Farmbiz Africa

10/07/2025

Say hello to early planting and goodbye to yield loss with these lean and mean planting tools. From KALRO and Triple W Engineering, this modified plough lets farmers with arid soils plant before the rains show up. That’s what we call moooo-ving farming forward.

Get the details here: https://farmbizafrica.com/kalro-developed-tools-enable-early-planting-for-arid-smallholder-farmers/

10/07/2025

Two years ago, papaya farmers across Kenya were losing nearly all their crop to a stubborn pest. But help came in the form of a natural predator: a microscopic wasp that only targets the pest.
Thanks to work by CABI, KALRO, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service - Kephis , and the National Museums of Kenya, the wasps were released in key counties to turn the tide, restoring harvests and hope.

Here’s a throwback to this big impact solution: https://farmbizafrica.com/agency-steps-up-fight-against-papaya-mealybug-with-natural-enemy-in-kenya/

09/07/2025

Egg-citing news: Did you know that mustard seed concoction can help stop chickens from eating their own eggs, especially when they are low on nutrients? It's a clucking good solution to prevent losses for farmers!

Learn more about this egg-cellent tip (and more) to combat egg eating and cannibalism in birds here: https://farmbizafrica.com/methods-of-mitigating/

09/07/2025

Meet Joel Kibuthua, a tomato farmer in Nyeri has proven that soil testing = harvest boom. After a soil test conducted at KALRO revealed his soil was too acidic, he made some changes, and BOOM, his harvest jumped from 20 crates to 100 crates!

On https://farmbizafrica.com/soil-test-delivers-5x-more-tomatoes-for-nyeri-farmer/ read how soil testing turned Joel’s farm from wilt to wealth

09/07/2025

When Seraphine limed her acidic soil in 2022, she expected better yields. But her harvest dropped from 25 to just 13 bags on a quarter-acre. A soil test confirmed the culprit: chemical fertiliser was damaging her land.

So she switched to chicken manure from her own poultry project and the turnaround was immediate. The organic mix improved her soil, cut input costs, and raised her yields from 23 to 40 bags in just half an acre. She even grew her flock from 100 to 150 birds to keep the manure flowing.

On https://farmbizafrica.com/nakuru-farmer-raises-potato-earnings-10x-making-chips/ we report how she made this happen.

08/07/2025

Hannah's cows were stuck at 20 litres a day. Now she’s selling over 62.

With the help of dairy expert Alex Muli, she moved from natural heat detection to a fixed-time insemination plan. He also helped her shift from costly commercial feeds to home-made mixes using maize germ, cottonseed cake, and dairy meal.

One heifer hadn’t gone on heat for two years. After correcting the diet and starting the 10-day hormone protocol, she calved. Now, Hannah gets one calf per cow every year and has more milk to sell.

Read how she turned things around: https://farmbizafrica.com/timed-insemination-saves-nyeri-farmer-from-quitting-dairy-after-cows-fail-to-conceive/

08/07/2025

Kiambu farmer Wanjiku Ngugi says a simple kitchen mix saved her flock.
After losing birds to diarrhea, she turned to a DIY remedy of bicarbonate, salt, and sugar. Her chickens bounced back fast, feed intake improved, and losses dropped.

Now, she always has a bucket ready at the first sign of trouble. More poultry farmers are turning to these organic fixes—but Wanjiku’s clear: if symptoms persist, she still calls the vet.

More on how simple ingredients became her flock’s first line of defence:

Uncategorized Farmer’s Homemade Fix: Bicarbonate, Sugar & Salt Cure Diarrhea in Chickens 2 min read 3 days ago Reporter By Maryanne Musilo Kiambu poultry farmer Wanjiku Ngugi has turned to a kitchen remedy that’s earning praise among her chicken flock: a homemade electrolyte solution of bicarbon...

08/07/2025

Veterinary officers say bird flu and Newcastle disease can wipe out an entire flock, costing up to Sh25,000 per 100 birds.

But Wanjiku Ngugi is not clucking around. With just Sh6,000 for chicken wire and a splash of salted water, she’s keeping her flock safe.

As outbreaks sweep through Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega, Bomet and more, Wanjiku’s DIY setup of raised fencing, rough floors to reduce cold, daily cleaning, and boot disinfecting, is holding strong.

More on Wanjiku’s setup and how to protect your flock: https://farmbizafrica.com/kiambu-farmer-fences-out-bird-flu-and-newcastle-threat-with-low-cost-hygiene-fixes/

07/07/2025

With potential earnings of up to Sh8m per acre per year, blueberry farming is a highly profitable venture. Let’s do the math: 1000+ bushes per acre, each giving 5kg of berries per bush, at Sh.1600 per kilo, that’s math you simply can't afford to ignore.

On https://farmbizafrica.com/farmbiz-tv-health-food-blueberry-delivers-sh8m-a-year-per-acre/ watch how these small fruits are creating big business for farmers across Kenya.

05/07/2025

Kaboyo a Murang’a farmer and director of , has pioneered Kenya's first professional apitherapy practice. He's turning bee venom into profit, treating diseases like arthritis and migraines.

On https://farmbizafrica.com/muranga-farmer-launches-bee.../, learn how you as a beekeeper can tap into the untapped and lucrative market of bee venom

03/07/2025

Nyeri farmer Boniface Mwangi says sugarcane molasses not only improves the taste of silage, making cows eat more and drink more, but also keeps fodder preserved for up to 18 months.

This means better milk yields and less feed waste, especially during dry spells

On https://farmbizafrica.com/molasses-enables-farmers-preserve-silage-for-over-a-year/ we explain exactly how to use molasses for long-term fodder storage, saving your feed bill.

03/07/2025

Introducing KC Sweet Purple, a climate-resilient sweet potato variety that's perfect for Kenya's arid regions.

Released by International Potato Center and KALRO the purple-fleshed sweet potato boasts high yield, up to 25 tonnes per hectare, is pest resistance, and has an impressive nutritional value.

On https://farmbizafrica.com/kenya-releases-drought-resistant-purple-fleshed-sweet-potato/ learn more about KC Sweet Purple and Find out more and where to get planting material