By John Matava Coriander/dhania farming is a great side hustle to make extra cash. It is an all year round, fast growing crop that takes about four to six weeks to mature. For an acre of land, a farmer will require 500 grams of seeds at a cost of Sh1000. From these, he/she will harvest …
FarmBiz TV: Coriander/Dhania, a fast-growing crop, enjoys all year round ready market. Read More »
By John Matava Adoption of the modern langstroth bee hive, which has vertically hung frames, allowing three times the storage capacity that the circular long hive offers, has seen Ezekiel Mumo triple his yields from harvesting 10kgs of honey to 30kgs per hive, each season. Consequently, his income has tripled to Sh15,000 from Sh5,000 as …
By Lydia Gichuki Galla goats, which mature much faster than the common Small East Africa (SEA) indigenous breeds, are earning semi-arid farmers as much as Sh42,000 after nine months, thanks to their ability to gain weight rapidly after a dry spell, resistance to gastro-intestinal parasites and infectious diseases, and a host of other stellar characteristics. …
Galla goats deliver Sh40k+ each in nine months for semi-arid farmers Read More »
By Fredrique Achieng’ Onesmus Muthuri needed a steady supply of organic food, when, late last year, his daughter was diagnosed with hyperactivity and doctors recommended she eat only organic foods. The advice sent him searching for organic food suppliers and the quick realization that the market was underserved – which launched him into vertical organic …
Kabete farmer moves into all-year, organic strawberries through vertical farming Read More »
By John Matava Soil health drives yields, which has seen Safi Organics Limited create an organic and carbon negative fertiliser from coffee and rice husks that reduces soil acidity and lifts yields by up to 30 per cent – resulting in increased incomes by as much as 50 per cent. A 50 kg bag costs …
FarmBiz TV:Coffee husk fertiliser lifts farmers’ yields by a third. Read More »
By John Matava Mushroom farming earns well, but the easy-to-grow oyster mushrooms that most Kenyan farmers favour earn around Sh100 per 1/4 kilo, whereas the more complicated button mushrooms earn Sh1,000 per kilo, more than twice as much. Related News: Accountant’s job or mushroom farming; mushrooms earn more Locally modified machine that controls mushrooms humidity, …
FarmBiz TV:Mushrooms from beginner to advanced create higher earnings with more skills. Read More »
From FarmBizAfrica HR Team FarmBizAfrica, which is now Africa’s largest farming news service, is recruiting freelance reporters and researchers to help serve our half-a-million readers and growing number of Society members. We are looking for a gifted researcher, interviewer and writer, to write paid articles for our platform. In this, we believe infomration can change the …
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By Lydia Gichuki Falling coffee prices and delayed payments saw a Nyeri self-help group win a grant more than a decade ago to diversify into pineapple, starting a journey that has since changed the farmers’ lifestyles and brought income all year round, as others in the area struggle with maize and plummeting coffee prices. Back …
Self-help group learns pineapples in Nyeri break away from low-earning coffee Read More »
By Fredrique Achieng’ Jaick Agricultural Produce (JAP), which specialises in exporting strawberries to the Middle East, is hunting for more farmers to supply it with regular deliveries of high-quality strawberries, as demand for the fruit continues to outstrip supply, both in Kenya and in key export markets, where the fruit is eaten whole and used …
Exporter equips Kenyan farmers to supply it strawberries for Middle East Read More »
By John Matava Hydroponic farming technology is gaining rapid popularity for its delivery of double yields, higher prices, and a steady flow of produce to the market. But it’s strongest draw is the way it utilises land space getting fat more from every metre. Related News: Kenyan flower sector booms despite fertiliser shortage How to …
FarmBiz TV:Hydroponic farming doubles yields in fast route to food security. Read More »
