# Potatoes
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Shamba Shape Up : Series 2

Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 4: Rice, Potato, Water harvest, Jiko and Chickens

Evans learns to use fertilisers to increase his rice crop, guttering, rainwater harvesting, and a jiko are added. Ways to increase potato, maize and chicken production are also discussed.

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Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 4: Rice, Potato, Water harvest, Jiko and Chickens

Evans learns to use fertilisers to increase his rice crop, guttering, rainwater harvesting, and a jiko are added. Ways to increase potato, maize and chicken production are also discussed.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 13: Farm Revisits

In this episode finale, SSU revisits farms to see how the farmers are getting on.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 12: Potatoes, Water Pan, Chicken Vaccination and Jikos

On Lucy and Charles farm in Timau we look at potato farming (planting, storing & markets), Chickens (vaccines & antibiotics), Rainwater Harvesting and Energy Saving Jikos.

Know Zone Standard 2 - KnowZone Std 2: Episode 14 - Shopping

Term 2 Week 4

KnowZone Std 2: Episode 14 - Shopping

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 7: Leah " There is money to be made people! "

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. Next up is Leah. She decided to grow Potatoes and Tomatoes on her acre.

Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 9: Winrose " I want to be a winner! "

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. Last but not least is Winrose. She decided to do mixed farming on her acre so she has potatoes, onions, coriander, nightshade and broiler chicken.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 12: Chickens, Farm Plan, Potatoes and Courgettes

We are in Naro Moru to meet Facebook competition winner Eric and his parents. We learn about keeping chickens, how to make a farm plan, planting potatoes and diseases in courgettes.

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 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 18: Tomatoes, Potatoes, Kenbro Chicken and Solar Lights

We are in Elgeyo-Marakwet County at Abraham and Priscilla's shamba. We have a look at their greenhouse tomatoes, tell them about the right fertilisers to use for potatoes and advice them on how to get loans in order to grow their farming business. We also bring them some Kenbro chicken and introduce them to solar lights.

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 5: Potatoes, French Beans, Jiko and solar home system

We are in Meru County visiting Purity & Silas Mbaabu's Shamba. We introduce them to certified potato seeds and the proper fertiliser to use. We also have a look at the pests and diseases affecting their french beans, bring the a new Jikokoa stove that reduces smoke emitted and uses less firewood and instal a solar home system.

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 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 4: Coffee, Potatoes, Dairy Hygiene

We are in Embu county visiting Sicily and Njeru. We introduce them to crop specific fertilisers for coffee and herbicides to help save them money when weeding. We also inform them about the importance of using certified seeds and how to maintain proper dairy hygiene.

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 9: Broiler Chicken, Potatoes, Cabbages

We are in Trans-Nzoia County just outside Kitale visiting Christine and her friend Josephine. We learn how to properly feed broiler chicken in order to get them to good selling weight and how to increase the yield in potatoes by using soil testing and fertilisers. We also help deal with pests and diseases in their cabbages and introduce them to an expert on farm transport.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 23: Potatoes,OFSP, Record Keeping ,Insurance

he last few weeks has not been easy  with the desert locust destroying crops and you farmers unable to reach the market on time because of Covid19.

We want to give you a boost into the planting season :

Looking how to plant Irish potatoes and how to keep records and organize your farm finances in this critical times.

How corona virus has affected farmers and what to do about it.

We are going to take a look at the past years of shamba shape up and see what we can learn.

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 5: Soil Testing, Potatoes, Insurance, Silage, Napier & Avocado

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up.

This week we are in Meru County. We are visiting farmer Joseph and Josephine Kimathi.

We get to learn about:

• Doing Soil test on a potato field 

• Benefits of Crop Insurance 

• What to do to stop Napier smut disease from spreading. 

• How improving cow fodder can increase milk yield 

• Making Silage 

• How to manage our Avocado tree for better yields.

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 16: Potatoes, Managu(Black Nightshade), Saga & Tomatoes

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

Today we’re in Thakwa village, in Githunguri and we’re visiting Naomi Ruhara, a young and inspiring farmer who started farming from scratch in 2016. 

This week we are learning all about: 

 ➢ Pests and disease management in potatoes, managu, saga and tomatoes.

Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 - Episode 8: Farm Inputs, Budget & Financing, Solar pump & Potatoes

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week we are in Nakuru County, the home of beautiful lakes and flamingos.

We are in Keringet area and we are meeting farmers Caroline and Sammy who have invested in potato farming and other cash crops. 

Let’s go and find out about their potato farming and how they manage it and other crops in their farm

This week we are learning about;

   1. Mavuno Zaidi (farm Inputs)

   2. Budget and financing

   3. Solar pump

   4. Fungicide on potato

Shamba Shape Up Season 13 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 13 - Ep 2:Soil test,Minimum Tillage,Calf Care,Climate Literacy and Air Fryer

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up. This week we are in Githafai in Nyandarua county. We are visiting the young married couple Owen and Margaret who have been farming for a very long time. Margaret has been farming for 15 years and started to look at farming as a business five years ago and Owen grew up on his family farm. They are always looking at opportunities to increase their knowledge. Together they grow potato and maize and have ten dairy cows. During our visit to them we learn about: 1. How rip your land for planting potatoes using minimum tillage. 2. How make sense of changing climate 3. Calf Care. 4. Cooking with an air fryer.