Mr Rotich says that because of this, his tomatoes are so tasty that buyers often scramble for them at the market. From the tomatoes, he banks Sh27,500. He sells a crate for Sh2,500.
Mr Rotich also rears 250 quails. He constructed a modern chicken structure for them where eggs can be easily collected daily. In this venture, he pockets Sh7,000 daily, selling each egg at Sh35.
Arrow roots and strawberries are another part of the farm project, these covering about half an acre. Quail droppings and excess biogas waste are used for fertiliser here. Mr Rotich harvests between 50 and 70 pallets of strawberries daily, selling each at Sh150, making Sh10,500 in total.
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The arrow roots on the other hand fetch him over Sh5,000. He believes that this crop holds more promise in the future because it is rapidly displacing bread on breakfast tables in urban areas.
Mushrooms are Mr Rotich’s other crop of choice, out of which he makes Sh70,000 daily, as well as compost which fetches varying amounts.
His gross total from all units comes to about Sh120,000 and taking out the price of farming inputs and labour of Sh30,000, adds up to him raking in Sh90,000 on an average day.