Archives for Success Stories - Page 12
I make Kshs 500,000 from sukuma wiki (kales) farming in Siaya County – Success story of Vincent Okuku
โI have tasted fruits of farming and they are sweeter than honey. I will never trade it for any white collar jobโ. These are words of Vincent Okuku,37, popularly known…
How comedian Gilbert Wanyonyi “MTUMISHI” has made it big through farming
Popularย comedian Gilbert โMtumishiโ Wanyonyi appears regularly on Kenyan TV.ย His rise to success began after he set up Kreative Generations, a community youth groupย which he founded with friends in Nairobi, where…
Farmers farming in Kiamaiko slums brings cheer to slum dwellers
In Kiamaiko slum in Nairobi sits a small farm that seems misplaced in the midst of shacks. The 50 by 100m farm is run by Live in Slum, a group…
Former taxi driver now making a fortune from custard apple (matomoko) farming in Makueni
A short drive from Salama shopping centre in Makueni County to Nunguni takes you uphill to Kithumba village. The laidback village sits atop beautiful breath-taking hills, surrounded by undulating terrains…
How Pokea Farm in Njoro makes over 600,000/= from dairy farming – success story of James Ndungโu
The vehicles leave a cloud of dust on the murram road that meanders to Pokea Farm in Njoro Sub-county, some 15km from Nakuru town. It has not rained for about…
KEY requisite requirements in effectively setting up and running a successful value addition business
1. LOCATION AND PRODUCTION SITE This is where the production activity is performed, from the reception and conservation of raw materials, to the storage of finished products. Food processing plants…
Milk vending ATM machines in Kenya and where to buy, plus cost analysis
Innovators often identify a gap and predict its value to society. That is exactly what Julius Mwauraย is doing - bringing pasteurised milk closer to the people. Mwaura, the managing…
Where cows watch television and listen to radio to produce more milk in Nakuru
Beautiful bungalows and maisonettes line up Section 58, an upper income estate in Nakuru. Most of the homes have neat lawns and flower beds, making the environment classy, the reason…
Poultry farming huge losses that made me wiser and richer after all
Walking into Juliana Langatโs farm in Njerian village, Bomet County, one cannot stop to marvel at her numerous chickens. In one of the pens, the chickens squawk loudly as they…
Technology Farm in Nakuru-Njoro, where dairy cows live on the fast lane
Many travellers on the Nakuru-Njoro Road marvel at the black and white cows because they are spotlessly clean and have huge udders sagging with milk. This is Technology Farm, where…