farmbiz.glorycarefoundation.org is Kenya's premier farming website. It was started eight years ago and has in the period secured the endearment of thousands of Kenyan youth.
The site is a farmer's news service covering breakthroughs in seeds, pest control and farming methods, new markets, and high-return business formulas: now with more than quartera million views a month.
It is the biggest source of agricultural news for Kenyan farmers and has moved to the forefront of agricultural entrepreneurship in the country and beyond since its launch in April 2010.
farmbiz.glorycarefoundation.org reaches a specific target group aged 18-45, from varying professions, who make up over 70 per cent of the readership.
These individuals have been actively engaged with the product and its accompanying social media pages. In its eight-yearexistence, FarmBizAfrica has received numerous awards, including a CNN Award.
Traffic figures
Twitter: Average of 600,000 impressions a month
Facebook: Average reach per day is 15,000
Team
Jenny Luesby, the Managing Director is an award-winning ex-Financial Times, BBC and EIU journalist. In Kenya since 2006, she was launch consultant for Nation Media Group's Business Daily.
Japhet Ruto (Journalist) holds a degree in communication and journalism from Moi University. He previously worked at the Standard Media Group and Transparency International Kenya and before joining Farmbiz Africa in July 2017.
Oyugi Zablon (Journalist) holds a degree in Communication and media technology with IT from Maseno University. He is a member of the Kenya Correspondent Association (KCA) since 2015.
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