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 because of the labour requirements of carrying out these management practice in onions that scares farmers or what. But truth […]
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 know how to manage the nursery inorder to have healthy seedlings free of pests and diseases. At the end of
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 hunger and famine was something that happened somewhere else. In my part of the country, a drought that goes for
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 to get anything near Tanzania, our neighbors in terms of onion production. Apart from the government’s role which is crucial
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 fruits or flowers. I answered him to the best of my knowledge and I know he learned something at the
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 need to start farming; how much capital do I need to start farming; how much capital do I need to
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 the crop, as the larva, a catarpillar feeds on the leaves immediately it hatches from the eggs laid on the
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 that are weed free. So if you planning to plant the crop and you already got an irrigation system in
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 mentioning only two farmers who I think I have credible evidence to support and conclude that their livelihoods are at
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 easy acquiring the funds and so instead of waiting for money that might never come, I set off for home
