Mazao recruiting organic horticulture outgrowers

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“With the proliferation of nutrition-based diseases such as cancer, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes there’s increased demand for chemical-free farmed food produce—a market gap we are trying to but are nowhere near fulfilling,” says Eric Mwiti, director of sales and marketing at Mazao Organic Fertilizers.

Increasingly, farmers’ cost of production through conventional means has also shot up. As Eric explains, it has been practically authenticated that organic farming through Mazao organic fertilizers decreases farming expense by 40-50 percent. While fertilizer and chemical production of an acre can set a farmer back anywhere from Sh14-20 thousand, the use of organic inputs reduced this cost down to Sh 10-11 thousand.

“Our existing farmers are currently growing onions, potatoes, coffee, tea, miraa, maize, papayas, and tomatoes in Kilifi, Loitoktok, Kitengela, Ruiru, Nyeri, Embu, Tharaka and many other regions of the country,” he says.

The agro-manufacturer has been in existence for 11 months and is working with various agricultural players such as Kenchick in the development of mazao digester, an eco-friendly biological treater and odor extinguisher. They are also working with Digifarm Safaricom’s integrated mobile platform by supplying fertilizers to their organic farmers.

Mazao Organic Fertilizers: 0708 114025

Eric Mwiti: Inbox/WhatsApp; 0726280326

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