By George MuneneAt NjabinI, Kinangop Samuel Mbugua has built a seven-acre flower farm that rakes in Sh5M per season.“Having spent most of my adult life working in the flower sector; I have been a supervisor at flower farms for five years. I mastered all things flowers—from their growing to the market dynamics and in 2014 […]
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By John Matava Unemployment and idly waiting for graduation led David Maina, a student at Kenya School of Revenue Administration (KESRA) to get into rabbit farming in January this year a venture that is now earning him Sh45,000 per month. “At my farm I exclusively rear the New Zealand rabbit variety that I sell at Sh3,000
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By George Munene A multifunctional crop thresher serves as an innovative solution sparing farmers long hours and energy spent shelling cereals and pulses such as maize, beans, green grams, wheat, sorghum, millet and chia. As a one-off cost, it is also a great investment to the expensive repeat hiring of casual labourers and ensurers grains
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By George Munene Bamboos are the fastest-growing woody plant in the world. With the Kenyan government recently recognizing it as the 16th cash crop in the country, Victor Mwanga, chairman of the Bamboo Association of Kenya, says the declaration is only bound to bolster the growing of bamboo by farmers, improving its value chain as
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Samira Amella, Director-General/ CEO CropLife Africa and Middle East In a year when the World Food Programme has been rightfully recognized in receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the state of global food security is in the spotlight this World Food Day more than ever. For Africa and Asia in particular, the critical needs and challenges
By George Munene Laikipia Permaculture Center (LPC) a community-based Trust has created employment for over 700 women in the county of Laikipia by engaging them in value addition of cacti and aloe vera by-products. Founded in 2014 as a partnership of four women groups from Laikipia, the center has helped women harness the economic benefits
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By John Matava The Red haven variety of peaches has become popular amongst farmers compared to other varieties like freestone, clingstone,donut and yellow peaches due to its easy adaptability to the Kenyan climatic conditions and high disease resistance.Sold at Sh150 per kilo,the tree earns a farmer Sh15,000 per harvest making it the best variety to
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By George Munene Using artificial and natural nematicides smallholder farmers in Kenya can control the potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that causes yield losses by at least 80 per cent. In a study of 20 potato growing counties in Kenya Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCNs) were obtained in 71.8 per cent of the counties with
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By George Munene A Nakuru based company, Griincom composters, is looking to recruit and train, individuals in compost making. With the program set to be rolled out in all 47 counties in Kenya, it is scheduled to begin from the 14th of November that will cost participants Sh20,000. The company which has been in operation
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By George Munene Through strategic long-term investments and farming experience, Timothy Mburu, a farmer at Naro Moru, Nyeri County, keeps his cabbage production cost at just Sh2 per head ensuring he still makes a profit regardless of the prevailing buying market price. “Most farmers follow a similar guidebook on production, this inflates their production
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