Agripreneurs

Western Kenya farmers have planted over 2 million Grevillea trees with an aim of hitting 5 million by 2015 in a project meant to provide income from the quick maturing trees while fighting climate change.

A group of farmers in Gatanga have found a way to produce local fertilizer that is delivering a much cheaper and more effective alternative to synthetic fertilizer and a new business opportunity at grassroots level.

Kenyan pastoralists are recording steady supply of livestock even after dry spells a departure from the past, thanks to a livestock index insurance designed to compensate them for livestock losses caused by drought.

Farmers in the Yala area of Siaya county are using anthills to fertilize their soils in the sandy soils at a time when the price of chemical fertilizers has gone beyond their reach.

A team of university students from Kenya has developed a software program to help farmers monitor and address weather and soil conditions

Over 1000 passion fruit farmers in Kwale County now have market leverage thanks to recently launched Farmers Produce Collection and Marketing centers, which will allow them to participate in price negotiations, something that has long been the preserve of brokers.

Agripreneurs will benefit from a five-year project that seeks to increase incomes of smallholder farmers through the creation of an enabling policy environment in Africa.

The World Bank has launched a one-of-its-kind initiative in Nairobi that will assist local companies deploy locally developed climate friendly solutions

Over 20,000 Kenyan Agripreneurs say they have increased yields by up to 30 per cent thanks to a simple text message service that is providing them with advice

A deal to export Kenyan meat products to China will pump Ksh. 500 billion extra into the Kenyan economy in the next five years and diversify exports markets.