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From Maize Farming To Successful Passion Fruit Farming in Uasin Gishu – Success Story Of Edwin Kipkoech
When cartels infiltrated the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) in 2018, Edwin Kipkoech Rono, 32 decided to cut his losses and divest from maize farming before they leeched him…
From Engineering To Making A Fortune In Agribusiness – Success Story Of Nicholas Kipchirchir
When Nicholas Kipchirchir quit a job paying him over Sh250, 000 a month to venture into agribusiness, most people thought he had gotten it all wrong. But determination knows no…
Bungoma poultry farmer bets on slaughter house to reap big
Mr Joseph Waswa, a trader based in Webuye has never been one to shy away from risk, not when there is an opportunity for a big pay day. And so,…
From Coffee To Making It Big On Hass Avocado Farming In Juja, Success Story Of Grace Ngugi
A few years back, Grace Ngungi took a leap of faith and began pulling down the coffee plants on her 400-hectare farm in Juja, Kiambu County, to replace half the…
Expanding opportunities through crop farming in West Pokot
That West Pokot, one of Kenyaโs drought-prone counties, has started cutting reliance on livestock keeping, throwing pastoralists a new economic lifeline is a good thing. Overreliance on pastoralism in the…
From News Room To Making A Kill In Farming – Success Story of Wycliffe Otengโo
About a kilometre off the Webuye-Eldoret Road in Mwamba sub-location, Lugari, is Isaiah Lucheliโs farm, which sits on part of his two acres that also hosts his home. The former…
Are Kenyan farmers producing too much food in pandemic
Record rains have delivered high harvest yields as more people have turned to farming in the face of unemployment. Now, some Kenyan farmers are worried the glut in crops has…
Kenyan smallholder farmers gain from lucrative hass avocado market
Henry Kiama, a middle-aged farmer from central Kenyan county of Murang'a planted avocado trees several years ago upon discovering that they guaranteed better returns compared to other cash crops. Kiama…
Narok Couple Revolutionizing Poultry Business Through Solar Power
Narok County is widely known for its thriving agriculture sector through wheat and livestock farming. However, Daniel Kariankei and his wife Abigael Murumbi want to add another feather to the…
High-yield groundnuts give arid land farmers ticket out of poverty
For the past five planting seasons Peter Magana has been growing a local variety of groundnuts in Tharaka Nithi County on his three-acre piece of land, but is yet to…