Conditions That Favour Hass Avocado Farming
Hass Avocado Farming in Kenya will do well in areas with the following climatic requirements: Climate: They are not frost-resistant even though plants of the Mexican race have been observed to overcome temperatures of between…
Success Story, Opportunities and Concerns From Hass Avocado Farmers
If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the hass avocado. From Eldoret, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops are fast being wiped out,…
Hass Avocado Farmers in Kenya rips big as export demand increases by 80%
Avocado exporters are reporting an increase in demand of up to 80 percent in comparison to last season, even as the peak season from March to August is yet to set in. For Grafted Hass…
Characteristics of The Common Strawberry Varieties Grown in Kenya
Strawberry Varieties: Angela, June bearing, Day neutral, Ever bearing and Seascape are not varieties of strawberries, but categories, just like tribes for people. Within the broader groups, however, we have varieties. There are over 40…
Citrus Greening Disease: The New Threat to Citrus Fruit Farmers in Kenya
Scientists have put orange, lemon and tangerine farmers on high alert following the discovery in the country of a foreign pest transmitting the dreaded Asian citrus greening disease. Dr Sunday Ekesi, the head of research…
The New Agribusiness Investment, Contractual Pomegranate Farming in Kenya
Pomegranate is a drought tolerant fruit crop, which can sustain under water scarcity to some Perennial, easy to maintain and Profitable Crop Grown in some parts of Eastern Province and Exported to different countries. Pomegranate…
Tamarillo Kenya, a new tree tomato agro-processing plant in Mweiga – Success STORY OF Daniel Kiboi
Tamarillo Kenya: Inside the agro-processing plant in Mweiga, some 20 minutes drive from Nyeri Town, machines cling as they fill plastic bottles of various sizes with juice and jam. Daniel Kiboi in his tree tomato…
1-10years Plan on Manuring and Fertilization programme of Avocado Trees
AVOCADO TREES: Kindly facilitate me with a proper fertilisation and manuring programme for 1-10 years or more, plus any locally available substitutes where possible and the best times of the year to apply them. ~~…
Grapes Seedlings in Kenya, where to source and how to farm
Grapes Seedlings in Kenya: Grape is not very exacting about temperature. Consequently, it can be the grown practically everywhere in Kenya making it the fruit with the broadest geographical distribution. Kenya has a high potential…
Making Sh2.5 million net income from watermelon farming – Success story of Kariuki Musyoka
watermelon farming in Kenya: Dropping out of school due to lack of school meant that Kariuki Musyoka had to work harder than his peers in order to earn a living. The trade he knew well…
