AGRIBUSINESS
One family making Sh. 320,000 profit from farming
54-year-old Kenneth Macharia has seen River Thika swell and shrink since 1995 after he bought half-an-acre next to it and established a farm. The...
Former plastic-shoes hawker making Sh. 300,000 from fish farming
Thinking outside the box and patience have worked for Njoro fish farmer Peter Njuguna. He first ventured into fish farming after 12 long years...
Kenya embraces a research programme to drive R&D
Source: scidev
Kenya has embraced the University Research Chairs (URC) programme, a model which has already been adopted by countries such as Canada and South...
Joyce Nyingi: I lost my clerical job, now I make Sh. 350,000 every three months from farming
A black steel gate ushers you into Joyce Nyingi’s 50 by 200 feet compound, which is situated about a kilometer from Kamiti Maximum Prison...
Amos Ndung’u: chicken and rabbits are the backbone of my farm
Amos Ndung’u, the owner of Sigona Rabbit and Poultry Farm, has resisted attempts to follow in the footsteps of his neighbours, who have switched...