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…

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).…

Why you should plant cover crops to improve your soil

Wantย 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…