She Avoided Uasin Gishu Traditional Crops To Succeed in Passion Fruit Farming – Success Story of Alice Rono
Moiben Sub–County in Uasin Gishu is a renowned maize and wheat farming belt, but Alice Rono avoided the region’s traditional crops for passion fruit. She has now been farming the crop for the last 20…
From Cane Farming to a Top Dairy Farmer in Bungoma – Success Story of Edith Kadali
For close to a decade, Edith Kadali was growing sugar cane on her four-acre farm in Lubeyo village, Bungoma County. The farmer, 47, would harvest the produce and supply to Nzoia Sugar Company. Life was…
Sunflower farming provide fortune to farmers in Mandera-Irrigation
Mandera Sunflowers Sunflower farming is sparking a revolution of sorts against conventional crops by its sheer lucrativeness in the heat soaked area around Rhamu and neighbouring villages in Mandera County as pastoralists cum farmers venture…
Farmer mints millions from Watermelon in dry Kitui
Suleiman Kalundu from drought-stricken Voo village in Kitui East has taken advantage of the new craze and has taken up to watermelon farming which earns him over a Sh 1 million annually. He says he…
Gikunda quits banking for onion farming
Meet Gikunda Meme. 16 years ago he was a credit manager at a local bank. The 66 years old owns Subuiga Hilltop Farm which sits on five acres piece of land. Farmers Trend tells his…
Macharia rakes in Sh5,000 a day thanks to the rising demand for goat milk
Macharia and his goat Meet Robert Macharia Kinyua. The 39-year-old worked earlier as a transport manager with Comtech a technology firm in Nairobi, before being retrenched in 2011 and begins dairy goats farming. "I…
Turkana Famillies expand diet thanks to drip irrigation technology
Israeli technology brings hope to Turkana – Agro-Innovation Kenya From images of a vast barren land where the only surviving vegetation is the drought-tolerant acacia trees, to colourful fresh produce that is bringing hope…
The secret of a successful poultry venture is getting it right-Farmer
Wekoya feeds his Kienyeji chicken in Kibabii home in Bungoma By Malachi Motano I started the brood with just three layers. Step by step, my stock grew to 50, 100, 200 and now over…
From a Hardware Seller to Making Huge Profits in Dairy Farming – Success Story of Dennis Maina
In 2013, Dennis Maina sold his seven-year-old hardware store located in Dagoretti Corner, Nairobi County, for Sh600,000 to get into dairy farming, a venture that is now earning him five times more. From the Sh1,500…
Double blessing for banana farmer in Kirinyaga county
By Malachi Motano Meet Fleciah Wambui Kinyua. She is a banana farmer who lives in Mukinduri area in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County. The 59 years old has won key prizes for being a successful banana farmer…
