Are you looking for the best bulb onion seeds in Kenya? This post will give you a list of the 11 best onion varieties in Kenya for your selection. The summary has each seed’s maturity period, yield per acre and other features. In addition, there is a simplified guide on the factors to consider in…
How do you grow potatoes step by step ? This post explores how you can grow high quality Irish potatoes for international market like the KFC. Besides, it is a guide for how you can double potato yield per acre in Kenya without additional investment. In January 2022, KFC, a multinational high end hotel franchise…
Pumpkins are a nutritious and healthy meal. Its fruits are mature for harvest in 75 to 120 days after seed germination. We give the best pumpkin varieties for cooking and easy to grow in the following list. It shows the maturity time, yield potential (weight, fruit diameter) and other features like best use, tolerance and…
Looking for a fun and educational way to keep your kids busy? How about starting a small vegetable garden right at home? Growing their own vegetables is not only a hands-on way to learn about nature and responsibility, but it also provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to the family’s food supply. Whether you have…
Is managu farming profitable? In this post, we will estimate the costs and profits of growing the managu traditional vegetables or the black nightshade. The analysis is for one acre of land, and uses the cost-benefit (CBA) method for estimates. Managu is one of the most profitable Kienyeji vegetable in Kenya. It has high nutritional,…
Are you a commercial vegetable or horticultural farmer looking to harvest more spinach for extra profits? In this post, we will give you tips for how to grow big spinach and kales vegetables in Kenya. It looks into spinach plants and yields per acre/ 90 per cent of small scale farmers in Kenya plant these…
In this profit analysis, we determine the expected income for spinach farming in Kenya. We use the gross margin analysis method to get total revenues from an average price per Kilogram and total yields per acre. We deduct all costs of production such as the cost of farm inputs and labor to determine the gross…
Is Kale farming in Kenya profitable? In this post, we will use a simple cost and benefit analysis to estimate the money you make as well as the costs, sales and profits of farming sukuma wiki vegetable. The post assumes one acre under open-field and rain fed kale farming. “Sukuma wiki” as kales are commonly…
Are you looking for the best traditional, or African leafy vegetables in Kenya?There is a high and growing demand for Kenya’s indigenous vegetables, or “mboga kienyeji vegetables as they are commonly known. The key ones include amaranth (Terere), spider plant (Sagaa), and African nightshade (managu) among others. They are rich in flavor and are packed…
Are you looking for the best vegetables in a small space like a kitchen garden, sack garden or containers like buckets. You can grow leafy vegetables for their edible leaves. They are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other healthy nutrients. You can consume them when they are cooked , steamed or raw in case…