Steps to Get Plenty of Chicks From 3 Indigenous Hens
Very many people think that for you to be a successful poultry farmer you have to start with a thousand chicken. Don't be fooled. The likes of the late Nelson…
Grafted Hass Avocado Seedlings, First Step to export
As demand for hass avocados grows in Kenya and internationally, there is no short cut for farmers seeking the best market and prices. Farmers must get it right first from…
Common Q&A Faced By Passion Fruit Farming in Kenya
Over the last few weeks passion fruit farming in Kenya have been asking questions about their crop. Why are the flowers of my crop falling over? Why are the leaves…
HOW a farmer in Kayole – Nairobi is making profits from pig farming – Success Story of Muhoro Mwai
By Malachi Motano Farmers Trend visits Muhoro Mwai in his 25 by 60ft plot where he keeps 140 pigs that include boars, sows and piglets in the atempts to learn…
Agriculture firms in Kenya tap to gain the benefit of Internet of Things (IoT)
Agriculturalists have a lot to gain from embracing the Internet of Things (IoT). Through this technology, many physical devices used in the agricultural value chain are equipped to communicate factors…
Graduate Youth Makes A Half A Million Business Venture From Cassava Roots in Kisumu – Success story of Alex Ombuto
By Malachi Motano Farmers Trend meets Alex Ombuto 39, a graduate from Kisumu Polytechnic as an electrical engineer. Like any graduate, he had expected to secure a job upon completing…
Basic Ways to Last in Farming as a Business in Kenya
Unless you know and apply some basic principles, you cannot last in any business including farming. There is no point in going into any business if we cannot do what…
The most critical and sensitive stage during a dairy cows life
The transition period, three weeks prior to and three weeks after calving, is a very sensitive period for the dairy cow, making transition cow management important for the outcome of…
