We revisit John and Miriam’s farm in Rongai. We learn how to help cows produce more milk, including feeding. We also learn about water harvesting, crop disease, solar lights, fertiliser & napier grass.
SSU looks at climate change and farming in semi-arid areas, including which crops grow in dry areas, using guttering to save water and selling crops at a good price. We also learn about solar power.
Help is at hand for Mary and Maseno! SSU helps them build a cow shed, while also improving their crops by introducing 'push-pull’ technique and soil testing. A new roof is even added to their house!
John from Rongai gets help on his shamba getting his cows free from disease such mastitis, flees and ticks. His soil is tested for minerals and the team go to agricultural show to learn about banking.
We visit George at Lake Victoria. Problems arise with Struck and Stem Borer in his maize crop and he learns about Push Pull crops, while Agnes’ women’s group get chicken help. Water harvesting is added to the house.
Evans learns to use fertilisers to increase his rice crop, while guttering, aiding rainwater harvesting, and a jiko are added. Ways to increase potato, maize and chicken production are also discussed.
Bernard from Makueni District has problems with his maize and bean crops, due to drought. He learns how to care for goats and cows correctly, while also understanding the importance of solar power.
We visit Reginah’s shamba to help her improve her soil quality by testing it and using the correct fertilizers. She needs help planting her new Kale crop, and we introduce her to a new type of jiko.
We kick off season two with a visit to Lydia’s Shamba in Nakuru. She needs advice on markets, drying her chilli’s and seeds, and has a cow in calf that isn’t giving her much milk. Time for a shape up!
We revisit more of the shambas and learn about how important minerals are for cow’s milk production, check on Arthur’s irrigation scheme and sick cow. We also look at George’s potato and maize crops, Vincent’s hive and alot more
We revisit Christin’s Shamba In western Kenya and Joseph and Veronica’s shamba in Machakos to advise them some more on their shambas We learn to tell the difference between genuine and fake chemicals, important minerals for cows, running a profitable farm, making compost, fruits and much more..
We visit Christine in her shamba in Kakamega and learn proper care for cows, have a good tea plantation, get an energy conserving jiko and learn how solar power is important
We visit John and Jane’s Shamba and learn how to make Silage, Planting Bananas and sweet potatoes, the importance of using gutters and learn the push-pull technology for Napier grass and Maize plant.
The Shamba Shape Up team visit Vincent’s farm to give him a helping hand with his beekeeping, water harvesting, financial planning and starting up with chickens.
Mercianna and her women’s group need help with the tomatoes in their greenhouse, irrigating water, and storing their maize so they don’t get high post harvest losses. The Shape Up team come to help.
In this episode the Shamba Shape Up team look at growing napier grass, harvesting rain water, improving vegetable crops and more advice on cattle
This SSU episode looks at applying for a loan, harvesting oil palm, managing disease in cattle and keeping healthy, happy layer hens.
George is having problems with his chickens – they are sick and not providing as high an income for him as he had hoped. The Shamba Shape Up team invite experts to advise him on better housing construction for his poultry, and how to prevent and manage disease in his flock.
Arthur’s needs help with his broiler chickens, and controlling pests on his farm. So the Shamba Shape Up team come to help!
Meet young Jeremiah, who inherited his grandfather’s farm with all its problems. He seeks advice from the Shamba Shape Up team.
We learn what extra dietary supplements for your cow means a higher milk yield, and a different method of growing napier grass.
He also needed advice on his tomato crops; so the Shamba Shape Up team invited an expert to advise on controlling pests, correct spacing and good soil fertilization.
We meet Joseph & his family who live in Katumani.
Farming in such an arid environment, Joseph’s main challenge is water. We learn how drip irrigation not only saves precious water, but has other benefits too, as well as how terraces can conserve the nutrients in the soil.
Joseph also learns the best crops to plant in such a dry area, and how crop diversification and better ploughing methods can help improve his yield.
The Shape Up team visit George’s shamba. We help him to choose the right seed variety to plant his your area, how to use solar power and the correct was to use a urea treatment of maize stover and to store maize.
