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Shamba Shape Up Season 8

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 18: Pig Farming, Digi Farm, Post Harvest Losses

We are in Meru County visiting a farm manager Alex Maingi. We introduce him to Digi Farm a mobile phone platform that is making farmers lives easier, do a soil test and get an expert on fertilisers. We also have a look at improving his pigs, educate him on the impact of climate change and how to properly store his maize to avoid post harvest losses.

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

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

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Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 17: Pigs, Onions, Conservation Agriculture

We are in Narok county revisiting Enkishon Farm the House of Hope School for Farming. We find that they're onion production has improved since we advised them last and the pigs are doing great. We also introduce them to an energy saving jiko and educate them on Conservation Agriculture.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 1: Pigs, Soil testing, Certified Seeds and Fertiliser

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up. 

Our theme this season is farming as a business. 

We are in Embu County visiting Cecily Muchiri and her son Charles. We first do a soil test then introduce them to crop specific fertilizers. We also learn about the benefits of using certified seeds for a higher yield and how to properly feed pigs in order to get them ready for the market in good time.

Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 18: Pig Farming, Digi Farm, Post Harvest Losses

We are in Meru County visiting a farm manager Alex Maingi. We introduce him to Digi Farm a mobile phone platform that is making farmers lives easier, do a soil test and get an expert on fertilisers. We also have a look at improving his pigs, educate him on the impact of climate change and how to properly store his maize to avoid post harvest losses.

Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1- Ep 8(UG): Pigs, Coffee, Passion Fruit and Financial Literacy

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!

We’re in Bukalasa village in Masaka and today our farmers are Juliet Nakalemba and her brother Stephen Kiseka Naboke. 

Juliet is a writer and a secretary and Stephen used to work in electronics until covid struck. The family has 6 acres of land and their father has given them four acres for their projects

Farming is in the blood of the siblings, but now they want to go commercial. They have planted 1000 coffee trees togetherJuliet wants to start a piggery and Stephen is passionate about passion fruit and has two plantations.

Juliet finances the project and Stephen manages the farm, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.

In this farm we are learning about:

     1. How to manage Young Coffee plantation

     2. How to protect pigs from swine fever

     3. Passion fruit farming

     4. Basics of bookkeeping