Shamba Shape Up : Series 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 7: Napier Grass, Growing Vegetables, Cow Care

In this episode the Shamba Shape Up team look at growing Napier grass, harvesting rain water, improving vegetable crop and have more advice on cattle.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 8: Tomatoes, Irrigation, Maize

This episode looks at growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, water irrigation, treating maize before storing, solar power and insuring cattle.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 3: Intercropping, Maize, Beans, Goat &Cow Care, Solar Power

Bernard from Makueni has problems with his maize and bean crops, due to drought. He learns how to care for goats and cows correctly, while also understanding the importance of solar power.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 3: Cabbages, Calf & dairy management, Water harvest & Trees

We visit Joseph and Lucy's Shamba in Kinangop. We look at growing cabbages, looking after cows, catching rainwater and planting trees.

Makutano Junction : Series 1 - Makutano Junction Sn 1: Episode 4

PP and Maspeedy discuss milk hygiene, Mama Mboga has money worries and Cheryl continues to meddle with Karis and Nancy.

Know Zone Standard 2 - KnowZone Std 2: Episode 15 - Shopping 2

Term 2 Week 5

Shopping Part 2

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 6: Kenneth "Success is not an instant coffee affair"

Our farmers have been hard at work getting their farms planted.In the next few episodes we will focus on one farmer so that we can clearly follow each farmers progress. First up is Kenneth. He decided to have coriander, onions and a dairy cow on his acre.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 11: Leah & Kenneth

In this episode we find out what our farmers are planning to plant in their second and final harvest. This is their final chance to make more profit and win the competition. We also have some surprises in store for Leah and Kenneth.

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 - Episode 1:Cow Nutrition and management, Nutrition, finance, Maize and Herbicide

Welcome to the brand-new series of Shamba Shape Up series 12

On our first episode, we are in Nakuru County.

We are visiting farmer Kate Gatwiri Gotonga, a young lady just starting out in farming, but although she’s young in years, she already has a lot of responsibilities. She manages her sister in laws farm While she also has a farm of her own So, we want to see how we can help her and help turn this young lady into an old hand, at farming!

We are learning about:

1. How to Finance and Plant maize

2. Nutrition for your kids

3. Nutrition and general management for your Dairy cows

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 - Episode 2: Dairy cow pest and disease, Calliandra, Finance and Nutrition

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in the Green Hills of Bomet county. We’re visiting a family who are quite literally on the top of the hill; farmers Rose and Christopher and their inventor son Nelson and his equally talented wife, Jennifer.

In this Episode we are learning about:

1. Internal and external parasites on dairy cows

2. How to finance the planting season

3. Calliandra management

4. Nutrition on fortified foods

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 3: Maize, Cow Supplements, OFSP, Fertiliser & Sunflower Seeds

SSU is in Uganda for the first time where we meet Irene and John. We take a look at their cows, who need some more minerals, OFSP, quality protein maize, soil fertility, rainwater harvesting and seeds

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 7: Dairy Cows, Chicken, Fertiliser and Vegetables

We visit Leah and Wilson on their shamba in Eldoret to learn about the ECF vaccine and looking after cows, keeping healthy chickens, and how to plant vegetables so they grow well.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 8: Soil test, Dairy cow, Tomatoes and Water harvest

SSU visits Nyeri to meet Ceclilia and Moses who need a helping hand. We look at their cow's housing and feeding, how to transplant tomatoes & how to do a soil test and use fertilisers.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 11: East Coast Fever, Planting Trees and Sorghum

We are in Machakos with Cecilia and Philip who are in need of some help with their cows, who need an ECF vaccine, about how to make a farming plan, growing sorghum, planting trees & rain harvesting.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 19: Chickens, OFSP, Dairy Cow, Soil test & Solar light

We are in Joseph and Grace's farm in Njoro, Nakuru to learn more about chickens (feeding, breeds, fertilising eggs), d.Light solar lamps, soil fertility, cow's milk and fodder & OFSP.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 20 Recap: Chickens, Cows, Tomatoes and Solar lights

We go back to visit farmers from the series to see how they are getting on with the chickens, cows, tomatoes, trees and solar lights.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 22: Dairy cow management, Fertiliser & Rainwater harvest

We visit our Facebook competition winner to learn more about keeping healthy cows (vaccines, feed, supplements, pregnancy), how to use fertilisers and the importance of keeping rainwater.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 24: ECF, Dairy Supplements & Feed, Chicken and Sorghum

We meet Kaburu from Giaki who is keen to learn more about animals! We learn more about ECF in cows, supplements for animals, keeping chickens healthy & growing sorghum to sell to breweries.

Know Zone Standard 4 - KnowZone Std 4: Episode 5 - THE FARM

Term 1 Week 5

Cool Words: TOO & TO Hot Numbers: MULTIPLICATION Out There: DAIRY

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 1: Planting, Horticulture, Cleanliness, Dairy Cows

We are on Agnes' farm in Nairobi for the 1st episode of the series. We learn about clean shambas, feeding dairy cows & planting and drenching high value horticulture crops.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 2: Chickens, Post-Harvest Losses, Cows

We are in Arusha, Tanzania at Christine's Shamba. We bring in experts to help her with her broiler chicken, to improve her milk production and we also test her soil in order to know how to improve her rice crop.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 3: Viazi Power, Cows, Nutrition

We meet Peter and Ruth from Bomet as we shape up their shamba. We learn how to use Viazi Power on potatoes, how to take a soil test, keep cows, and what to grow for good health.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 5: Planting Tomatoes, Keeping Sheep & Cows,Chemicals, Fertiliser

We are on Onesmas and Christine's farm in Machakos to learn more about planting and using fertilisers, keeping sheep, cows and planting tomatoes and learning how to avoid fake chemicals.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 7: Chickens, Cows, Fake Chemicals

We meet Dorothy from Matasia to learn more about her cows which have vitamin and mineral deficiencies, chickens and how to spot a fake chemical from a real one.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 11: Re-visit

We go back to visit some of the shaped-up shambas of the past couple of episodes to see how the farmers have been getting on with their new shamba. Join us to see the improvements made.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 14: Tissue Culture Banana, Soil Test, Farmer Groups, Dairy Cows

We are in Kirinyaga county at Hellen's farm. We see how to grow Tissue culture bananas, the importance of soil testing, farmer groups and how to improve her dairy cows.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 17: Soil test, Tomatoes, Dairy, Pest & disease, Kitchen garden

We are in Kiatuni Village, Machakos County at Anne's farm. The climate there is dry so there is not much rain. We test her soil, show her how to plant tomatoes and manage pests and diseases.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 21: Apples, Tissue Culture Banana, Dairy Cows, Soil test

We are in Eastern Uganda, Busoga region at Christopher and Christine's farm. We help them with their cows, bananas and teach them about growing apples and the importance of soil testing.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 23: Soil test, Solar lights, Chicken, Dairy Cows, Internet

We are in Amaiga, Kisii County at Paul's Farm. We help him improve his onions after doing a soil test, teach him about properly managing his dairy cows and his chicken.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 1: Chicken, Capsicum, Cow Heat

We are in Kikuyu at Samuel Kamau's shamba. We bring him some Kenbro chicks and have a look at his capsicum greenhouse. We also show him how to identify when his cows are on heat and seed selection.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 11: Bag Garden, Broiler Chicken, Dairy Cows

We are back in Embu at Hellen's Shamba. We visited her one year ago and we want to see how she is doing. We have look at her dairy cows, vaccinate her chicken, introduce her to bag gardens and bring her some broiler chicken.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 15: Fertilisers, Green Grams, Certified Seeds

We are in Okal Okoko's shamba in Homa Bay County. We advice him on how to choose the correct fertilisers, have a look at his cereal store and his dairy cows.We also introduce him to conservation agriculture and certified seeds.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 23: Capsicum, Artificial Insemination, Fertilisers and Tomatoes

We are back at Hellen and Daniel’s farm for a revisit. We see whether their capsicum are good for harvest, using artificial insemination to get a good calf, benefits of using the right fertilisers and how to stop bacterial wilt on tomatoes

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 24: Cows, Soil Testing, Supplements and Post- harvest storage

We are in Kisii County on Hellen and Fredrick's shamba. We have a look at their dairy cows and calf, vaccinate them against East Coast Fever. We also show them the benefits of doing a soil test and how to properly store their produce after harvest.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 25: Dairy Cows, Fertilisers, Solar Lights and Solar test

We're in Mbale, Uganda visiting Aaron and his wife's farm. We teach him about the benefits of using supplements to increase milk yields and the importance of soil testing in order to select the right fertiliser. We also show him how to vaccinate his cows against East Coast Fever and introduce him to solar lights.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 2: Pigs, Onions, Diary Cows and Soil test

We are in Narok County at the House of Hope Refuge a home for girls fleeing female genital mutilation and forced early marriages. For food and learning about life skills they have a shamba. We have a look at their dairy cows and how to properly feed them for high milk yield. We also have a look at their onions, pigs and do a soil test.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 6: Rice, Dairy Cows and Solar Home System

We are in Mwea Kirinyaga County visiting Evans and Agnes Warui. We look into pests and diseases affecting his rice and which fertilisers to use for planting and top dressing. We also show him how to improve his milk yield by preventing mastitis and instal a solar home system.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 7: Kienyeji Chicken, Dairy Cows, Coffee and Record keeping

We are in Kirinyaga County at Henry and Lydia Githinji's Shamba. We show them how to properly feed kienyeji chicken and how to identify and prevent mastitis in dairy cows. We also introduce them to crop specific fertilisers and tell them about the importance of record keeping.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 8: Dairy Farming, Milk Replacer, Energy Saving Jiko

We are in Meru County at Timothy and Josephine Itiiri's shamba. We have a look at how to choose the right seed for artificial insemination, introduce them to a calf milk replacer and do a soil test. We also tell them about the benefits of acquiring a truck as a farmers group and using energy saving jikos.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 9: Dairy Farming, Vegetables, Certified Seeds

We are at the 2,700 acre Technology Farm in Nakuru county. They have over 800 cows and 380 acres of top quality maize. We want to know what is the secret to their success and see whether we can pass it on to our farmers.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 11: Pigs, Cabbages, Dairy Cows and Soil test

We are in Nyeri County at David and Milka Mathenge's Shamba. We learn how to properly rear pigs and handling pests and diseases in their dairy cows and cabbages. We also introduce them to crop specific fertilisers and do a soil test.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 15: Potatoes, Farm Transport, Calf Milk Replacer and Dairy cows

We are in Meru County on the foothills of Mount Kenya at Moses and Hellen's Shamba. We have a look at how to properly manage their dairy cows and introduce them to a milk replacer for their calves. We also look into the challenges they are facing in their potato farming and look into a way to make transport in the farm easier.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 19: Tomatoes, Kienyeji Chicken, Dairy Cows

We are in Kiambu county visiting Michael and Pauline Murito. We have a look at the pests and diseases affecting his greenhouse tomatoes and learn about a new targeted feeding system for kienyeji birds. We also learn about the importance of hygiene in keeping dairy cows.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 2: Watermelons, Green Maize, Dairy Cows

We are in Kirinyaga County visiting John and Martha. Sticking to our theme of farming as a business, we introduce them to crop specific fertilizers and certified seeds to help increase their yield thus increasing profits.We also look at pests and diseases affecting their watermelons and dairy cows.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 5: Rice Fertiliser, Watermelons, Dairy Cows

We are in Mwea, Kirinyaga County visiting Michael and Flora. We introduce them to a new technique for applying fertiliser for rice and bring them an expert on watermelons to help increase their yield. We also have a look at how to properly care for dairy calves and how to deal with household pests.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 6: Potatoes, Dairy Cows, Solar Home System

We are in Eldoret, Uasin Ngishu County visiting Sarah Kemboi. We get advice on breeding with artificial insemination to get stronger, healthier cows and how to make sure calves reach breeding stage as soon as possible. We also learn how to deal with pests and diseases in potatoes and the benefits of using a solar home system.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 10: Tea, Economies of Scale, Dairy Cows

We are in Trans Nzoia County just outside Kitale visiting Monica and Stephen Mbatia. We learn about the benefits of practicing economies of scale when farming and doing a soil test to know which fertilizers to use. We also introduce them to a solar home system and advice them on how to increase milk yield from their dairy cows by using artificial insemination.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 11: Soil Health, Dairy Calf, Maize Storage

We are in Bungoma County visiting Betty Naliaka. We learn the importance of doing a soil test to know which nutrients are lacking in the soil and which fertilizers to use. We also learn how to properly rear healthy dairy calves and how to safely store maize after harvest.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 12: Mangoes, Dairy Supplements, Tomatoes

We are Embu County visiting brothers, Peter and Kioko. We learn how to properly manage and harvest mangoes and a new way of drying them to increase their shelf life. We also have a look at how to improve their dairy cows health, introduce them to a new maize variety that matures faster and help with pests and diseases in their tomatoes.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 13: Dairy Fertility, Carrots, Maize Storage

We are in Molo visiting Carol and Weldon Cheruiyot. We first do a soil test then have a look at how to improve their dairy cows fertility by using supplements and targeted breeding. We also advice them on the carrot variety to plant in order to increase yield, learn how to properly harvest and store maize, introduce them to a solar home system and inform them on the benefits of having a pickup on the shamba.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 15: Post-Harvest Storage, Dairy Cows, Farm Transport

We are in Njoro, Nakuru County visiting Mr and Mrs Riungu. We learn how to feed dairy cows in different stages of production in order to get maximum milk yield and how to properly store maize after harvest. We also do a soil test and inform them about the benefits of having a pickup for farm transport.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 21: Dairy Cows

We have a special episode on dairy cow management.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 1: Dairy Cows, Capsicum, Farm Transport

We are in Limuru for a new season of Shamba Shape Up visiting John Chege Kubai and his family. We look at how to properly manage dairy cows and the importance of deworming calves. We also address the problems facing the capsicum in their greenhouses and introduce them to an alternative mode of transport.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 2: Mangoes, Avocados, Dairy Cows

We are in Muranga County visiting Fredrick Njuguna. We look at how climate change is affecting farmers, learn how to properly take care of pests and diseases in mangoes and avocados and a better form of transport to get farm produce to the market. We also look at how to properly feed dairy cows to increase milk yield.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 3: Dairy Cows, Mangoes, Marketing

We are Makueni the top mango producing County in Kenya visiting Mukula Kyalo and his family. We learn how to properly manage dairy cows in order to increase milk production, look into the pests and diseases affecting mangoes and how to help with transporting mangoes to the market. We also introduce them to a mobile platform called Digi Farm from Safaricom that extends credit facilities to farmers and helps link them to the market cutting out brokers.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 6: Carrots, Cabbages, Peas and Dairy Cows

We are in Molo Nakuru county visiting the Kamau family. We look at how to take care of pests and diseases in their carrots and cabbages and how to improve their peas for export. We also advise them on the benefits of supplements for their dairy cows.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 7: Mangoes, Tomatoes, Farm Transport

We are in Karurumo Embu county visiting Alvan and Purity Njeru and their sons Louis and Dennis. We learn how to properly manage mango pests and diseases in order to increase yield and inform them about the benefits of owning a truck for farm transport. We also have a look at the problems facing their greenhouse tomatoes and dairy cows.

Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 8: Tree Tomatoes, Insurance, Spinach

We are in Kinangop, Nyandarua County visiting David Mugwanja. We look at the problems facing his tree tomato production and inform him about the benefits of having insurance on the farm. We also learn about the benefits of supplements for dairy cows and how to deal with the pests and diseases affecting his spinach.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - hamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 3: Avocados, Conservation Agriculture, Dairy Cows

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

We are in Meru County visiting Douglas and Frederick on their 28 acre farm. We get advice on the best way to plant avocado seedlings for maximum yield, the easiest way to introduce conservation agriculture and some quick tips on how to increase dairy milk production. We also learn how to fight back against the fall armyworm.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 6: Trees, Dairy Cows, Pressure Cooker and Insurance

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

We are in Bungoma county, visiting Harrison and Kennedy two brothers managing the farms for their parents Daniel Lusaka and Amelia Naima.

We learn how to manage trees and look after your cows (dairy).

We also find out about cooking without wood or charcoal also what to do when major disaster strikes.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn10 - Ep 9: OFSP, Dairy Cows, Trees and Insurance

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary. This week we are in Bungoma visiting Bishop Nelson. We get to learn about harvesting method of Orange Fleshed Sweet potatoes so as to fetch better market prices, How to improve and choose best breed for milk production for your dairy cows. We also learn about how to plant and choose the right trees for your area and also learn about how to insure your farm.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn10 - Ep 10: Conservation Agriculture, Avocado, Dairy Cows, FallArmy

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

This week we are in the highlands of Meru county, visiting Joseph and Duncan (Grandfather and Grandson).

We get to learn about conservation agriculture in highlands, Management of avocado trees.

We also learn about how to take care and improve cows that are in-calf and how to fight FallArmy Worm by using Push-Pull technology.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 16: OFSP, Insurance, Post-Harvest and Dairy Cows

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

We are in Homabay County, before visiting the farm we head to Jugs Bakery, they bake the best breads and cakes in Homabay County.

We learn how to bake using mashed Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes also know as Puree and the importance of baking with it.

This week we visit farmer Samuel Omoro with a farm stretching 8 acres.

First:

We get advice on how to avoid and insure our farm and livestock if any major disaster strikes e.g. Drought, Flood or if any death of livestock.

Second:

We get advice about post-Harvest losses, what causes them and how applying food quality and safety standards help reduce waste while increasing farmers profit.

Third:

We get advice on looking after dairy cows on one of the main challenges farmers experience that is internal and external parasites.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 21: Trees, Dairy Cows, Post-Harvest, OFSP

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

This week we are in Homabay County Visiting Gideon farm that stretches five acres.

We get to learn the best way to cut trees safely in your home and how to increase milk yields in dairy cows

Also we find out how to avoid post-harvest losses after harvesting and getting the best price for the orange fleshed sweet potato and how they are graded by quality and processed to make puree for baking.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 25: Harvest&Post-Harvest losses, Dairycow management, EPC - Recap

Welcome to a special edition of Shamba shape up, where we are going to visit some of the shamba we have shaped up over the last few months & remind ourselves some of the things we learned, especially during this time we are getting ready to harvest.

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 10:Avocado, Soil test, Cow fertility &Cow in calf steam up & EPC

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in Tharaka Nithi County and we’re visiting farmers Murethi and Catherine Njagi.

This week we are learning about:

1. Avocado management

2. How to help cows conceive

3. How to steam up cows in calf

4. Electric pressure cooker

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 13:Solar power irrigation system, Dairy farming & value addition

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we are in Githiga in Ndumberi division, Kiambu County. We are visiting farmer George Kairu.

This week we learn about:

1) Solar power irrigation system maintenance

2) Dairy farming (Production and breeding)

3) Value addition

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 15:Dairycows breeding&nutrition,Tree nursery &Organic fertiliser

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in Murang’a, in Kiairathe village near Kangema town. We are visiting farmer Winnie Wangechi Wanjiru.

We are learning about:

1) How to choose the right breed for pedigree cows

2) How to make a tree seedling nursery

3) Good nutrition for your dairy cows

4) Organic fertilisers for healthy vegetables

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 17: Pyrethrum, Pests & diseases, Cows, Sheep and Farmers phone

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we are in Turi village, Nakuru County. We are visiting farmer Elizabeth Waireri

This week we learn about:

1) How to grow and store Pyrethrum and it's importance in the export market

2) How to get rid of internal and external parasites in cows and Sheeps

3) Getting farm information on your smartphone.

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 12 - Ep 1: Cow Nutrition & management, Nutrition, Finance, Maize &Herbicide

Welcome to the brand-new series of Shamba Shape Up series 12

On our first episode, we are in Nakuru County.

We are visiting farmer Kate Gatwiri Gotonga, a young lady just starting out in farming, but although she’s young in years, she already has a lot of responsibilities. She manages her sister in laws farm While she also has a farm of her own So, we want to see how we can help her and help turn this young lady into an old hand, at farming!

We are learning about:

1. How to Finance and Plant maize

2. Nutrition for your kids

3. Nutrition and general management for your Dairy cows

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 12 - Ep 2: Dairy cow pest & disease, Calliandra, Finance and Nutrition

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in the Green Hills of Bomet county. We’re visiting a family who are quite literally on the top of the hill; farmers Rose and Christopher and their inventor son Nelson and his equally talented wife, Jennifer.

In this Episode we are learning about:

1. Internal and external parasites on dairy cows

2. How to finance the planting season

3. Calliandra management

4. Nutrition on fortified foods

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 Episode 4: Nutrition, Tomato, Dairy Financing & Milk production

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in Gatundu in Embu County and we’re visiting a young farming family, farmers Rosemary and Evans.

We want to find out why they chose to work as farmers because faming can be hard work and how do they balance both farming and family?

Let’s find out how they’re doing it and if they need any help.

On this farm we learn about:

1. Child nutrition

2. Tomato nursery

3. Dairy financing

4. Milk production

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 10: Dairy Hygiene & Nutrition, Food nutrition & Irrigation

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

So, you’ll be surprised to know today we’re not even visiting a farm. No, we’re visiting a school! today we’re more interested in supporting the governments 4K club initiative or Young Farmers Association?

To help students learn about agriculture.Farming is the future, and these children know it. So, let’s see how we can help and maybe we’ll learn a little something too.

Let’s go!!

Today we are learning about:

1. Managing your Dairy cows

2. Good nutrition for adolescent girls

3. Drip irrigation

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 12: Finance, Dairy AI, Water tank, Calliandra & Silage

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re seeing the value of planning, planning to save money in order to buy water tanks, planning a budget for animal feeds and making a 5-year plan for future farm improvements.

So if you don’t already have other plans, shall we visit out farmers and find out all about it?

We are in Bomet County and we’re visiting farmers David and Zedy Kenduiywo

In this farm we are learning about:

1. Finance for setting up water tanks

2. Preparing cows for Artificial Insemination

3. Budgeting and planning Calliandra for your cows

4. Feed Conservation and how to make Silage

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 15: Dairy hygiene & Calf management, Chicken & Finance

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in Kabarnet, Baringo County and we’re visiting farmer Naomi on her 1and a half-acre farm. It is an urban farm, just a short walk from the town center and we are going to see how even with a small patch of land, farming can still be a profitable business

On this farm we are going to learn about:

1. Dairy Hygiene and Calf management

2. Managing a Chicken house

3. Financial Benefits of Record Keeping

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 19: Dairy, Manure, Pollination and Financing beehives

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re Machakos County, Kithini village and we are visiting a family that is combining efforts to reap the benefits of farming.

Their efforts have been celebrated by local universities and part of their farm is being used as a demonstration farm

On this farm we get to see fish farming, fruit tree farming, vegetable farming, livestock farming, and rain water harvesting among others…

We are visiting farmers Jacob and wife Margaret Musau

Let’s go and learn more:

1) Dairy Management

2) Manure management

3) Open Pollination

4) Financing beehives

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 20: Dairy Cows, Nutrition, Finances and maize store

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re visiting a land full of rivers and streams, they flow from the mighty Mt Kenya to irrigate the shambas all across this county and we’re visiting a farmer who has also learnt how to channel her energies.

She not only has a shamba, she has an AgroVet shop as well, so let’s see how she manages to keep them both flowing sweet in this land of milk and honey.

We are in Embu County and visiting farmer Nessy Kivyo.

Let’s go and learn more about:

1) Dairy Cows Protein and Termites

2) Nutrition - Fortified

3) Financial Literacy - AgroVet

4) Maize Storage

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Dairy Cow Budget

To invest in a dairy cow you first need to list all the costs you will face. The video details what these include.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Cow selection

Dairy Cow selection

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Cow qualities

Cow qualities

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Cow on Heat

Cow on Heat

Know Zone Standard 4 - KnowZone Std 4: April Holiday - Episode 3

In this Holiday episode we recap term 1 - Episodes 5 and 6

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1-Ep 1(UG): Dairy, Soil test, Banana, Crop Rotation and Vegetables

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

Today we’re in Kirangira Village, Mukono central and we’re meeting with farmer Dorothy Nakalembe.

Dorothy’s a very experienced lady who’s been farming since 1980. She has a 3-acre farm where she grows bananas, maize and vegetables .She also has cows but she needs expert advice on them and of course for her vegetables.

This is one farmer who knows what she wants!

In this farm we are learning about:

1. Dairy breeding, nutrition and hygiene

2. What to plant after Clearing Banana plantation

3. Soil testing on banana plantation

4. Vegetables transplanting and good farming practices

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 10(UG): In calf cow and hygiene, Coffee, Bananas, Goats

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

We’re in Bugana village in Masaka and we’re visiting farmer Immaculate Nalubujje

Clearly a very hard-working farmer, since she’s even constructing a new house from the proceeds of her garden and she only started commercial farming ten years ago!

Immaculate has 4 acres of land, she has intercropped coffee and banana on 3.5 acres, has 5 goats but wants many more and a cow that’s going to give birth in two months.

But does she have any challenges?

Let’s find out

In this farm we learn about:

1) Management of in calf cow and hygiene

2) Management of coffee

3) Bananas management for more production

4) Goats’ supplementation and deworming

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 16(UG): Pasture & storage, Dairy AI, Poultry Housing & Management

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

This week we’re in Kasutaime village in Mayuge and we want to see what our 35-year-old farmer, Gerald Machario, is doing on his 12 acres.

Like most farms here, Gerald’s land is fragmented. He still grows sugarcane, bananas, maize and beans but it’s mainly for home consumption.

But he now has a new project on six acres and it’s not crop: he wants to focus on kuroiler chicken, cows and pastures, is it because it’s more profitable than any other crop… I mean no coffee Gerald?

Let’s go and learn more:

1) Chicken:

• Management of existing kuroilers

• Housing spacing, feeders, drinkers + perches

2) Pasture varieties and properties + storage

3) Cows improving breeds and using Artificial Insemination

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 17(UG): Mango, Market, Coffee and Dairy

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

Today we are traveling to Busoga region in Kamuli district. We meet 65yrs. old farmer Kato Johnson Tibatia a retired but not tired veterinary Doctor who lives in Bukaya Village BUGEYWA PARISH.

Kato and his wife Bwza Margaret have a lot of activities going on their 30 acres farm, they have coffee, they keep livestock, and have an orchard of mangoes that sits on 11 acres.

Let’s see how we can assist them.

On this farm we learn about:

1) Mangoes:

• Fruit Flies and management

• Pricing and Market

2) Coffee: Post Harvest Management and UCDA Pricing

3) Dairy: Improvement of breed and management

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 21(UG): Dairy Cow, Silage, Tomato, Intercropping & Vegetables

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

This week we’re in Busei B village in Iganga and we’re visiting farmer Charles Kiwanuka and cartographer by profession.

Charles has 7 acres of land and he has 5 permanent workers. He grows bananas and has 300 plants. He harvests about 8 bunches per week from 1 acre. He has chicken and goats.

He has 4 cows, but they’re milking only one cow and are getting 12 litres per day. One is in calf, but we need to see how they’re preparing it for birth. He didn’t know anything about drying for example.

He grows tomatoes on one acre and will be planting new tomatoes mid-June. They supply tomatoes and bananas to the big hotels in the area.

He has 2 acres of elephant grass for his cows, but it is the grass that has the least protein, so will see which pasture is best for livestock.

And he’s also experimenting by intercropping sukuma wiki with peppers.

His main challenge is a lack of enough water for irrigation in the dry seasons.

Let’s go and learn more:

1) Cow preparation for birth

2) Pastures silage

3) Tomatoes management and staking

4) Intercropping Sukuma and peppers

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cows Records to keep for dairy farming

Cows Records to keep for dairy farming

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cows House dairy

Cows House dairy

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cows Health general inspection

Cows Health general inspection

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cows Health deworming

Cows Health deworming

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cows Feeding Silage making

Cows Feeding Silage making

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Mastitis

Detecting and preventing mastitis in your dairy cow

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Feeding a Pregnant Cow

Dietary supplements for a cow in calf

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Insuring your Cow

Advice on insuring your cow

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cleaning Udders and Mastitis

Mastitis can be fatal.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Cow Looking Better

Dairy Cow

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Milking a Cow with a Calf Nearby

Milking when a calf in nearby.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - More Milk

Getting more milk from your cow.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Spraying Tips

Spraying safely.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Zero Grazing

Zero grazing for cows

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Feeding a Calf

Feeding a calf.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Healthy Cows

Keeping your cows healthy.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Milking Advice

How to milk well.

Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Clips: Cows Ways to increase milk production

Cows Ways to increase milk production

Shamba Shape Up Season 13 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 13 - Ep 4: EPC, Minimum Tillage, Dairy Breeding & Fall Army Worm

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up. This week we’re in Limuru! Back visiting George Kairu who’s shamba we shaped up a year ago. He has really improved his dairy heard from our last visit and has boosted his milk production from 5 Liters to 100 Litres a day. Let’s see how we can help him on this episode with: 1. How to breed you dairy cows. 2. How to till your land using minimum tillage. 3. How to control fall army worm. 4. Cooking with the electric pressure cook as a young bachelor.