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Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 18: Are you mad?

Isaiah secures a job in the city. Will he take it despite the back clash?

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Shamba Shape Up : Series 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 12: Chemicals, Making Compost, Fruit Farming and Financial literacy

We learn to tell the difference between genuine and fake chemicals, important minerals for cows, running a profitable farm, making compost, fruits and much more.


Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 6: Cow Care, Soil test, Pest & Disease & Financial Literacy

John from Rongai gets help on his shamba getting his cows free from disease such mastitis, flees and ticks. His soil is tested and the team go to agricultural show to learn about banking.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 5: Grain Groups, Soil test, Tomato, Housing, Solar power

We learn how to plant tomatoes, the importance of water harvesting, Grain Groups, D.light solar lights, proper housing of animals, soil testing and how KCB banking can help in your farm.

Mpeke Town Season 1 - Mpeke Town Series 1 - Episode 3: "Loan Me Not"

BUDGET, PLANNING, ACCESS TO LOANS Isabella with Isaiah’s help tries to get a loan to support her idea of commercial farming and in the process Isaiah learns more about budgeting and planning.

FINANCIAL LITERACY (CREDIT WORTHINESS, COLLATERAL) The women in the SACCO learn more from Otai on better ways to access finances and loans. Otai opens their eyes to the fact that Aggrey has been exploiting them with the high interest rates.

IMPROVE MILK PRODUCTION Alphonse learns from Benson that he can improve on his milk production and produce more than two litres per day. Benson tells him about improving the feeds for the cows and also asks him to consider owning a new breed.

Mpeke Town Season 1 - Mpeke Town Series 1 - Episode 7: "Together As One"

FAKE CHEMICALS Isaiah in a bid to make up for his mistakes to Isabella makes things worse by using fake weed killer destroying some of her crop. He learns that quick fixes are never the way out.

GOOD PRACTISES VIA COFFEE, WORKING TOGETHER AS COUPLES, JOINT ACCOUNTS, SAVING The women are determined to make the men listen and agree on working together as partners in- order to improve on their lively hoods by saving together and making important decisions.

PROPER MANAGMENT OF CO-OPS Aggrey gets suspended from the Co-operative for duping one of the members selling him poor quality coffee berries knowingly, and not sharing important knowledge on coffee as a member.

Mpeke Town Season 1 - Mpeke Town Series 1 - Episode 8: "New Beginnings"

FINANCIAL LITERACY, PROPER MANAGMENT OF SACCO Dorotia wants all her money she has saved with the SACCO but Esteri urges her and all the women that rather than take the money they should save more. She shares the idea of bringing in more members, so that they can have, more money to lend out. The women are sceptical about the idea, but she assures them that the only way the SACCO will benefit them is if they involve everybody who is able to earn and save. Jenny returns and she is welcomed back, she manages to convince Crescent and the Co-operative members to join the SACCO. Excitement as they set the date to launch the SACCO.

Makutano Junction : Series 2 - Makutano Junction Sn 2: Episode 5

Maspeedy faces challenges with his milk deliveries and his finances, he comes down with malaria. The market women learn their application for the micro finance program has been approved.

Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 12: The value added life

Isaiah's product does not impress Crescent for funding. He receives constructive criticism and collaborates with Maryann to improve their product.

Makutano Junction : Series 2 - Makutano Junction Sn 2: Episode 6

The market women hold elections for their co-operative, Margaret becomes involved in a tribal law dispute.

Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 16: Dirty Little Secrets

An investor comes to Alphonse's house for the money he lent him, causing friction in his household

Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 18: Are you mad?

Isaiah secures a job in the city. Will he take it despite the back clash?

Makutano Junction Season 9 - Makutano Junction Sn 9: Episode 1

Maspeedy decides which bank account to open, Agnes is worried that Lillian may have been a victim of child trafficking, and Matano highlights the issue of global warming

Makutano Junction Season 15 - Makutano Junction Sn 15 - Episode 6

Dodgy has a venereal disease, Margaret has opinion on who should be Nancy and Shaka's best couple, there is a shelling competition at the market.

Makutano Junction Season 15 - Makutano Junction Sn 15 - Episode 8

Florence leaves snake to manage the business as she gets a break and things go wrong, Thomas has gotten his voice back, the market ladies want to join Thomas' band.

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Debt - expert advice

If you take out a loan and plan for it carefully, you will be able to pay it back, and this makes you credit worthy and you can borrow again next time without a problem.

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Budgeting - Steps to improve the use of your money.

What steps have you taken to stop the leaks and improve the use of your money?

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Opening a Bank Account 2

Maspeedy wants to open a bank account in Makutano

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Saving - Anna thinks saving is for people with a lot of money

Anna's business is doing well, but she doesn't think she should save for a rainy day.

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Investment - what are the options?

What are the things we need to think about when we want to choose an investment option?

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Budgeting with Mama Pima

Mama Pima learns to spend money within her means

Makutano Junction - Makutano Junction Clips: Micro-Finance

The market women get involved in micro-finance to fund their new piece of land.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 6: Biosecurity, Financial Education, OFSP, Solar Power

We meet Ndetaniswa from Meru, Tanzania to learn more about why running your farm like a business is important, biosecurity, planting OFSP for better health and solar power.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 9: Financial Literacy, Viazi Power, Top Dressing, goats & sheep

We are on the shamba of Nicholas, in Meru to learn more about financial planning, top dressing your crops, keeping goats & sheep and using Viazi Power for a strong potato crop.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 15: Chicken, Potatoes, Financial Literacy, Soil test, Chemicals

We are at Leonard's farm in Bomet county. We help him with his chicken, show him the viazi power method of growing potatoes, test his soil and show him how to identify fake chemicals.

Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 6: Conservation Agriculture, East Coast Fever, Loans

We are in Kampi Ya Moto, Nakuru county at Elizabeth and Ezekiel Kapkei's Shamba. We introduce them to Conservation Agriculture, vaccinate their cows against East Coast Fever, show them how to properly manage their sheep and advice them on taking loan

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 Sn 12 - Ep 3: Kienyeji Chicken, Finance & Marketing, Beans and Calliandra

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in MÛkÛrwe’inî, Nyeri county. We’re visiting far manager Juliette and farm owner Karanja. Their main business is Bananas and Plantains but they have 600 Kienyeji chickens and a lot more besides this. 

Let’s go and meet them and learn more

In this Episode we are learning about:

  1. Chicken hygiene and feeds

  2. Financial planning and markets

  3. Treating your seeds for planting

  4. Planting Calliandra seedlings in a nursery and its benefits

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 14: Solar power irrigation system, Finance & Nutrition

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we’re in we’re in N’gong, Kajiado County. We’re visiting farmers Eva and Jeremiah. The last time we were here (One year ago) we helped install a solar pump to help irrigate the crops. 

So we want to find out if the system has been working well and learn more.

On this farm we learn about:

      1. Benefits of installing a Solar power irrigation system

      2. The benefits of financial planning

      3. Good nutrition for expectant and breastfeeding mothers

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 Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1-Ep 6(UG): Coffee, OFSP, Financial Literacy and Kitchen garden

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

Today we’re in Kirumba Village, Lwengo District and we’re visiting farmer Mourice Mujuni and his wife Nakavuma

Working hard together the grow a variety of crops and keep livestock but their main income comes from their coffee.

They were both teachers at a local school but after teaching for 16 years Mourice decided to quit his teaching job and concentrate on their farming activities.

In this farm we are learning about:

     1. How to improve Coffee yield through Stumping

     2. Boosting family nutrition through OFSP

     3. Financial literacy

     4. Setting up a kitchen garden