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Sorghum success story of Cecilia from Kitui
Life was once an uphill struggle for Cecilia, a 62-year-old grandmother from Kitui in eastern Kenya. She used to grow maize but her crop would often wither and die, leaving…
Meet the brain behind Uchumi Grain Limited (From farming to successfull business)
Uchumi Grain Limited is a successful milling company. Isaac Chege, the brains behind the business, believes in offering more than a milling service to hisย clientรจle. Isaac Chege never dreamed that…
Learn the success behind Silas Mwirigiโs dairy farm that makes 200,000/= profit per month from his 30 cows
The first thing that catches your attention when you enter Silas Mwirigiโs dairy farm in Kalalu village, Laikipia is its cleanliness. All the farmโs five workers are always dressed in…
SAD reality on why Kenyan farmers are poor despite agriculture being the golden egg
Kenyan farmers produce enormous wealth for the country yet are largely poor. They must reject the farming model that keeps them perpetually poor, indebted, frustrated into alcoholism, domestic violence and…
Why open air market offers Kenyan farmers best bet
Before the technological revolution, farmers utilised three basic inputs โ land, labour and capital โ toย produce products to sell. Whether the product was raw, processed, or changed and improved,…
Dorper sheep has rose far beyond supply in Kenya
A sheep breed that adapts well to tough climatic conditions and matures faster than the ordinary sheep is enjoying fanatical uptake by farmers especially due to its low fat quality…
THINGS TO CONSIDER before venturing to any kind of farming in Kenya
Lucrativeness of farming has been sold to the masses in Kenya, so much that everyone, young and old, rich and poor, men and women are trooping towards it, in many…
Tips to better tomato farming in Kenya
Every farmer looks for tricks to better tomato farming in Kenya. Most Kenyan farmers started with tomato farms having been told of the huge profits in the market. The truth…
Matomoko (Custard apple) farming in Kenya
Custard apple is a subtropical deciduous woody shrub that has branches that spread irregularly and can reach 8 metres high under favorable conditions. The fruit is lumpy skinned with a…
Is pomegranate fruit the new wonder fruit in Kenya?
Kenya has discovered a new wonder fruit. The pomegranate fruit in Kenya. Pomegranate fruit in Kenya is a red fruit with a tough outer bark like layer, and it originated…