By constructing a water pan for garlic and potato production, young Timau farmer Alfred Koome is providing the blueprint for farmers in his community on how to not only farm but also farm profitably. From the 350,000-liter reservoir, which also holds 200 fish, 10 other families source their irrigation water from him while many of …
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Residents of the arid Baringo county are courting the drought-resistant aloe vera to earn a living in an area where crops have failed to sprout, and now earning from the sale of the sap from the leaves. Besides livestock keeping, the main source of income locally, farmers in the area which enjoys limited rainfall are …
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A talk with his aunt about business ideas became the light bulb moment for Alex Ombuto who has found a fortune in cassava root which he adds value to in the making of crisps, snacks, and nutritional porridge in a business venture with over half a million annual turnover. After being fired from his job …
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A farmer named Mwinyi Amir Bendera, hailing from Kinondo in Msambweni, Kwale County, has taken a proactive approach to address the shortage of clean coconut planting materials faced by his colleagues and institutions. By focusing on seedling production instead of traditional subsistence farming, Bendera aims to provide high-quality seedlings to meet the growing demand. This …
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Anne Chepng’eno, a farmer from Molo is growing potato crops for seeds in a bid to address the current shortage of the seeds helping farmers from all over the country to access them. Currently there is potato seed demand of 100,000 tonnes in the country while basic demand by other seed multipliers is 1000 tonnes. …
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