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Shamba Shape Up : Series 3

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 10: Climate Change

We look at drought resistant crops, water distribution, planting trees, Napier grass, solar lights, rainwater harvesting and energy saving jikos as we learn how to combat climate change.

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Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 8: Climate Change, Trees, Water Harvesting, Solar Power

SSU looks at climate change & farming in semi-arid areas, including which crops grow in dry areas, using guttering to save water and selling crops at market. We also learn about solar power.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 12: Trees, Push & Pull, Hay, Making Compost, Chillies & Sorghum

SSU Special looks at the problems caused by climate change. We look at a weather research centre, planting trees, making a compost heap, zero grazing pens, water harvesting & push-pull.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 2: Coffee, Chickens, Bee Keeping, Jiko, Soil erosion

Lucy and James' Farm in Kabatini Nakuru. Coffee planting, bee keeping, chickens, jikos and soil erosion.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 3: Cabbages, Calf & dairy management, Water harvest & Trees

We visit Joseph and Lucy's Shamba in Kinangop. We look at growing cabbages, looking after cows, catching rainwater and planting trees.


Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 6: Flying Gardens, Mango, Trees, Water harvesting, Cow Care

We visit Makueni to reach farmers to discuss flying gardens, mango farming, cow farming, rainwater harvesting & planting trees.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 10: Climate Change

We look at drought resistant crops, water distribution, planting trees, Napier grass, solar lights, rainwater harvesting and energy saving jikos as we learn how to combat climate change.

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.

Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 13 (Revisits): Rice, Bee Keeping and Chicken Management

This season's finale Shamba Shape Up revisits past farms to see how the farmers are doing. We look at bees, chickens, antibiotics in animals and growing rice.

Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 15: Leave Us Alone

Crescent is against Alphonse, who has been authorised to cut trees to clear for cultivation. The community joins him to face authorities and stop the whole process

Mpeke Town Season 2 - Mpeke Town Series 2 - Episode 22: Kiprotich

Who should attend the workshop on sustainable agricultural practices? The man or the woman?

Shamba Shape Up : Series 4 - Shamba Shape Up Series 4 - Episode 11: East Coast Fever, Planting Trees and Sorghum

We are in Machakos with Cecilia and Philip who are in need of some help with their cows, who need an ECF vaccine, about how to make a farming plan, growing sorghum, planting trees & rain harvesting.

Know Zone Standard 4 - KnowZone Std 4: Episode 27 - CLIMATE & DISASTER

Term 3 Week 7

Cool Words: SUBSTITUTION TABLE Hot Numbers: TELLING THE TIME Out There: Mapseedy visits the maasai community in bisil, the dams are dry and people have to

Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 12: Trees, Energy Saving Jiko, Certified Seeds

We are in Makueni County at Alexander and Ruth's shamba. We look at the benefit  of planting trees, show them a new energy saving jiko and a solar home system. We also introduce them to a modern way of choosing certified seeds using a smart phone.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 6: Trees, Dairy Cows, Pressure Cooker and Insurance

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

We are in Bungoma county, visiting Harrison and Kennedy two brothers managing the farms for their parents Daniel Lusaka and Amelia Naima.

We learn how to manage trees and look after your cows (dairy).

We also find out about cooking without wood or charcoal also what to do when major disaster strikes.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 7: Quality meat, OFSP Product, Conservation Agriculture

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary. We have something special for you; we have a series about food security and quality. We head to supermarkets counter and see how to get best meat for your meal and more on sweet-fleshed potato products. We also visit a young farmer Francis Mwangi in Muranga County to learn how to prepare field using conservation agriculture and improve the crops & raise profits by planting trees around the field.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn10 - Ep 9: OFSP, Dairy Cows, Trees and Insurance

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary. This week we are in Bungoma visiting Bishop Nelson. We get to learn about harvesting method of Orange Fleshed Sweet potatoes so as to fetch better market prices, How to improve and choose best breed for milk production for your dairy cows. We also learn about how to plant and choose the right trees for your area and also learn about how to insure your farm.

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn10 - Ep 12: Trees, Pigeon peas, Top-dressing, conservation Agriculture

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

This week we look back at the past years the team has visited farmers across the country to learn how they can adapt to changing weather pattern.

We visit Alexander and Ruth in Makueni county and get to learn about the importance of Trees, how to plant and best trees to plant in your area. Also we learn how to get big crop from planting pigeon peas.

We also learn about the importance of Top dressing and how to Top dress your Maize and we learn about the importance and how to do Conservation Agriculture

Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 21: Trees, Dairy Cows, Post-Harvest, OFSP

Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.

This week we are in Homabay County Visiting Gideon farm that stretches five acres.

We get to learn the best way to cut trees safely in your home and how to increase milk yields in dairy cows

Also we find out how to avoid post-harvest losses after harvesting and getting the best price for the orange fleshed sweet potato and how they are graded by quality and processed to make puree for baking.

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 8: Crop rotation, Soil test, Water harvesting , Forages, Trees

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up.

This week we are in Bungoma, by the powerful Nabuyole falls. We are visiting farmers Godfrey and Catherine Scout.

This week we are learning about:

1) Crop rotation

2) Soil testing

3) Building a water pan for water harvesting

4) Forages for Economic Empowerment

5) Trees as a Buffer Zone

Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 15:Dairycows breeding&nutrition,Tree nursery &Organic fertiliser

Welcome to Shamba Shape Up

This week  we’re in Murang’a, in Kiairathe village near Kangema town. We are visiting farmer Winnie Wangechi Wanjiru. 

We are learning about:

1) How to choose the right breed for pedigree cows

2) How to make a tree seedling nursery

3) Good nutrition for your dairy cows

4) Organic fertilisers for healthy vegetables

Partner's Clips - Trees_Trees Intro

Trees can provide multiple benefits on your shamba

Partner's Clips - Trees_Agroforestry

What is Agroforestry and what are the benefits?

Partner's Clips - Trees_Pruning Trees

How to do a soil test and why it’s important Pruning for faster and better growth