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Compacted soils and hardpan can limit root development, water infiltration and ultimately the productivity of smallholder farms. FIPS Africa is addressing this challenge by enabling local businesses and Village-Based Advisors to provide deep tillage services using chisel ploughs. Farmers can access mechanisation closer to their communities, while local service providers build viable enterprises by serving multiple farmers. The approach combines access to appropriate machinery with practical agronomic advice, helping farmers improve land preparation while creating sustainable business opportunities around agricultural mechanisation. Watch how locally available deep tillage services are helping strengthen both farm productivity and rural enterprise. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #AdoptionInPractice
Building local deep tillage businesses to improve farmers’ access to mechanisation
For many smallholder farmers in Kilifi County, compacted soils and limited access to suitable farm machinery can hold back crop performance and incomes. In this video, farmers and Village-Based Advisors share how FIPS Africa is helping communities access deep tillage using chisel ploughs, alongside practical agronomic advice. By linking farmers to locally available mechanisation services through VBAs, the approach is helping improve land preparation, strengthen farm productivity and create new income opportunities. See how a simple change in the way land is prepared can make a difference for farmers and the local enterprises that support them. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #AdoptionInPractice
Enabling local businesses to support farmers in Kilifi County through deep tillage
Healthy soils are the foundation of productive farms, yet many smallholder farmers are working with soils that are increasingly acidic, depleted, or poorly understood. In this video, farmers and the FIPS Africa team show how practical soil health solutions are helping farmers make better decisions about their land. Through soil pH testing, farmers can understand what is happening beneath their feet and apply appropriate practices such as lime microdosing, manure, Bokashi, mulching, and improved soil and water management. FIPS Africa has supported nearly 88,000 soil pH tests, helping turn soil health information into practical action at the farm level. By combining testing, farmer learning, and locally accessible solutions, the approach is helping farmers use inputs more effectively, improve productivity, and build more resilient farming systems. See how making soil health visible is helping farmers unlock the potential of their farms. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #AdoptionInPractice
Making soil health visible: helping farmers build more productive farms
For smallholder dairy farmers in western Kenya, improving productivity is about more than owning a cow. It requires access to better breeding services, quality fodder, practical advice, and reliable local support. In this video, farmers, village-based advisors, and the FIPS Africa team share how a locally rooted dairy support system is helping farmers improve their herds and strengthen their livelihoods. Through access to affordable artificial insemination services, improved fodder, farmer training, and links to extension services, farmers are building more productive and resilient dairy enterprises. The approach brings essential services closer to farmers through people and networks within their communities, helping turn better dairy practices into sustainable income and stronger local food systems. Watch how farmers in western Kenya are putting these opportunities into practice. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #AdoptionInPractice
Bringing better dairy services closer to farmers in western Kenya
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After leaving rural Kenya for Nairobi in search of work, Robert returned home empty-handed. Everything changed when he joined FIPS Africa’s Youth Enterprise Programme. With practical training and a starter pack, he built a successful poultry and fodder farming business that now feeds his family, pays school fees, and supports his household. Today, Robert is also mentoring 20 young people, proving that agriculture can create income, dignity, and opportunity for youth. Watch to learn how farming can be a pathway to self-reliance and why Robert believes the land is full of money. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #YouthInAgriculture #FarmingSuccess #FIPSAfrica #Agribusiness
From jobless to job creator | How farming transformed Robert’s life
Meet Henry, from Busia County, who turned poultry and vegetable farming into a real business after joining the FIPS Africa Youth Programme. Today, he aggregates 500 chickens, broods 340 chicks monthly, and is mentoring other youth. #SmallFarmsBigFutures #YoungAgripreneurs #YouthInAgriculture #ImprovedChicken
From jobless youth to thriving agripreneur
VBAs leading the way in adoption of aseed multiplication and farmers
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
FIPS Update: Youth find opportunities in the Nakuru potato revolution
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