Unlocking Success in African Food and Crop Farming: From Soil Health and Seed Selection to Crop Care, Harvesting, and Value Addition. Whether it’s Horticulture, Cash Crops, Fruits, Vegetables, Cereals, Legumes, or Herbs, for Both Commercial and Food Production, We’ve Got You Covered
Are you looking for certified rice seeds to grow on your farm? This post will give you a list of the top 17 rice varieties in Kenya. We will classify them into 3 recommended growing areas; irrigated lowland, rainfed lowland, and the rainfed upland varieties. According to the KEPHIS National Rice Variety List, there were…
Are you looking for the best garlic types to grow in Kenya? In this post, learn the best garlic varieties to grow in Kenya. You will learn about the softneck, hardneck, and elephant cultivars that are suitable for giving you high yields. For your choice, the guide has the maturity period and yield per variety. …
Are you searching for the best sweet potato seeds for sale in Kenya? Also known as “Ngwaci” or “Viazi tamu” in local dialects, the tuber vegetable is a popular crop in Kenya. It is grown for its nutritional tubers, planting seeds or animal fodder. If you want the best yields, you have to grow…
Are you looking for the best flowers to grow in Kenya? In this post, we will give you the 15 best types of flowers among farmers, exporters and florists. As the largest blooms producer in Africa, Kenya is known for her international flower delivery to high-end markets in the USA, EU and Asian Countries. In…
Are you looking to invest in a money making flower farm in Kenya? This free guide gives you 7 simple steps to ornamental flower farming in Kenya for export. The steps are; conducting a market research, developing a business plan, secure financing, acquire land and equipment, hire skilled labour, obtain necessary licenses and permits, implement…
Good soil quality is basic for high crop yields, performance and profitability. To determine soil health, you need a soil test. This will help you to determine its type, PH (acidity or alkalinity value), organic matter content, drainage, texture, mineral composition and texture. Besides, a soil testing or analysis is beneficial in detecting soil contamination…
Are you looking to increase your crop harvests? Soil testing and use of agricultural lime to reduce soil acidity might be your answer. According to recent studies, 13% of soils in Kenya’s and 29% in the sub-Saharan Africa[i] are acidic. In this post, you will learn about soil acidity in Kenya, soil testing benefits and…
Are you looking for the high quality seeds in Kenya? Crop species, animal breed and specific cultivar variety is an important pre-investment farming decision. But, its not an easy choice when you are deciding among tens of alternatives. So how should you do it? In this post, we will give you a 5 steps guide…
In this seeds selectiom guide, explore the best dessert (ripe) and plantain (cooking) banana varieties in Kenya and Uganda and the top factors to consider when choosing them.
Are you searching the best wheat variety to grow in Kenya? This post will give you a list of the latest released wheat seeds. Whether you want higher harvests, income or a cheap cost of production, you will find this guide useful. We will give each variety’s maturity period, optimal production range and grain yield…