Crops

Potato farmers can now harvest their crops without injuries, which accelerate rotting and reduced selling lifespan, with the new cheap hand-pulled multipurpose tractor from the King-Bird machineries. The company’s Marketing Manager Caleb Michael said the tractor also known as the Power Tiller enables farmers deal with post-harvest losses arising from cut potatoes.   “More than 20 […]

An agribusiness trader is earning twice from every one kilogramme of groundnuts by simple processing of the protein rich seeds to bread spread. From every one kilogramme of raw groundnuts, Hanna Ichingwa earns a gross income of Sh320 after buying them at Sh160. She abandoned groundnut farming and roasting for sale and rose above her

Amaranth can easily be mistaken for just another pesky weed. And while those who don’t see it as a weed may plant amaranth as a vegetable, Ann Muthoni, a nutrition expert, is seeing it through to its full potential, by making a unique flour out of it.After arriving in Kenya in 1997 from Sweden, where she first

Willy Muiru weeding in a public purpose land where he is growing vegetables. He makes at least Sh15,000 per month from kale alone. PHOTO: LABAN ROBERT A part-time Kajiado County farmer is cutting expenditure costs by growing vegetables on a ‘free’ public purpose piece found between Mbagathi River and the Nairobi National Park. Willy Muiru,

One Kisii County farmer has abandoned risky night guarding of bananas after learning that simple paint labeling can significantly reduce mass stealing of the produce. The simple method has saved him from night guarding against large-scale stealing, which was many a time risky as thieves were armed with machetes and other crude weapons. Michael Ayako

Three former Egerton University students have tripled their one acre farm land of Irish potatoes proving that farming can be a full-time employment after graduation.   Alex Ogeto, Rodgers Kirwa and Mike Mugendi delved into farming in Nakuru County’s Molo region by renting one acre, on which they grew Irish potatoes in 2014. Stable income Besides

Kenyan citrus farmers exporting to Europe can now beat tightened EU pesticide laws by planting seedlings or grafting material free of greening disease caused by the African Citrus Trizoid (ACT) pest. “Planting clean citrus seedlings is an important management strategy. Grafting of seedlings should be done using clean scion [top parts of the plant used

Farmers selling passion fruits at throw-away prices can earn more than what the common market is offering by delivering their produce to a Kiambu County suppliers who is looking for up to 1,000 kg per week. For far-flung farmers, the Peris Kiarii makes plans of ferrying the produce after agreeing with the supplier to Limuru.

With as little as Sh60 per growing season, greenhouse horticultural farmers can save up to 80 per cent of their produce lost to aphids and other small pests using biological remedies. The biological, environmental friendly methods also reduce to zero the chemical component of the produce, a factor that increases likeability in major export markets

A vegetable farmer has abandoned one time season growing of spinach and adopted propagation of the crop at different times as a way of constantly earning revenue. Besides, the farmer has grown other crops on his half-an-acre piece as an ‘insurance scheme’ against any catastrophe that may befall the spinach. Nathan Mala says spinach farming