When you think of Facebook for your agribusiness, you probably think of Facebook Pages. But are you a member of any Facebook Groups? If not, consider this post a little push because Pages and Groups can go hand-in-hand to boost your Facebook marketing efforts. Farmers in Kenya have come a long way since the founding of Facebook. They have created numerous groups to help them connect with each other and share ideas across the agribusiness community. Facebook Groups are a popular way for small groups to organize and communicate. I\u2019ve seen groups organized around causes, events and social groups, like book clubs. But Facebook Groups can also be a powerful way for farm owners to connect with their customers and followers, or to colleagues in professional organizations. In a 2015 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg told investors that there were 850 million people using Facebook Groups every month. That\u2019s, obviously, a huge number.<\/p>\n
When you start looking around for groups to join, you might find some that look interesting but that are \u201cclosed.\u201d Don\u2019t let that dissuade you from requesting to join. Most of the Facebook Groups I\u2019ve looked at happen to be closed but requests to join are answered pretty quickly. Keeping them closed is just a way to keep spammers and trolls out.<\/p>\n
Here are five ways joining a Facebook Group can add value to your agribusiness venture.<\/p>\n
Here are three that are especially useful:<\/p>\n
Prominent Kenyan farming groups on Facebook are Digital Farmers Kenya<\/span><\/a> with a membership of 84,154 and Onion & Watermelon Farming Gurus<\/a><\/span> with a membership of 74,990 (24\/5\/2017)<\/p>\n So there you have it: A few ways you can use Facebook groups for your agribusiness venture. Are any of you members of Facebook groups? Has a group helped you with your farm business? Which features do you find most useful? Please let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you think of Facebook for your agribusiness, you probably think of Facebook Pages. But are you a member of any Facebook Groups? If not, consider this post a little push because Pages and Groups can go hand-in-hand to boost your Facebook marketing efforts. Farmers in Kenya have come a long way since the founding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[866,1152,1153],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-money-and-investment-tips","tag-farming-facebook-groups-in-kenya","tag-how-to-use-facebook-groups-to-farmers-in-kenya","tag-how-to-use-facebook-to-grow-your-agribusiness-venture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t