Pig farming: quality breeds first step
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
Tree planting: I doubled my age
The COP26 conference in Glasgow, UK is currently ongoing, world leaders, national delegates, climate warriors, activists, interested partners, and other interest groups such as the youth are meeting to see a way forward in regard… Tree planting: I doubled my age
Cassava: solution to food insecurity in Kenya
Let me tell you a story about my experience with cassavas, undoubtedly one of the most underrated crop in Kenya. I grew up in Busia which is one of the counties where cassavas is largely… Cassava: solution to food insecurity in Kenya
Farmers Worry: unpredictable weather
Do you know what my neighbors call me nowadays? The Weather Man. They call me that not because I’m a meteorologist by profession or anything but because I sometimes inform them about the weather, the… Farmers Worry: unpredictable weather
Birds — biggest threat to soya farmers
Well, we all know how soya has become one of the most grown crop recently, thanks to livestock farmers. Soya is one of the main ingredients in most commercial animal feeds hence a crucial crop… Birds — biggest threat to soya farmers
Feeding orphaned rabbits
If you are following Money in Agribusiness on Twitter, then you might have seen one of my tweets about my plight with my rabbits only four days after sharing the exciting video of me helping… Feeding orphaned rabbits
Management of Orphaned Piglets
In the events of the untimely death of a lactating sow, any farmer would be devastated and most, especially first-time pig farmers would be left confused and not knowing what to do. After farrowing down… Management of Orphaned Piglets
Unethical farming practices: “I give my pigs ARVs”
This is exactly what one pig farmer revealed to me as I sweet-talked her trying to get a pig feeding formula out of her. Well, this is what I’ve been upto since the beginning of… Unethical farming practices: “I give my pigs ARVs”
Busia Dairy Farmers: learn silage making
Sometimes I get pissed at farmers in this region for not taking dairy farming as serious as farmers in other regions in this country. And I don’t know whether to think of it merely as… Busia Dairy Farmers: learn silage making
Pig farming: the next project
About eight months ago, June 14th on Sunday finalized on my business plan from back in Nairobi, having done a comprehensive analysis of every project on the plan I proudly referred (still do) to as… Pig farming: the next project