Archives for Success Stories - Page 13
MEET Dr Joseph Muga, who is revolutionising the small-scale fish industry with Lockable and portable ponds
On the left side of the guesthouse overlooking the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani at the Sports View Hotel sits a tiny farm that hosts sukuma wiki (collard green) and indigenous vegetables.…
Garlic, capsicum and ginger are my secret to staying a happy farmer – success story of Daniel Kimani
Daniel Kimani holds huge green, red and yellow capsicums in his hands as he smiles broadly, obviously happy with the bumper harvest. This is his second harvest in a week,…
A model dairy farm with lessons to beginners – Success story of Itiri Dairy Farm in Central Imenti
Near the entrance of Itiri Dairy Farm in Central Imenti, Meru County, stands a huge poster highlighting the qualities of a good and a bad cow. The poster, which is…
Former police office making a hit in farming – success story of Samson Thoya
Bore Singwaya in Kilifi County is an ordinary settlement like any other, where many families engage in subsistence farming. You will find small farms dotted with maize, with residents harvesting…
She quit medical school to pursue her dream in passion fruit farming – The success of Patricia Chepkorir
Carrying an iPad in her left hand, which she intermittently browses, Patricia Chepkorir Lagat cuts the image of one of those young executives working for big companies in Eldoret. When…
We get 12 calves per cow every year, Success of Makongi farm in Eldoret
Makongi, North West of Eldoret town, is an expansive farm nested in Cherangany escarpment, with hundreds of exotic (Ayrshire) and indigenous (Boran) cows. As one enters the compound, he is…
Nairobi Maringo estate city farmer who makes Kshs 2,000 per day from dairy goat rearing
Francis Wachiraโs passion for dairy goat rearing started by chance back in 2012 after meeting a group of women in Ruai. Wachira was so impressed by the nutritional value of…
From a tea picker to a successful strawberry farmer :: Success story of Eunice Wanjiku
For Eunice Wanjiku, strawberry farming has proved to be a reliable source of income. The harsh realities of paying school fees for her children and providing for their daily needs…
From hawking second-hand clothes in Nakuru to a to top dairy farmer – Success story of Monica Wambui
It is easy to find Monica Wambuiโs farm on the Nakuru-Nyahururu Road at Maili Saba. All I did was ask to be shown where โWangโombeโ (the one who rears cows)…
Sorghum success story of Cecilia from Kitui
Life was once an uphill struggle for Cecilia, a 62-year-old grandmother from Kitui in eastern Kenya. She used to grow maize but her crop would often wither and die, leaving…