Guest Features
Farmer Stories from around Kenya and the world, of farmers earning a living through agribusiness.
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Transforming Farming in Semi-Arid Regions with Paper Mulching: The Success Story of Samuel Gachoka Mwaniki
Samuel Gachoka Mwaniki is a Kenyan farmer who has faced numerous challenges over the years but has managed to overcome…
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Kabete Organics: How we do organic farming
I recently had the opportunity to connect with the co-owner of Kabete Organics Farm through social media, specifically Twitter. What…
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Kienyeji chicken farming is the way to go
What best thing would you wish to happen to you in your early 30’s? Well despite the normal expectations with…
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Farmer enjoys honey from Stingless Bee Honey
This weeks success story from Smart Harvest Stanley Imbusi’s grandfather Lumbasio was a traditional medicine man whose trick for curing…
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A plastic fused soil slab that does wonders in fish farming
In a breakthrough development, a team of three students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has successfully engineered…
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You should do this when when your birds are always fighting and pecking
Mr Njenga has been keeping poultry for the last four years. One of the challenges he has constantly faced is…
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Do you know about yams?
Summary Yams need fertile clay soil which should be cultivated well for it to be loose. I normally dig a…
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School drop out earning big from farming
Farming in Kenya is profitable. Geoffrey Walumbe Musungu dropped out of school in Form One when his father died in…
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Profitable farming career after dropping out of school
While many youth in Kenya sink into despair when they are forced to drop out of school, this seemingly grim…
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Farmer opts for Tree Tomato Farming over Tea
SUMMARY Tree Tomato Seedling goes for Ksh 300 It takes a tree tomato 18 months to mature. A kilo of…
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