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…
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,…
A veteran farmer in Embu holds to indigenous banana
Luigina Mbiro Njuki is a banana farmer in Gicheche village, Embu County. Despite the popularity of tissue culture (TC) banana, 63 years old, formerly an official at Kenya National Bureau of statistics (KNBS) make a…
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…
Vegetable farming brings hope into the life of a computer engineer in Nairobi
Joseph Kiarie owns Thiboro farm in Dagoretti constituency - Nairobi County. He shares with Our writer Malachi Motano on how he makes profit from the varieties of vegetables he grow, having ventured into different kinds…