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	<title>The Organic Farmer</title>
	<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org</link>
	<description>The magazine for sustainable agriculture in Kenya.</description>
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		<title>A self-sustaining credit &amp; saving system</title>
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The Mavuno saving system relies on members’ initiative and ability to practice farming as a business.
 


A group of small-scale farmers from Mali travelled to Kenya early this year to study the... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/a-self-sustaining-credit-saving-system/">  more>></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New method to help farmers sell maize</title>
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Farmers can now use warehouse receipts to get loans while waiting for maize prices to go up.


Delayed payment has often discouraged many Kenyan farmers from selling their maize to National Cereals and... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/new-method-to-help-farmers-sell-maize/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/new-method-to-help-farmers-sell-maize/</link>
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		<title>Knowledge a must for greenhouse farming</title>
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Proper management and the right technical skills are important for successful greenhouse farming.


Greenhouses have become very popular in Kenya. These plastic constructions are increasingly difficult to ignore in our landscape. There is... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/knowledge-a-must-for-greenhouse-farming/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/knowledge-a-must-for-greenhouse-farming/</link>
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		<title>Take care of your maize</title>
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If current rains persist, farmers who do not harvest their maize early will incur huge losses due to rotting.


There is one issue farmers ignore every year at their own peril: Harvesting their... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/take-care-of-your-maize/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/take-care-of-your-maize/</link>
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		<title>Fear, ignorance dominate the GMO debate</title>
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The import of GMO maize for animal feed production has sparked a big, emotional debate.




GMO crops are on the rise worldwide. More than 25 countries cultivate GMO crops, the main producers being... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/fear-ignorance-dominate-the-gmo-debate/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/fear-ignorance-dominate-the-gmo-debate/</link>
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		<title>A cow with high milk production</title>
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Fleckvieh is a hardy breed that can resist diseases, eats less and produces more high quality milk.


 
Kenyan dairy farmers are used to the common exotic breeds of dairy cows such as... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/a-cow-with-high-milk-production/">  more>></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A cheap brooder for your growing chicks</title>
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Keeping chicks warm during the night is costly to farmers. A simple brooder solves the problem



Joseph Msanii from Matunda, Uasin Gishu, together with some of his col­leagues are passionate about poultry keeping,... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/a-cheap-brooder-for-your-growing-chicks/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/a-cheap-brooder-for-your-growing-chicks/</link>
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		<title>Bamboo can transform the environment</title>
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Bamboo trees can protect the soil, purify water, provide firewood and used to make many products.



Although Kenyan farmers know and plant many types of trees, very few of them plant bamboo, yet... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/bamboo-can-transform-the-environment/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/bamboo-can-transform-the-environment/</link>
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		<title>Fish grow well with proper feeding</title>
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The productivity of fishponds can be increased by providing the fish with supplementary food.


Manufactured fish feeds are not widely or readily available in East Africa. Exceptions exist where larger com­mercial operations such... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/fish-grow-well-with-proper-feeding/">  more>></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/fish-grow-well-with-proper-feeding/</link>
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		<title>Farmers sell products via SMS</title>
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An information service company, M-Farm offers farmers an SMS-based solution for selling their produce.


Marketing of produce is a big challenge to many small-scale farmers. In most cases, markets are inaccessible, farmers have... <a class="more" href="http://www.organicfarmermagazine.org/farmers-sell-products-via-sms/">  more>></a>]]></description>
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