Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 2: Mangoes, Avocados, Dairy Cows
We are in Muranga County visiting Fredrick Njuguna. We look at how climate change is affecting farmers, learn how to properly take care of pests and diseases in mangoes and avocados and a better form of transport to get farm produce to the market. We also look at how to properly feed dairy cows to increase milk yield.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - hamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 3: Avocados, Conservation Agriculture, Dairy Cows
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
We are in Meru County visiting Douglas and Frederick on their 28 acre farm. We get advice on the best way to plant avocado seedlings for maximum yield, the easiest way to introduce conservation agriculture and some quick tips on how to increase dairy milk production. We also learn how to fight back against the fall armyworm.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 8: Cold Chain, Avocados, Electric Pressure cooker
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
In this special report we trace the cold chain, the meat you produce from the slaughter house to the point of sale (Supermarket), so you can see what goes on.
Also we visit Laurence and Margaret mwema in Kiambu county, we learn about harvesting avocados and also help with a smoky kitchen by introducing the Electric pressure cooker.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn10 - Ep 10: Conservation Agriculture, Avocado, Dairy Cows, FallArmy
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
This week we are in the highlands of Meru county, visiting Joseph and Duncan (Grandfather and Grandson).
We get to learn about conservation agriculture in highlands, Management of avocado trees.
We also learn about how to take care and improve cows that are in-calf and how to fight FallArmy Worm by using Push-Pull technology.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 18: Cow Management, Avocado, Electric Pressure Cooker
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
This week we are visiting Hellen and Daniel in Ruiru, farmers we have shaped up before but now wants some help to improve them even further.
First we learn about cow management, choosing the right Artificial Insemination for your Dairy cow and how to deworm your cow.
The Importance of pruning an avocado tree to yield a bumper harvest.
Also we learn about the Electric Pressure Cooker, a new way to cook and also save time, money and health as the same time.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 18: Cow Management, Avocado, Electric Pressure Cooker
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
This week we are visiting Hellen and Daniel in Ruiru, farmers we have shaped up before but now wants some help to improve them even further.
First we learn about cow management, choosing the right Artificial Insemination for your Dairy cow and how to deworm your cow.
The Importance of pruning an avocado tree to yield a bumper harvest.
Also we learn about the Electric Pressure Cooker, a new way to cook and also save time, money and health as the same time.
Shamba Shape Up Season 10 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 10 - Ep 19: Meat Processing, Avocado, Conservation Agriculture & EPC
Welcome to a new series of Shamba Shape Up celebrating our tenth anniversary.
This week we have a something special for you:
First
We get to learn how meat is processed (go through all the different stages) before it is sold in a supermarket counter.
Second
We visit Mburu Njoroge & his wife Magdalene, in slopes of lashed Thika Hills. Although Peter his son is the one who does most of the work in the shamba.
We help Peter with his Avocado trees and learn the importance and how to plant disease free avocados by buying certified tree seedlings.
We also learn how to prepare land for planting cereals like maize through conservation agriculture.
Also how to cook cheaper, cleaner and quicker using an electric pressure cooker.
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 2: Soil Test, Rain harvesting, Avocado, Brachiaria & Insurance
Welcome to Shamba Shape up series 11.
This week we are in Meru county, visiting farmers Alfred and Margaret Muthomi and their son John Paul.
They are building up and wants to give back back both as the same time.
They ran a farm and a children's home and they want to increase their yields for the next season with the children's needs in mind.
We are doing two good deeds at the price of one.
In this farm we learn:
➢The importance of soil-testing.
➢The importance of harvesting rain water and how to set-up the rain water harvesting system.
➢How a certified nursery provides seedlings (Avocado) free from diseases and how it is done.
↝↝Also the importance of buying a certified seeds and good farming practices of planting it.
➢How to increase your milk yield by practising good management of your brachiaria grass and how to preserve the grass by making hay bales for use in dry season.
➢How to protect your crops and livestock from disaster in a cheaper way.
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 3: Forage production, Soil Test, Push-Pull & Avocado
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up.
This week we are in Meru County and we are visiting an expert farmer called Rachel.
She runs a training course for farmers around her area. Can she teach us a thing or two? who’s going to be teacher on this episode?
We learn about:
Forage production (Bracharia):
➢ How to get more forage plants without having to buy the seeds or the seedlings by making and planting bracharia splints.
➢ mportance of planting bracharia as forage for your livestock.
Soil testing
➢ We help Rachel with her coffee plantation, which is yellowing by doing a soil test in the farm.
➢ Importance of doing a soil test in your farm.
Push-Pull method
➢ How to get rid of pests in vegetables by using the Push-Pull method.
Avocado Irrigation
➢ We get advice on when and how to irrigate an avocado tree.
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 7:Soil test,Avocado, Napier grass, Solar Power Irrigation System
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we are in Uplands, in a village called Githirioni, Lari Sub-County.
We are visiting farmer Joseph and Grace kaberere.
This week we are learning about:
1) How to improve soil fertility by doing a soil test in your farm
2) Under tree management of an Avocado tree
3) How to stop napier smut disease from spreading and how to plant a smut free napier.
4) We also get to learn about the Solar Powered Irrigation System and how to get it installed and maintain it.
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 10:Avocado, Soil test, Cow fertility &Cow in calf steam up & EPC
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we’re in Tharaka Nithi County and we’re visiting farmers Murethi and Catherine Njagi.
This week we are learning about:
1. Avocado management
2. How to help cows conceive
3. How to steam up cows in calf
4. Electric pressure cooker
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 14: SPIS Water & Irrigation ,PAYG water tank, Nutrition, Avocado
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we are visiting farmers Eva and Jeremiah Sakuda in Ngong, Kajiado County.
We learn about:
1. How to install Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
2. How to get a water tank from M-KOPA to help with irrigation
3. Find out about child nutrition
4. Avocado Post-harvest handling
Partner's Clips - Trees_Planting Avocado
How to plant avocado trees