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...
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,...
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.
