Is Herbs farming in Kenya really profitable in 2025?
This post outlines 12 herbs and spices you can grow in Kenya for food and cash. They include rosemary, chia, basil, thyme, tarragon, chives, Moringa dill etc.
Year: 2019
Best Agriculture Business Ideas for the youth in Africa
How can a farmer make extra money? By practicing agribusiness; this is professionally treating agriculture as a commercial venture beyond growing crops and raising animals. Mitigate risks and diversify operations for sustainability and survival.
10 best Agribusiness ideas in urban farming
In addition to growing crops and rearing animals profitably, this article outlines 10 business ideas in urban farming. The ideas are fit individual, group or company investors. To explore them, we will make two assumptions about the urban agriculture sector; First, urban farming is a complex system with various inputs and outputs. The inputs include…
How to be successful in profitable urban farming
Are you searching for the secrets of running a thriving kitchen garden? Your dream of that lush garden brimming with vibrant vegetables, fragrant herbs, and juicy fruits is a true dream for millions of urban farmers like you. You can do it on a sprawling backyard, balcony or just a sunny windowsill. Honestly, to enjoy…
9 best solutions to the challenges in Urban farming
Urban farming has many social, economic and health benefits. Unfortunately, it faces many challenges that limit its full production and marketing potential. As a result, its not priority area in urban and city planning. In many countries in Africa and Asia its treated as a neglected survival mechanism for the urban poor populations. In this…
Why You should Consider Urban Farming in 2024
Urban farming has many benefits to individuals, communities and companies. As an urbanite, you can grow vegetables and fruits right in boxes placed on your backyard. You can raise small livestock such as goats, rabbits and chicken for meat, milk and egg production. You can use these for self-consumption and sell the extra. This is…
What is Urban Farming? See how easily you can start
This post focusses on what is urban farming and types of urban agriculture like vertical and zero-acreage farming to show how you can do it as an individual or a group. 30.8 per cent (14.7 million people) of Kenyans live in towns according to the 2019 census results by KNBS. Between the years 2030–2040, the…
7 Innovative Ways To Solve Agriculture Marketing Problem In Kenya
Creating market linkages is not about going to physical market structures. It involves creating strong networks between producers and consumers.
18 best business ideas in food processing and value addition
Managing food waste is a profitable niche in the region. In the article we list the best business ideas you can invest in today. Consider;
How to make money providing agriculture machines in Kenya
Can the low use of agriculture machines across Africa be a profitable business idea for you? The adoption of mechanization in agriculture can boost farmers’ yields and profits along with time and cost savings. However, poverty makes it economically unfeasible for many small-scale farmers to purchase, hire, or lease expensive equipment independently The solution is…
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