Archives for Success Stories - Page 4
How a small dairy co-operative brought new lease of life to dairy farmers in Homabay County
On the face of the brick-walled building located along Rodi Kopany-Sori Road in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, the words โdairy farmersโ co-operativeโ stand out. Ndhiwa Sub-county Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society…
The urban and modern way of farming, success story of Mutile Wambua
Mutile Wambua is dressed in a black skirt, a cream blouse, white gloves and gumboots as she checks crops in a greenhouse on her farm in Yamumbi village off the…
Arrowroot farming success story from a veteran farmer in Mt. Kenya
For a long time, arrowroots in Kiaragana village located on the slopes of Mt. Kenya were initially planted as a staple food, as the yields progressed, most women began to…
From Huge Losses To A Thriving 3500-Chickens Poultry Business
Located in Ebuyangu, off the Kisumu-Busia highway in Vihiga County, Liam Farm is a vibrant poultry business owned by Dr Cleophas Ambira, a Nairobi-based banker. It hosts 3,500 Kenbro chickens…
Making Money From Bee Equipment’s, Success Story Of Pauline Otila
They are dozens of them, and she samples a few meticulously like a doctor examining a patient. The boxes are beehives โ Kenya top bar hives โ and Pauline is…
Making Millions Through Vanilla Farming In Kwale County – Success Story Of Andrew Simiyu
Vanilla is a crop that is seldom grown in Kenya. However, a farmer in Mwapala, Kwale County, is reaping big from the crop, that fetches as high as Sh25,000 a…
Tissue Culture banana farming in Kenya, a technique making farmers successful
Boaz Odemu Bulimu is now making profits from Tissue Culture banana farming which he began in 2013 in Lugari Sub County. Tissue culture is farming technique ย used to maintain or…
From banking to a top hass avocado exporter – Success story of Shiro Ndirangu
Growing up, Shiro Ndirangu wanted to be a pilot, but as fate would have it, she ended up studying bachelor of commerce in administration and finance at Strathmore University. โI…
Succeeding on herbs for export through mechanisation – Success story of Mbarire’s farmily in Thika
On arrival in Thika town, we drove about 20 minutes into a lush residential estate where Kamau Mbarire and his wife, Jane, warmly welcomed us. The middle-aged couple jointly runs…
From teaching to a top commercial farmer in Kajiado – Success story of Margaret Njenga
A cool breeze wafts from the plains yonder as one approaches Corner Baridi in Kiserian, Kajiado County. The area is cool, as the name loosely suggests. Tens of bungalows and…