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Through FIPS Africa’s youth enterprise programme, youths are finding opportunities for self-reliance, food security, and resilience through agriculture. With guidance from village-based advisors (VBAs), these youth in Nakuru County are adopting potato-rooted apical cuttings technology, which enables them to produce quality potato seed for themselves and other farmers. Watch the video now to see how youth are transforming agriculture. #smallfarmsbigfutures #potato #agribusiness #youthenterprise
Youth find opportunities for self-reliance, food security, and resilience through agriculture
Improved kienyeji chickens grow faster and lay more eggs, which helps increase farmers' profits. However, many chicks do not survive the first month due to cold weather, constipation, and diarrhea. To prevent these losses, it is important to construct a proper brooder, provide careful feeding, and maintain cleanliness in the brooder. Watch this video to learn more on how you can maximimise your profits with improved kienyeji chicken. #smallfarmsbigfutures #chicken
Farmer film school: How to succeed with improved local chicken
Video ini koborun ele boisiotoi DE so ko gonorak beeguk komie. DE kogachin peek guk kouegitun ak kobar gutik che imuchi kongem gesutik guk. #smallfarmsbigfutures #VBAsinaction #FIPSBigFutures #TrainingByFIPS #FIPSVBAs • #VBAsEmpowerFarmers #ExtensionAtYourDoor
Sukulitap Temik Nebo Video: Nyorun rapinik kogeinde beekguk DE
FIPS Africa’s field team is crucial in delivering our mission to enable small-scale farmers, and others, to build sustainable livelihoods through equitable access to information, resources, support networks, and market systems, thereby increasing resilience and contributing to food security. Mulit-network coordinator James Kwanzu, explains the process of selecting a VBA. Network coordinator Brenda Loreta introduces village-based advisors, and Farmer Research Networks. Brain Omondi talks about the challenges of weather and other practical issues to over to deliver training, such as farmer field days, and working with district extension officers. Youth Farmer Elizabeth Muhonja talks about the support she received. #smallfarmsbigfutures #ExtensionAtYourDoor #CloserToFarmers #VBATraining #VBAsInAction #FIPSVBAs #VBAsEnablingChange #FarmingWithAdvice #VBAsEmpowerFarmers
FIPS Update: Celebrating FIPS Africa's field teams
By introducing new varieties and disease-free, apical rooted cuttings technology, FIPS Africa is transforming potato cultivation. Filmed in Nakuru County, this update shows the benefits of the technology that can increase productivity increase from 40 sacks to 200 sacks/acre. #smallfarmsbigfutures #cropproduction #Seed #SoilHealth #potatofarming #SmartFarming #ClimateSmartFarming
FIPS update: Nakuru Potato Revolution
Chicken farmer Josephat Yondu explains the importance of FIPS training in nutrition and hygiene when taking his poultry farming business to scale. #smallfarmsbigfutures #LivestockForLivelihoods #backyardpoultryfarming #backyardpoultry #AnimalHealthMatters
Farmer Film School: Boosting income from poultry farming
Village-based Advisor (VBA) Hillary Ndivo from Makueni explains how whole village approach which gets everyone experimenting with new varieties. #smallfarmsbigfutures #ExtensionAtYourDoor #CloserToFarmers #VBATraining #VBAsInAction #FIPSVBAs #VBAsEnablingChange #FarmingWithAdvice #VBAsEmpowerFarmers
FIPS Update: Inclusive approach
Meet Joyce Nzilani, as she explains how she was chosen by her community to be trained as a Village-based Advisors in Makueni County. She explains how poultry and deep tillage helped her to become financial resilient. #smallfarmsbigfutures #ExtensionAtYourDoor #CloserToFarmers #VBATraining #VBAsInAction #FIPSVBAs #VBAsEnablingChange #FarmingWithAdvice #VBAsEmpowerFarmers
FIPS Update: Becoming a VBA
Farmer Steven Mbuta talks about the importance of pesticide, fertilizer and pruning which helped him grow export quality mango. He also explains how artificial insemination of his cattle is improving his heard and the milk yield he can achieve. #smallfarmsbigfutures #FIPSFieldNotes #TrainingByFIPS #cropproduction #LivestockForLivelihoods #AnimalHealthMatters #MoneyOnHooves #UpgradeYourHerd #NextGenCows
FIPS update: Increasing farmer income through mango and dairy
Agrodealer Scola Siatukei talks about her work with VBAs spreading good practice in mango, dairy and poultry production and improved soil health through deep tillage. She talks of helping farmers access the inputs they need to thrive – including improved varieties introduced through small pack distribution. Scola has also been supported by FIPS to develop an agro-dealership. #smallfarmsbigfutures #ExtensionAtYourDoor #CloserToFarmers #VBATraining #VBAsInAction #FIPSVBAs #VBAsEnablingChange #FarmingWithAdvice #VBAsEmpowerFarmers
FIPS Update: The role of a VBA and an agrodealer
farmers Learn how John Emojong from Busia County now makes his living as a poultry farmer. By applying the FIPS Africa's training on poultry management he now raises improved variety dayold chicks. #smallfarmsbigfutures #LivestockForLivelihoods #backyardpoultryfarming #backyardpoultry #animalhealthmatters
Farmer Film School: Big Futures for chicken farmers
Emmanuel Wafula from Busia County, Kenya, is one among thousands of youth who are earning decent income from chicken farming in Kenya through support from FIPS Africa's partnership with ‪@seedsofchange4470‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬. #smallfarmsbigfutures #LivestockForLivelihoods #backyardpoultryfarming #backyardpoultry #animalhealthmatters #Empoweringyoungagripreneurs
Farmer Film School: FIPS young agripreneur’s poultry business
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