Understand how to budget and estimate your farming income and expenses to allocate funds for inputs, labor, loan repayments for quality animal and crop production.
Use the Gross Margin analysis (GMA) results for tips, guides and ideas to reduce costs, and increase sales to make extra profits. Finally, learn which farm records to keep per crop or aimal reared for future decision making.
Mushroom farming in Kenya is one of the most profitable agribusiness ideas today. Its growth is driven by its low space requirements, high market demand, and potential for significant profits. Mushroom production in Kenya currently stands at about 500 tonnes annually, with a significant portion being button mushrooms. Despite this, the country faces a substantial…
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 a young woman entrepreneur looking for the best agribusiness idea? 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 funds. To solve the above challenges; individuals, groups and NGOs usually promote the most feasible ideas…
Are you wondering how profitable is broilers farming in Kenya? In this blog post, we detail the costs and the profits you will get for raising 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 chickens chicken for white meat Broiler chicken farming is one very profitable farming if you do it correctly. Numbers suggest that the domestic per…
Get the most accurate cost of rearing 100 layers in Kenya. Besides get the cost of feed, vaccination, labor for a 200, 500 or 1000 layers chicken farm in Kenya
As a newbie or an expert in organic farming? This guide has 8 steps you can follow to start or expand an organic farm for extra profits and lasting reputation.
Agriculture marketing is the key challenge for smallholder farmers in Kenya As a result, farmers profits are low while the post-harvest food losses are high. Farmers lack access to markets, buyers, demand and prices. Their investments in transport and processing are low. They act individually, limiting their bargaining power and influence in the market. They end up relying on…
How can grain farmers, traders and consumers reduce food losses to pests and bad weather? Explore 3 cheap ideas. These are hermetic bags, airtight containers, metallic and plastic hermetic silos. You will also limit the use of toxic pesticides and preservatives
Learn tips of saving money from high price volatilities for fresh agricultural products such as tomatoes, milk or maize whether you are a consumer, food trader or a farmer.
How can a farmer make extra money? By practicing agribusiness; this is professionally treating agriculture as a commercial venture beyond growing crops and raising animals. Mitigate risks and diversify operations for sustainability and survival.