When you hear about an open-air food market, you think of a dirty and congested place. However, the latest trends in this sector are making of ultra-modern facilities. An example is the Kikuyu market. It...
The farming process has many risks. The worst is climate change and its effects. Prolonged drought, unreliable rainfall or floods can wipe your crops in a day. Other general threats include theft and fire that...
Kenya has robust farmer associations from grassroots to national levels. Locally, they have village self-help or farmer groups. They use them to bargain for better prices and terms with suppliers and buyers. At higher levels,...
In a normal school calendar, learners would be in their second week of August holidays. Today, students in Kenya are on their sixth month of zero structured learning. It is a similar scenario in over...
In this post, we give a list of the ongoing agricultural development and food security projects in Kenya. Where possible, we have a highlight of the projects’ intended objectives, contacts and target counties.
Can you make money in agriculture? Money follows solutions, Africa faces many food security and agriculture challenges. The most profitable agribusiness ideas is offering sustainable solutions to them by youth, investors and companies. you can.
January 1st, 2021 is a historical date for Africa. It is the start date for trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Its Overall aim is to create a common market for...
How can young women invest in profitable farming? Unlike men, ladies in most African societies lack equal access to these opportunities. They do not have rights to own and control resources like land, capital and...
Are you a starter or an expanding chicken keeper looking at how to make more profits? Poultry farming is easy to start and profitable as shown in following profit analysis results for layer and broiler...
How profitable is Indigenous Chicken farming in Kenya Indigenous chicken farming is the most feasible in Kenya. Its meat and eggs have higher retail prices compared to exotic products. Besides, the cost of producing them...
The domestic per capita consumption of poultry meat is 0.6 kilogram per person each year In Kenya. Its gross demand is over 35,000 tons annually. There are 2.91 million broiler chickens in Kenya, according to...
Kenya has an estimated population of 5.58 million layers according to the 2019 census results. Together with the indigenous chicken, they supply 1.6 billion eggs per year according to the FAOSTAT, 2019. In terms of...
Access a detailed analysis on revenue, costs and profits for rearing 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 indigenous chicken, layers or broilers chicken in Kenya under an intensive production system.
To run a profitable business, keep and use its records. It is a must for all the agro-based firms like farms, input shops and traders like a cafeteria, cooperatives and transporters. You must use the...
Do you rear cattle, goats or camels for milk? The article has different cheap milk coolers fit for you. You will add farm profits and cut food wastage
Aphids cause farmers a lot of financial and yield loss. You can control and prevent their outbreak in your land by observing hygienic gardening practices (GAPS) like precise irrigation. There are various natural methods and products for their control like the neem oil, diatomaceous earth or washing them off with clean water as outlined
