Vegetable gardens for kids can help urban families to get more foods and incomes. In today’s post, learn how school-going children can start and run a small one from seeding to harvest. It will focus benefits of vegetable gardens for kids and how to make one in recycled containers, eggshells or bottles. Five counties in…
Learn all that you need to know about chemical and organic fertilizers in Kenya including types, brands and prices
Are you looking for the best quality fertilizer for sale in Kenya? This post will give you a list of fertilizer companies in Kenya. They include Yara, MEA and Copia. They are in the business of making and/ or distributing foliar, chemical and organic fertilizer in the region. The fertilizers are fit for planting and…
This article explores the challenges maize farming in Kenya farmers must overcome to make profits. It gives some solutions to mitigate the worst risks at the end of this post. An example is soil testing and crop insurance to deal with the challenges of soil acidity and frequent droughts. You cannot make profits in corn…
Are you looking for the best potato variety in Kenya? To get highest yields and income from growing Irish potatoes at the lowest cost, you need to plant high quality seeds. To help in your potato seed selection, this guide will give you each variety’s yield potential, dry matter content, tuber dormancy and its best…
Is managu farming profitable? In this post, we will estimate the costs and profits of growing the managu traditional vegetables or the black nightshade. The analysis is for one acre of land, and uses the cost-benefit (CBA) method for estimates. Managu is one of the most profitable Kienyeji vegetable in Kenya. It has high nutritional,…
Is maize farming profitable in Kenya? It in this post, we will estimate the money you will spend growing maize on a large or small scale production system. The Common expenses for maize farmers in Kenya include buying certified seeds, fertilizer and labor costs. It will also give you the profits after getting the returns…
Can modern farming systems sustain current and future food needs? The events in the food systems show extreme vulnerabilities in food systems to the growers and consumers. In this post, we look at sustainable agriculture for healthy people, societies and the planet. They include climate change, diseases and pests. There is a need for newer…
While selecting the best vegetables to grow, choose the crop with the most benefits for yields, food and nutrition. One way to get this right is growing a garden plant that you can use its different parts like shoots, fruits and roots. Vine vegetables are a crop you should try this season. In our post,…