UNIDO’s Agribusiness for Africa’s Prosperity presents the state-of-the-art of agribusiness development in Africa. This work analyses the challenges, potential and opportunities of African agribusiness in the context of the current dramatic...
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Source foodmetres Kenya has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. The present population is about 40 million, which is expected to double in the coming 15 to 20 years. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is a city with a population...
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Introduction Drying fruit is cheap, simple and very effective. Using the power of the sun, a solar dryer can dry almost any fruit and many vegetables. The sun evaporates the moisture content...
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Have you heard about the Aquaponics? KAAA will be sensitizing farmers to adopt these technologies, using simple and locally available materials. Keep it here to learn more and be a fruitful and most admirable farmer. In an aquaponic system, water...
MoreAgribusiness in Africa
Why is the development of agribusiness important for Africa? • Lucy Muchoki is the CEO of the Pan African Agribusiness and Agro-Industry Consortium (PanAAC). Agriculture is a dominant sector in Africa, and is essential for economic development...
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imagine having a thick luxurious beard which would make an Assyrian king proud. Pretty appealing! OK, now imagine if that heavy beard were composed of tens (or hundreds) of thousands of live bees. Aagh! The loveable little black and yellow...
MoreModern bee farming(how the cab hive works)
The Modern Hive At one time, honey bees were kept in a number of shelters. These included:Logs often called bee gums which were cut from trees and set upright on a base to which was added often a box on top to gather the honey. And a number of...
MoreModern bee keeping (starter kit)
Sheep, chickens, horses, pigs … if I could have only one kind of homestead livestock, I’d choose honeybees. You never have to muck out stalls of bee manure. You don’t need to keep their water trough thawed in subfreezing...
MoreAre you ready for the big Agribusiness boom in Africa?
The time is ripe for African firms to tap into Africa’s growing agribusiness market, according to managing director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa Charles Brewer He said Agribusiness has seen significant growth in Africa and the demand...
MoreHydroponics, the answer to Nairobi’s food security and economic empowerment
According to an interview by THE STAR on Monday,June 30,2014, Nairobi agricultural minister Ann Lokidor stated that the County government will be giving out micro gardens under an integrated spatial plan developed for Urban and Peri Urban areas...
MoreKAAA reaches out to dairy farmers
KAAA is sensitizing dairy farmers to grow sorghum as a fodder hydroponically. With hay and grain prices reaching record highs and unpredictable weather patterns damaging pasture lands, farmers across the country are in need of a dependable and...
MoreA seven year old making money from Agribusiness
Africa’s Youngest Beekeeper Caleb Mumo is a young man with a passion in Bee farming. Caleb has travelled vastly in many Apiaries or beekeeping sites demonstrating on how to handle the African Bee during his vacations. Caleb Mumo usually...
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