Thinning and gapping is a routine farm management practice that’s crucial in having a healthy crop that can result in a good yield. Unfortunately most farmers overlook it, especially onion farmers.I don’t know if it’s… Onion farm management: don’t forget thinning and gapping
The previous week I had tackled the topic of how to prepare an onion nursery, step by step. And I had promised to continue next time with the management of the nursery. It’s vital to… Onion Farming: management of nursery
Growing up in Western Kenya I only heard of droughts from the radio and saw it on TV but to be honest, I had never experienced it. Back then people and livestock dying because of… How pastoralist communities can avoid losses during droughts
As many people delve into farming as a business to earn a living, more and more of them are becoming interested in onion farming which quite lucrative. And this interest is good if Kenya is… Onion Nursery Preparation Steps
The other day I tweeted about pruning and maintaining a certain number of tomatoes per bunch and a certain young man asked me why. He was especially interested in why one should bother removing extra… Importance of pruning tomatoes
Doing this post for the benefit of those people who are daily enquiring about agribusiness. My Twitter inbox is full of questions like: how do I join agribusiness (like it’s a club); what do I… All you need to know before getting into agribusiness
Tuta absoluta, or commonly leaf miner has proved to be one of the most destructive tomato pest causing up to 100% crop loss if not effectively controlled. Infestation can occur through the entire cycle of… Cheap ways of controlling Tuta in tomatoes
If you’ve ever planted coriander then you know it’s a one crop that definitely requires a lot of water. It’s a crop that would demand very little of a farmer except water and good soils… Planting coriander (dania) with drip irrigation
I know there are many farmers out there who are already struggling to put food on the table because of the many challenges the world is facing today. But today, in this post, I’ll be… Farmers whose livelihoods are threatened
Back in Nairobi city I had a dream. I wanted to put up a piggery back at home in Busia county. I put my dream on paper, as I hustled for funds. But it wasn’t… Pig farming: quality breeds first step