Unlocking Success in African Food and Crop Farming: From Soil Health and Seed Selection to Crop Care, Harvesting, and Value Addition. Whether it’s Horticulture, Cash Crops, Fruits, Vegetables, Cereals, Legumes, or Herbs, for Both Commercial and Food Production, We’ve Got You Covered
Good soil quality is basic for high crop yields, performance and profitability. To determine soil health, you need a soil test. This will help you to determine its type, PH (acidity or alkalinity value), organic matter content, drainage, texture, mineral composition and texture. Besides, a soil testing or analysis is beneficial in detecting soil contamination…
Are you looking to increase your crop harvests? Soil testing and use of agricultural lime to reduce soil acidity might be your answer. According to recent studies, 13% of soils in Kenya’s and 29% in the sub-Saharan Africa[i] are acidic. In this post, you will learn about soil acidity in Kenya, soil testing benefits and…
Are you looking for the high quality seeds in Kenya? Crop species, animal breed and specific cultivar variety is an important pre-investment farming decision. But, its not an easy choice when you are deciding among tens of alternatives. So how should you do it? In this post, we will give you a 5 steps guide…
In this seeds selectiom guide, explore the best dessert (ripe) and plantain (cooking) banana varieties in Kenya and Uganda and the top factors to consider when choosing them.
Are you searching the best wheat variety to grow in Kenya? This post will give you a list of the latest released wheat seeds. Whether you want higher harvests, income or a cheap cost of production, you will find this guide useful. We will give each variety’s maturity period, optimal production range and grain yield…
Kenya has over 40 avocado varieties. The best commercial types that are grown for sale of their fruits are the Hass (export market) and Fuerte (processing). Other popular avocado varieties in Kenya are the Keitt, Reed, Booth 8, Simmonds, Pinkerton, Nabal, Puebla, Tonnage, Ettinger, Hayes, G6 and G7 among others. This post will compare the key features of the most common varieties for you.
Are you looking for the best grass for landscaping in Kenya? Choosing the right lawn grass for your property can be a challenge. There are over 20 types of lawn grass in Kenya you can choose from. To select the best, there are many factors to consider and needs. In this post, we will explore the…
In this guide post, we’ll analyze the best hybrid, f1 watermelon varieties in Kenya, including Sukari F1, Anita F1, Sugar baby, crimson sweet, charkeston gray and Zuri F1.
In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most popular mango varieties in Kenya, including Haden, Kent, Sabre, Keitt, Peach mango, and Tommy Atkins.
A list of 10 best tomatoes to grow in Kenya. They are in 3 categories; open field, greenhouse and cherry tomato varieties e.g Kilele F1, Anna F1, Tylka F1 etc. They are both open pollinated and Hybrid (F1) types.