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Don't Lose The Plot Season 1

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 4: Farm Life

The competition is starting to heat up as we are finally introduced to the three judges. It seems like some of the contestants are struggling to understand the business side of farming. Will their business ideas be good enough for the judges?

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Shamba Shape Up : Series 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 1: Seed Varieties, Maize Treatment, Maize

The Shape Up team visit George's shamba. We help him to choose the right seed variety to plant, using solar power & the correct was to use a urea treatment of maize stover and to plant maize.

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Shamba Shape Up : Series 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 2: Arid Farming, Irrigation, Ploughing

We meet Joseph from Katumani. We learn what challenges he has while farming in an arid area & what he can do to improve his yield, including irrigation, ploughing & crop diversification.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 1: In the beginning

Ken and Leah from Kenya, and Issah and Winrose from Tanzania arrive on the DLTP farm and get acquainted with their new living quarters. The rules are set out and they get introduced to the importance of budgeting and soil testing, before they do any further planning.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 4: Farm Life

The competition is starting to heat up as we are finally introduced to the three judges. It seems like some of the contestants are struggling to understand the business side of farming. Will their business ideas be good enough for the judges?

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 10: Sasa?

It's been an incredible journey. The second rainy season is just around the corner and it is time for our farmers to start planting their second season crops. An old friend comes to visit our farmers to see what they learned and how they fared in the first planting season. They also get some tips on market research and value addition.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 6: Evergreen Farming, Chicken, Tomatoes and Water harvest

We meet young farmer Kioko in Embu to learn about keeping chickens, evergreen agriculture, making a farm plan, using pesticides on sukuma and tomatoes and keeping diary cows.

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 23: Shamba Shape Up story - Wise Woman

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

So Today we want to shape up your farm differently.

Farming as all other family activities needs patience, team work, persistence and sharing of ideas.

It needs a high level of family consultation-working together towards a common success but this is not always the case, and research has shown that without family working as a team and with understanding many farming activities have ended up being quite unprofitable

We bringing you a special Shamba Shape Up today, we bring you a shamba story… Sit back watch and learn

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Ken's Pitch

See what commodities Ken has decided to grow.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Leah's Pitch

Find out what two crops Leah is planning on growing for this competition

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Issah's Pitch

Are you curious about what Issah has decided to plant on his acre?

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - DLTP Short Clips: Winrose's Pitch

Winrose has quite the list. Watch and see what she plans on growing.

Partner's Clips - Soil management_Farms on Slopes

How to manage your soil when farming on a slope