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• Crops

Part-time farming earns Kisii teacher over Sh80,000 a month

3 years ago Reporter

Scholar Kerubo Openda who got a government employment as a primary school teacher in 1997 for a salary of Sh5,800...

3 min read

• Markets

How Kenya- Uganda border small-scale farmers are cutting the cost of transporting their produce across the border

7 years ago Reporter

A man pulling a cart full of goods towards Busia border point. Photo courtesy. Small-scale farmers at Busia, Kenya- Uganda...

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• Crops

An IT consultant finds alternative cash from passion and pawpaw farming

7 years ago Reporter

Margaret Mutheu (left) and her friend tending to their passion crops at Kaewa in Machakos County. Photo courtesy. An Information...

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• Crops

Persistent watermelon farmer rakes over Sh900,000 a season despite losing all at first attempt

7 years ago Reporter

Zachariah Onchuri, a watermelon farmer in Malindi County is earning over Sh90,000 net profit a season from the venture he...

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• Crops

Resilient farmer earns Sh100,000 a month from pawpaw and passion farming after losing Sh446,000 in watermelon

7 years ago Reporter

Margaret Muthew tending to her pawpaw fruits at her Kaewa farm in Machakos County. Photo courtesy. In 2017, Margaret Mutheu...

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• Animals

From brooding chicks in her bedroom to Sh80,000 a month mixed farming venture

8 years ago Reporter

Scholar Kerubo who started farming on part-time in 2000 by brooding chicks in her small bedroom due to lack of...