Archives for Fruits - Page 22
Kenya Overtakes South Africa To Become Hass Avocado Export Powerhouse In Africa
Kenya has overtaken South Africa to become Africaโs top exporter of avocados. In Central Kenya, where the majority of the countryโs small-scale avocado farmers are found, coffee bushes are fast…
Kiwi Fruit Farming Potential That Farmers Should Consider
Kiwifruit, also known as โChinese gooseberryโ is one of the deciduous vine fruit crops which is widely grown all around the world. Basically, this crop is mainly cultivated in China,…
ABCD Guide On Apple Farming In Kenya
Apples are the oldest commercial fruit that is grown every corner of the world. After Banana farming, Orange farming, Apple farming top the list of commercial farming. So, growing apple…
Apple farming systems – current initiatives and some prospective views on how to improve sustainability
Apple farming has evolved tremendously in past decades. Both apple productivity and aesthetic quality of the fruit have been strongly improved resulting from genetic improvement, optimization of tree training and…
Pixie Orange Farming, Juicy Opportunity For Fruit Farmers In Kenya
The pixie orange is from the Mandarin or Tangerine family of citrus fruits. Pixie oranges are orange in color and without seeds, they vary in peel texture, shape, and size.…
Fig Tree Farming In Kenya, A Rare Wonder Fruit
Fig fruit is one of the ancient fruits known to mankind, mostly grown in tropical and subtropical areas of the world especially in the Mediterranean. It is a nutritious fruit…
Blueberry Fruit Farming, Growing The Fastest Growing Industry In The ‘New Gold’
Blueberries are one of natureโs superfoods, crammed with essential nutrients like vitamins K and C, minerals including manganese and health-boosting polyphenols. Theyโve even been proven to help with the old…
Success Stories Of Kenyan Farmers Who Shifted To Hass Avocado Farming
For her entire life as a civil servant, Esther Nderi grew coffee, maize and beans, among other crops, for supplemental income. โI grew coffee on an acre until I retired…
From Fruit Vending To Successful Pineapple Farmer In Kilifi – Success Story Of Zachariah Makoriโs
Thousands of pineapples grown in neat rows welcome one to Zachariah Makoriโs farm in Mlunguni village, Marafa, Kilifi County. The fruits, farmed on 16 acres, stretch as far as the…
From Banking To Successful Passion Fruit Farming In Uasin Gishu County – Success Story Of Solomon Shibelenje
When Solomon Shibelenje, a farmer in Uasin Gishu County, planted passion fruits in 2018 soon after retiring from National Bank of Kenya, he was doing it to break from the…