Get the latest agriculture news, ideas and tips on how to succeed on commercial farming or running a profitable agribusiness such as an agrovet, restaurant or grain miller. You will learn about taxation, accounting, insurance, agribusiness ideas and other issues specific to farmers and agribusiness processors such as grants and loans
Kales popularly known as “Sukuma wiki” kales in Swahili, is the most consumed vegetable in Kenya and Uganda. Almost every family in Kenya enjoy kales served with ugali at least once each week. 90 per cent of small-scale farmers in rural and urban areas grow it for sale. But, how much money can you make…
important toolkit and guides a farmer must have to make your commercial farming more profitable.
Desert locusts invasion in the East African region provides many opportunities. The Schistocerca gregaria is a source of nutritious human food and a raw material for safe animal feeds.
Exotic herbs farming is beneficial in enriching your home dishes. They are also highly profitable if grown for sale in domestic and export market.
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.
In addition to growing crops and rearing animals profitably, this article outlines 10 business ideas in urban farming. The ideas are fit individual, group or company investors. To explore them, we will make two assumptions about the urban agriculture sector; First, urban farming is a complex system with various inputs and outputs. The inputs include…
Creating market linkages is not about going to physical market structures. It involves creating strong networks between producers and consumers.
Managing food waste is a profitable niche in the region. In the article we list the best business ideas you can invest in today. Consider;
In Kenya, 50% of farmed land is prepared using hand-held tools, 30% use animal power (donkeys and oxen) while only 20% use farming machines.Most small scale farmers cannot afford farm machines for production, harvesting and food processing or preservation. The majority being poor, it is costly to buy, hire or lease modern equipment on their…
Are you looking on ways to solve climate change risks such as floods and droughts and make money while at it? You can promote climate smart agriculture (CSA) to mitigate farmers incomes and yields despite facing droughts and flooding. Climate smart agriculture methods include irrigation, growing animal fodder and agroforestry among others. Each of these…