farming as a business

Kienyeji chicken farming in Kenya: Dr. Tony Kiragu runs Kuku Nature Farm in Naivasha town, that is well-established agribusiness with a solid market and making a significant impact in the farming community in the area. The ambitious vet specializes in hatching Kari Kienyeji chicken which he...

The farm is situated at a farm in Olala village, Narok South. The village is 900 meters off the Mulot-Sogoo road. It is dotted with many Kipsigis traditional grass-thatched houses. We are welcomed at Mrs. Lilian Cherono’s quarter-acre chain-link fenced compound, by the sounds of a chicken. She...

This fruit has many names and both farmers and consumers have yet to settle on the most appropriate one. But they at least agree on one thing – that the fruit is a real money spinner, with a kilo fetching as much as Ksh300. Zebra, gibra, and emla are some of the names used to describe...

Mr. Finelius Irungu has finally found his dream crop – climbing beans. For years, this tea farmer in Murang’a County had been going through his usual routine. He would wake up early, harvest his tea leaves and then wait a whole year for a bonus payment. But two years ago, after doing...

From jobless youth to a successful kienyeji chicken farmer – success story of Onesmus Mutuku Onesmus Mutuku holds two Kuroiler cockerels warmly in his left and right hands as if feeling their weight before he informs a buyer that they would go for Sh1,500 each. The buyer, who had visited his...

1. Get a Soil Test:? ? If you are planting crops you need to educate yourself in soil testing. Many times farmers have great land and soil but plant the wrong crops or don’t fertilize, leading to poor yields. Invest in a soil test, make sure to have the knowledge to read it correctly and get...

Interested potato farmers perhaps you've been wondering what should do with your bumper harvest from potatoes you received this year or may be you're contemplating venturing into potato farming this coming season yet one big worry is sometimes the market become flooded with potatoes hence low...

I said ‘No’ to teaching job for this thriving chicken business. It is feeding time at Elisha Wekoya’s poultry farm . Excited hens make cluck sounds as they fight for the rich chicken meal Wekoya is methodically throwing at them. “If you notice, the birds are making a lot of noise because they...

This you can easily achieve by selecting special flock of say 20 birds to specialize in laying fertile eggs and group them separate with maximum 4 cocks of desired traits. Once you have your eggs which will be maximum of 140 in 1 week, some of the birds will be broody as local poultry get...

Teacher delves into thriving poultry farming Jackbed Njue at her poultry farm in Gachoka, Mbeere South, Embu County. Mwalimu Jackbed Njue, a senior education official in Embu County, rears improved kienyenji (indigenous) chicken farming which are raking in tidy sum every month. “I started this...