Don't Lose The Plot Season 1
Don't Lose The Plot Season 1 - Don't Lose the Plot Series 1 - Episode 12: Issah & Winrose
In this episode we catch up with Issah and Winrose to find out what they 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 them.
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 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.
Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 11: Tree Planting, Tomato , Jiko, Chicken and Solar power
We go to Martin & Beatrice's farm in Kisumu to learn about tree planting, looking after chickens and antibiotics, planting tomatoes, seed selections, energy saving jiko and solar lights.
Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 21: What the Fiber?
Shaka & Dorotia are at it again. Will eating healthy as championed by Confidence succeed in this household?
Know Zone Standard 2 - KnowZone Std 2: Episode 13 - Home & Activities in the home 2
Home & Activities in the home Part 2
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 12: Issah & Winrose
In this episode we catch up with Issah and Winrose to find out what they 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 them.
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 : 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 13 Recap: OFSP, Chicken, Pest & Disease and Solar light
We go back to meet farmers from the series and see how they are doing since their shape up. We look at OFSP, chickens, beans and cabbages, d.light lamps and pests and diseases in tomatoes.
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 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 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 18: Revisit 2
In the course of many different climatic seasons we have visited many farmers. We revisit some of the farmers and see whether they have turned their shambas into good business.
Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 19: Tomatoes, Capsicum, Climate Smart Agriculture
We are in Keroka, Kisii at Moseti's farm. He is having problems with his Capsicum and Tomatoes so we bring experts to help him out.We also learn about Climate Smart Agriculture.
Shamba Shape Up : Series 5 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 5 - Ep 26: Tomatoes, Chicken, Fodder Shrubs
We visit four farmers that we had worked with earlier on to see how they are getting on with their shambas.
Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 7: Maize, Tomatoes, French Beans and Green House
We are in Meru county at Stephen and Agnes' shamba. We do a soil test to find out the health of their soil, show them how to deal with greenhouse pests and how to reduce post harvest losses. We also try to get them back into french bean farming.
Shamba Shape Up Season 6 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 6 - Ep 12: Tomatoes, Conservation Agriculture, Post Harvest Storage
We are in Elgeyo-Marakwet County at Abraham and Priscilla's shamba. We have a look at their dairy cows, chicken, introduce them to the Jab Planter and Direct Seeder for conservation agriculture and bring them some tomato seedlings for their greenhouse.
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 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 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 10: Soil Test, Silage Making, Farm Transport and Tomatoes
We are in Nakuru County at Kenneth and Rebecca Chemgoren. We have a look at how to properly feed dairy cows to increase milk yield, pests and diseases in tomatoes and do a soil test. We also introduce them to the Mitsubishi Fuso for efficient transport on the farm.
Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 13: Tomatoes, Certified Seeds, Conservation Agriculture
We are in Trans-Nzoia County at Joseph and Moses Ndotono's shamba. We have a look at how to improve their tomatoes, introduce them to a new type of tractor and conservation agriculture. We also have a look at crop specific fertilisers and certified seeds.
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 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 14: Plant Nutrition, Tomatoes, Mangoes
We are in Nakuru County visiting Henry and his grandmother Teresia. We do a soil test and educate him on the benefits of using crop specific fertilisers for proper crop nutrition. We also introduce him to a new tomato variety to help increase yield, help deal with pest and diseases in his mangoes and install a solar home system.
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 14: Tomatoes, Goats, Storage
We are in Kamukunji Village in Nakuru County visiting Michael Wachira and his family. Michael trains farmers so we get a few tips from him then look at how to improve his dairy goats and maize post harvest storage. We also advise him on how to handle the pests and disease in his tomatoes.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 15: Climate Change, Soil test, Tomato, Rain harvesting
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
In this episode we want to give farmers the help and knowledge they need to adapt their farming methods, increase their income and make their farms more productive even while the climate changes.
We look at various farms we have visited and learn various tricks to make your farm productive.
We learn how to collect soil sample for soil testing, also we get advice on how to manage tomato crops and how to harvest rain.
How to adapt to climate change by using solar equipment, Also we look at nutrition as you
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 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 16: Sheep management, Tomato, Maize Insurance & Marketing
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we’re in Kajiado County known for wildlife and domestic livestock and we’re visiting farmer Sister Lucy at the Loreto Sisters. This is a rescue center that hosts a number of girls from different communities. Let’s find out the challenges they are having and how we can assist
This week we are going to learn about:
1. Sheep management
2. Livestock marketing
3. Manage farming with climate change – Tomatoes
4. How crop insurance can help manage climate change risks
Shamba Shape Uganda Season 1 - Shamba Shape Up Series 1 - Ep 15(UG): Heifer management, Tomatoes, Peppers & Banana wilt
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up Uganda!
The owner of this beautiful place is Alex Ochieng who’s been a full-time farmer since 1997. He’s 46 years old… can you believe it he was only 21 when he started farming!
On his 10 acres of land, Alex grows bananas of course and Coffee too of course... we’re in Uganda, so it’s a must!
Tomatoes and peppers and he’s got a water tank and an irrigation system for his vegetables and bananas and then cows.
On this farm we learn about:
1) Heifer management
2) Tomatoes production
3) Pepper management
4) Banana bacterial wilt
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- Transplanting Tomatoes From the Nursery
We see the proper way to transplant tomatoes from a nursery.
Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up Clips - Staking Tomatoes
We see how to properly stake tomatoes
Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Spraying Your Tomato Crop
How to correctly spray your tomato crop
Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Drip Irrigation and Tomatoes
Drip Irrigation and Tomatoes
Shamba Shape Up - Short Clips - Shamba Shape Up clips - Tomatoes
Jeremiah learns the correct way of planting tomatoes
