity and promote sustainable farming practices in the

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Indigenous Fruit Trees Unlock Economic Opportunities for Siakago Farmers in Kenya

Peter Njeru, a farmer from Siakago, Embu County, is part of a group of 27 farmers who have recognized the potential of indigenous fruit trees for economic benefits. These farmers have embraced grafted indigenous fruit trees, which bear fruit within two years compared to wild-grown trees that take up to a decade to produce. This

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Elgeyo Marakwet farmer who grows orange fleshed sweet potato to exploit its rich market

Until 2017, Hellen Jeruiyot, a small-scale farmer from Elgeyo Marakwet County used to grow maize for food and income but the poor market price of the cereal made her change to orange fleshed sweet potato farming which is currently earning her Sh8,000 a month thanks to value addition. “With maize, I used to work so

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Vocational centre training farmers on amaranth seeds value addition for more cash

Amaranth crop. The seeds are processed into popped, flaked, extruded and grounded into flour. Photo courtesy. Mitahato Education and Development Fund (MEDF), a dedicated vocational centre to nurture the roots of change in rural Kenya is offering amaranth seeds value addition training to help farmers know how to make products such as cakes, pancakes, and snacks

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Organization helps farmers in value addition and market connection reducing post-harvest losses

Smallholder farmers in Kenya can reduce post-harvest losses estimated at $500m a year by using EBAgroPamoja, a mobile application that leverages digital tools to minimise inefficiencies and losses along entire agro-value chains by facilitating the efficient, timely and effective linkages of actors to complementary intervening solutions they need to enhance their enterprises. In this, one

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Government establishes new institute to enable farmers increase market reach via value addition

Demonstration of use of a simple portable miller/chopper that has been designed to mechanise feed value addition during a farmers’ workshop event. Photo courtesy. The government has established Lari Technical Training Institute in Kiambu, adding on the list of technical institutes in Kenya to help farmers add value to their various produce such as milk, meat

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Once jobless youth turns cassava root into about a half a million business venture

Some of the products made from cassava roots. Photo courtecy. Alex Ombuto, who stayed for about five years without a job now earns over Sh480,000 every year after finding the magic in cassava root which he has been adding value to and making nutritional porridge, crisps and snacks. The 39 year old graduate from Kisumu

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KEBS reduces food production certification period from 77 days to 57 days

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) which assists in the production and certification of quality goods and products among other mandates has reduced certification duration for producing various goods and products from77days to 57 days allowing farmers a shorter waiting period in getting licenses. It will encourage farmers interested in adding value to their

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Value addition increase Siaya groundnut farmers’ income 29 times

One thousand three hundred and seventy six (1376) farmers in Siaya have increased their income 29 times from Sh2.02m to Sh58.95m after adding value to their groundnuts. Related content Proper drying of groundnuts saves farmers from post-harvest losses Green grams and groundnuts retailing highest across Kenyan markets Value addition earns double cash for groundnuts trader

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