In 2016 Azeh Jerome Ndonwi, a farmer at Awae outskirt of Yaoundé in Cameroon lost all his 2,100 chicken and 52 pigs to birds’ flu and African swine respectively, further leading to him closing up his animal production unit to start pawpaw farming, a venture which is currently earning him over Sh26,000 ($254) per week. …
Nyamira County residents are turning to pawpaw farming to top up earnings from bananas to shield themselves against coffee losses resulting from poor markets and theft of the beans from factories. According to Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), coffee prices has been on a downward trajectory this year due to low quality beans coupled with depressed …
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Packed Cavendish bananas ready for market. Photo courtesy. Lagran group limited, a Nairobi-based fresh produce exporter is seeking to increase the number of their out growers form the current 100 to grow Cavendish banana variety, one of the company’s specialty crop to meet the increasing demand in the export markets. According to Linda Lagran, the company’s …
Samuel Mutegi Njeru in black shirt of Grate Lakes Breeders Ltd (GLBL) training pawpaws farmers in Migori County on farm management. Photo courtesy. A missionary who ventured into pawpaw farming in Migori County, Kenya is looking forward for a brighter future after ignoring the normal maize and beans that many farmers in the area are growing and …
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Part of Ndolo’s farm in Machakos County. He practices crop rotation growing pigeon peas and sweet potatoes beside mango and pawpaw in part of the farm. Photo: Farmbiz Africa. William Ndolo is a family man with two wives, ten children and six grandchildren. Yet with just an acre of land in the climatically harsh Machakos County, he …
Margaret Muthew tending to her pawpaw fruits at her Kaewa farm in Machakos County. Photo courtesy. In 2017, Margaret Mutheu lost about Sh446,000 worth of watermelon she had planted on a two acre farm at Kaewa near Yatta, Machackos County due to drought and a porcupine inavasion. Down but not out, she decided to grow …
