This blog tag promotes agriculture as a business venture to make economic profit by the farmer. The tips, guides and ideas help you to transform from subsistence farming to an agribusinesses whose aims are reducing costs, value addition and increasing sales to make extra profits. other areas are record keeping, professional management etc.
Are you looking to rear livestock animals for sale? Consider commercial pig farming for bacon and pork. It is one of the fastest growing agribusiness value chains in Kenya and other East Africa countries of Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Kenya slaughtered an average of o.4 million heads of pig each year between 2016-20. The per…
Are you a herder or rancher looking to increase your cattle farm profits? You can double your earnings through finishing and fattening of beef cattle.
How much money you can make by farming tomato in Kenya.
Are you wondering the amount of money you can make in greenhouse tomato farming in Kenya? In analysis learn how to calculate your profits and costs for growing tomatoes in a standard 30 by 8 green house. Benefits of greenhouse farming In comparison to open cultivation method, Greenhouse farming has following benefits or advantages; –…
Are you looking for the fastest growing fruit trees in Kenya? Kenya is among the largest exporters of fruits and fresh produce in the world. Her fruits like Avocadoes makes her farmers billions of foreign income each year. In this list we will give you 10 most profitable fruits you can grow in your field.…
Is potato farming profitable in Kenya? In this analysis, we will look at the revenues, costs and profits you can get for farming Shangi potato seeds variety for the markets. This gross margin analysis (GMA) uses the cost and benefit analysis to estimate your farm profits. The article concludes with tips to deal with the…
Around 4 million Kenyans work and study in the diaspora. Some of them can be successful investors in the food and agriculture industry back at home. But which are the best ideas they can invest their money, time and effort considering they are absent from the country most times of the year? This article will…
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…
How profitable is mboga kienyeji farming in Kenya? In this post, we estimate the costs and profits of growing managu in English known as the black nightshade. It is a key traditional vegetable for horticulture commercial farmers across the country. The analysis is for one acre of land. It uses the cost-benefit (CBA) formula for…
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…