Archives for Cassava farming
Cassava Farming In Kenya
Cassava Farming In Kenya: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the second most important root crop after Irish potato grown throughout Kenya. It is a drought-tolerant crop providing a basic diet…
Cassava And Sweet Potatoes Market On The Rise In Urban Areas
The market demand for the roots and tubers crops including cassava and sweet potatoes is expected to continue growing. Dr Oscar Magenya, the Agriculture Research secretary at the Ministry of…
Taita Taveta farmers to benefit from fast-growing cassava varieties
The University of Nairobi has partnered with Taita Taveta county government to establish a cassava nursery. Done under the Ruforum Cassava Value Chain Project, the deal will see a nursery…
Cassava farmers in Kilifi cry foul after produce lacks market
Cassava farmers in Kilifi County are crying foul after failing to get market for their produce, yet they were enticed to grow the crop with hope for big returns. Lilian…
Making Kshs 96,000 profit from cassava farming in Makueni – Success story of Dickson Ndaka
From a distance the green vegetation rising to about four feet form a beautiful view in the perched farms of Kathonzweni in Makueni County. Only after one draws nearer does…
Makueni farmer making Kshs. 96,000 from cassava farming – success story of Dickson Ndaka
Cassava is a crop that has been perceived as poor man’s food crop for many years without understanding that, Cassava is ‘Green Gold’. Farmers in Makueni however opted to venture…
