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FARMIS plays Host to Visiting USAID Team

A smallholder farmer inspecting her agricultural enterprises

Farm Records Management Information System (FARMIS) on January 14, 2015 played host to a team from United State Agency for International Development (USAID). The team was led by Irene Andanyi, a communication officer with USAID. Read More..

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By Martin Murangiri | Friday, January 16th, 2015 | 3 Comments | Tags : Agriculture Farmis Soko+ Markets

Meru County Hosts KFIE Technical Team

PIA inputting FARMIS data in Meru County

The Kenya Feed the Future Innovation Engine (KIE) yesterday held its 2^nd meeting with the County of Meru’s Department of Agriculture. The meeting was hosted by the County Executive for Agriculture Hon. Prof. Kaburu MRibu. He was however represented by Deputy County Director of Agriculture Mr. Kaburu Read More..

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By Martin Murangiri | Friday, November 28th, 2014 | 3 Comments | Tags : Agriculture Farmis Soko+ Markets

Farmer profiling

Farmers being trained on the use of FARMIS at Kanyakine Kiringa in Meru County

The process of profiling farmers begins with taking a primary profile of the farmer including: name, age range, gender, size of land, location of the land – including GPS coordinates – and whether the land is owned or leased. The Production Information Agents(PIA) then takes a photograph of the farmer and posts the profile to a central server. The information is also available online, enabling real time updates. Read More..

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By Martin Murangiri | Saturday, September 6th, 2014 | 3 Comments | Tags : Agriculture Farmis Soko+ Markets

Meru farmer ventures into growing mushrooms

Picture of mushroom

Eating mushrooms may sound foreign especially to most of the communities in eastern Kenya particularly the Meru community. Nevertheless, mushroom growing can be a thriving enterprise that can only be compared to the seeds of gold. Read More..

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By Martin Murangiri | Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 | 3 Comments | Tags : Agriculture Farmis Soko+ Markets

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