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I Quit a Lucrative Banking Career to Farm Mushrooms

March 17, 2021 0 Comments

2020 was a trying year that broke the resilience of many as they lost their jobs and sources of livelihood. For most people in...

Crops, Individual

Watermelon Farming, My Multimillion Venture

February 28, 2021 0 Comments

My journey to happiness through watermelon farming when I travelled to Kitui. Not for any ritual purposes, but to get some ‘Kilimo’ insights from my...

Individual, Rabbit Farming

22-Year-Old Making a Killing in Hybrid Rabbit Farming

February 8, 2021 1 Comments

A young man from Kaharati area of Murang'a south sub county has turned to rabbit farming after realizing more returns from the venture.  Benjamin Gathii, 22, opted to try rearing...

Individual, Women in Agriculture

How 25-Year-Old is Transforming Desert Land to Food Farms

February 3, 2021 0 Comments

8 years ago, Kenyans came together in the most humbling campaign to save humanity by providing food for Kenyans suffering and dying from hunger in the Northern parts...

Crops, Farming, Individual, Profiles

Find Out How a Laikipa Farmer is Making A Fortune in Rare Fruits Farming

January 23, 2021 0 Comments

Tucked in the semi-arid plains of Ngobit village in Laikipia County characterized by long dry spells and scorching heat, lies a lush green orchard of one farmer Peter Wambugu christened 'Wambugu Apples...

Crops, Farming, Individual, Profiles

Organic Coffee Farming Earns Kirinyaga Farmer a Fortune 

December 29, 2020 0 Comments

Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County are increasingly embracing organic coffee farming which has proved resistant to diseases.  In the recent past, farmers have been complaining of huge...

Individual, News, Profiles

Biogas Production Relieves Farmer In Kirinyaga County

May 22, 2020 1 Comments

For Joseph Ngari andhis neighbour Mary Wambui, life has never been the same since they discoveredbio-gas technology last year.“I have seen greatchange within my...

Individual, Technological Advancement

Taking Up Soil Less Farming Technology

March 9, 2020 3 Comments

Advancementin technology has led farmers to adapt to new agricultural practices away fromthe conventional soil planting, to not using soil at all. PeterChege, CEO...