Closing Down A Tour Company To Running A Successful Large Scale Mango Farm In Kenya
In 2012, Mutheu Kithuma and her husband Charles Musau were operating Sayari Afrika Limited, a successful tours and travel company, when the idea of farming crossed their minds. With the tours agency offering both local and international travel, the couple…
Apple farmers in Kenya vow to expand pie in the global market
Apple and golden fruit farmers in the country will continue benefiting from both internal and external trading resources that are offered by the Kenya Apple Growers and Exporter Association (KAGEA). These include informational resources, association meetings, and continued education. In…
Why you should plant cover crops to improve your soil
Want to improve your soil? Plant cover crops. A cover crop is grown primarily for the benefit of the soil rather than the crop yield. Cover crops are an important part of sustainable agriculture. They add fertility to the soil without chemical…
A lesson from success story of an onion farmer in Makueni
Sultan Hamud, a town on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, is once again roaring back to life after the government reverted port operations to Mombasa from Naivasha. Truck drivers, who give the town its vibrancy are back, boosting all manner of businesses…
Step by step guide to getting potato seeds
Julius Muchiri of Stokman Rozen Kenya says to produce a rooted apical cutting, vegetative materials from desired plants are collected and grown within a screenhouse in a laboratory under sterile conditions in a nutrient culture medium of known as cocopeat….
Sukuma Matumbo: There is a kale variety in the market.
There is a kale variety in the market. Folks have nicknamed it Sukuma Matumbo; Matumbo being the Swahili word for intestines and Sukuma being kales. The reason it may have been called so is because of its physical appearance that…
Kenyan farmers in Thika East Sub County thrive via irrigation agriculture
A group of farmers from the semi-arid Kilimambogo area in Thika East Sub County are making a fortune from irrigation agriculture. More than 200 farmers from Kisiiki village have tapped the adjacent Athi River and farmed vegetables, tomatoes, maize and…
7 things to consider before going into greenhouse farming
Greenhouse farming is a fast-growing trend in Kenya with many small and large scale farmers investing in the technology. Before the introduction of this concept, most crops were grown in open fields leaving them exposed to the vagaries of nature….
This is how to tell a good seed from bad ones
While timing, fertiliser and adequate rains are very important for a good crop yield, the most crucial factor is the seed. It is the baseline for the success or failure of the crop planted. “A good seed is a hybrid…
HOW TO GROW PAK CHOI
Pak choi (Brassica rapa var chinensis), also known as bak choi or pak choy, is a cool season vegetable that belongs to the cabbage and cauliflower family. The crop grows well in different soil types but well-drained, loamy soils (pH…
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Guava Seedlings KSh 150.00 -
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