Some types of farming may only need a quarter acre of land to get started. From there, you can expand or add in new crops to diversify your farm.
By Mohamud Ahmed Jama-
1.Lettuce
Lettuce farming in Kenya is one of the popular vegetable in our country and around the world due to its high nutritional value. It is considered superior because it is high in vitamin C and dietary fibre. One head of Lettuce broccoli goes at Sh70 to Sh100. On a good month you can make Sh100,000 to Sh150,000 profit from Lettuce farming.
2.Mushroom farming
Mushroom farming is not very old in Kenya. Cultivation used to be a complex affair but things have been made way simpler for farmers from the numerous research, training, and workshops. There have also been workarounds in the process and introduction of more tolerant varieties like Oyster mushrooms. They do not require a huge piece of land compared to other crops. A quarter acre of land is enough to have an incubation house and a cropping house.
You can make use of the vertical space too since mushrooms don’t grow tall. If you have 1000 bags in one cropping room, you can get close to 2 tons of button mushrooms going at an average of Ksh600/kg. This translates to about Ksh1.2 million. Mushrooms are sold to supermarkets, hotels and households. Recently there has been demand coming from Uganda. The demand is big at 1200 tons a year according to NAFIS where only half of it is met. Dominance is by large scale producers mainly exporting. With proper marketing this is one profitable venture and you’ll require less capital in comparison to others.
3.Dania
Dania is very easy to grow and it’s in great demand at the moment in Kenya. It contains protein, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It helps reduce coughs, skin disorders, diarrhea, cholesterol and high blood pressure.
It will cost you around Ksh. 1,000 on seeds per plot of almost an acre of land to fully obtain maximum yield and a bit of intensive labor especially during planting and harvesting. An acre of coriander farm can give you a Ksh. 40,000 monthly as long as you take care of your plants. By taking care implies avoiding fertilizer and strictly going green with manure for strong vigor. No spraying of chemicals is needed.
4.Garlic farming
Garlic farming in Kenya is a high value horticultural crop. It is part of the onion family. Garlic is loved for its flavor in food and health benefits. It does well in its optimum conditions and good care. Garlic takes about 6 months to harvest. Garlic requires adequate skills, training and good research to be successful. You’ll need to understand the local varieties, get certified seeds, good soil and best environment. Growing organic garlic is preferred especially for the export market.
5.Fish farming
Kenyans used to depend on the lakes and rivers for fish, but not anymore. Commercial fish farming has taken off and this time fish are reared in ponds. The African cat fish, nile tilapia and the rainbow trout are very popular. It is not hard to start a fish farm if you have the right information. You can have 100 meter square ponds fit in a quarter acre land for breeding. The main costs in fish farming are; labor, polythene, feeds and the fingerlings.
The ponds can also be made of fibre, concrete and plastic but these will cost more. You need to consider; climate, suitable land, fish species, pond design, feeds and the market. The demand for fish has been going up with more people consuming white meat locally. Fish sells for about Ksh500/kg and for ¼ an acre you can have a few thousands of them. The cat fish is fast growing and can weigh over 15kgs. Tilapia can be harvested when they weigh 250g. By use of modern fish farming techniques, production can be maximized.
6.Poultry Farming
Poultry involves keeping of chicken, which can be; Indigenous (kienyeji), layers, or broilers. Improved indigenous breeds are also available to farmers. Other birds can also be reared like quail and guinea fowl but chicken is more popular in Kenya taking 98%. Chicken eggs are consumed more than meat in Kenya. Chicken meat has hotels as their biggest market.
The appropriate structures can fit in a ¼ acre and make a profitable business. Make sure the housing is up to recommended standards. There is a need to focus on marketing your produce by targeting large hotels, supermarkets, schools, export, etc. The indigenous (kienyeji) chicken can be sold for around Ksh1000 in the market. When doing poultry farming, attention to details and proper knowledge is a must for a successful venture.
7.Passion fruit farming
Passion fruit farming in Kenya is one of the biggest fruit exports by Kenya. The local market demand is also quite high. They are consumed fresh or the pulp is used for making juice and other products e.g. yoghurt. There are two popular types in Kenya; the purple variety which grows in high altitudes and the yellow variety which has higher yields and is disease resistant.
Passion fruit farming has become popular in Kenya, for example the North rift farmers are moving away from maize to passion which has better returns, cheaper to maintain and ready market going as far as Uganda. The passion plant is a climber; this means there can be creative ways of maximizing on the little space you have.
7-da ganacsi ee ugu faa'iido badan ee beeraha Kenya oo ku yaal ¼ acre oo dhul ah.
Noocyada beeraha qaarkood ayaa laga yaabaa inay u baahdaan kaliya rubuc acre oo dhul ah si ay u bilaabaan. Halkaa, waxaad ku kordhin kartaa ama ku dari kartaa dalagyo cusub si aad u kala duwanaato beertaada.
1.Sabar
Beerashada salaar ee dalka Kenya ayaa ka mid ah khudaarta caanka ka ah dalkeena iyo guud ahaan caalamka iyadoo ay ugu wacan tahay qiimaha nafaqo ee ay leedahay. Waxaa loo arkaa inay ka sarreyso sababtoo ah waxaa ku badan fitamiin C iyo fibre-cunto. Hal madax oo broccoli salaar ah ayaa ku socda Sh70 ilaa Sh100. Bil wanaagsan waxaad ka faa'iidaysan kartaa 100,000 ilaa 150,000 Sh.
2. beerashada likaha
Beerashada likaha aad uguma da'weyn Kenya. Beeralayda waxa ay ahaan jirtay arin adag laakiin waxyabaha ayaa beeralayda looga dhigay si fudud cilmi baadhisyo, tababaro iyo aqoon iswaydaarsi. Waxa kale oo jiray hab-socodka iyo soo bandhigida noocyo badan oo dulqaad leh sida boqoshaada Oyster. Uma baahna dhul aad u weyn marka loo eego dalagyada kale. Rubuc acre oo dhul ah ayaa ku filan in uu yeesho guri beeralay ah iyo guri dalag ah.
Waxaad sidoo kale isticmaali kartaa booska tooska ah maadaama boqoshadu aysan dherer lahayn. Haddii aad ku haysato 1000 bacood hal qol beero, waxaad ku dhowaan kartaa 2 tan oo boqoshaada badhanka ah oo ku socda celcelis ahaan Ksh600/kg. Tani waxay u tarjumaysaa ilaa Ksh1.2 milyan. Mushrooms waxaa lagu iibiyaa dukaamada waaweyn, hoteelada iyo guryaha. Dhawaan waxaa jiray dalab uga imaanayay Uganda. Baahida ayaa ah mid aad u weyn oo ah 1200 oo tan sanadkii marka loo eego NAFIS oo kala badh kaliya la daboolo. Xukunka waa wax-soosaarayaal baaxad leh oo inta badan dhoofiya. Suuqgeynta saxda ah tani waa hal ganacsi oo faa'iido leh waxaadna u baahan doontaa raasamaal yar marka loo eego kuwa kale.
3.Dania
Dania aad ayay u fududahay in la koro oo baahi weyn ayaa looga baahan yahay xilligan Kenya. Waxay ka kooban tahay borotiin, fiitamiinno, macdan iyo karbohaydraytyo. Waxay kaa caawinaysaa yaraynta qufaca, xanuunada maqaarka, shubanka, kolestaroolka iyo dhiig karka.
Waxay kugu kici doontaa ilaa Ksh. 1,000 iniin ah goob kasta oo ku dhawaad hektar ah oo dhul ah si loo helo wax-soo-saarka ugu badan iyo xoogaa shaqo degdeg ah gaar ahaan xilliga beerista iyo goosashada. Hektar beer ah oo koryander ah ayaa ku siin kara Ksh. 40,000 bishiiba inta aad daryeesho dhirtaada. Daryeel la'aanta waxa ay ka dhigan tahay in laga fogaado bacriminta iyo in si adag loo cagaaro digada si loo helo firfircooni xooggan. Looma baahna buufin kiimiko ah.
4.Beerashada Toonta
Beerashada Toonta ee Kenya waa dalag-dalagyo qiimo sare leh. Waa qayb ka mid ah qoyska basasha. Toonta waxaa loo jecel yahay dhadhankeeda cuntada iyo faa'iidooyinka caafimaadka. Waxay si fiican ugu shaqeysaa xaaladdeeda ugu wanaagsan iyo daryeelka wanaagsan. Toontu waxay qaadataa ilaa 6 bilood in la goosto. Toontu waxay u baahan tahay xirfado ku filan, tababar iyo cilmi baadhis wanaagsan si loo guulaysto. Waxaad u baahan doontaa inaad fahamto noocyada maxalliga ah, inaad hesho iniin shahaadeysan, ciid wanaagsan iyo deegaanka ugu fiican. Koritaanka toonta dabiiciga ah ayaa doorbidaya gaar ahaan suuqa dhoofinta.
5. beerashada kalluunka
Keenyaanku waxay ku tiirsanaan jireen harooyinka iyo webiyada kalluunka, laakiin hadda kuma tiirsana. Dhaqashada kalluunka ee ganacsiga ayaa bilowday waxaana markan kalluunka lagu dhaqdaa balliyo. Kalluunka bisadaha Afrika, niilka tilapia iyo tufaaxyada qaanso-roobaadka ayaa aad loo jecel yahay. Ma adka in la bilaabo beer kalluun haddii aad hayso xog sax ah. Waxaad yeelan kartaa balliyo labajibbaaran oo 100 mitir ah oo ku habboon dhul rubuc acre ah oo taranta ah. Kharashka ugu badan ee dhaqashada kalluunka waa; foosha, polyethylene, quudinta iyo faraha faraha.
Balliyada sidoo kale waxaa laga samayn karaa fiber, shub iyo balaastik laakiin kuwani waxay ku kacayaan kharash badan. Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad tixgeliso; cimilada, dhulka ku haboon, noocyada kalluunka, design balliga, quudinta iyo suuqa. Baahida kalluunka ayaa kor u kacday iyadoo dad badan ay cuneen hilibka cad ee gudaha. Kalluunka waxa lagu iibiyaa ilaa Ksh500/kg iyo ¼ acre waxaad heli kartaa dhawr kun oo ka mid ah. Kalluunka bisadu si degdeg ah ayuu u korayaa wuxuuna miisaankiisu ka badnaan karaa 15kg. Tilapia waxaa la goosan karaa marka miisaankoodu yahay 250g. Isticmaalka farsamooyinka beeraha kalluunka ee casriga ah, wax soo saarka waa la kordhin karaa.
6.Beerashada digaaga
Digaagga waxaa ka mid ah ilaalinta digaagga, taas oo noqon karta; Indigenous (kienyeji), lakabyo, ama broilers. Noocyada wadaniga ah ee la hagaajiyay ayaa sidoo kale diyaar u ah beeralayda. Shimbiraha kale waxaa sidoo kale lagu dhaqi karaa sida digaagduur iyo shimbiraha guinea, laakiin digaagga ayaa caan ku ah Kenya oo qaata 98%. Ukunta digaaga ayaa laga cunaa in ka badan hilibka gudaha Kenya. Hilibka digaaga ayaa hudheelo ku leh suuqa ugu weyn.
Dhismayaasha ku habboon waxay ku habboonaan karaan ¼ acre waxayna samayn karaan ganacsi faa'iido leh. Hubi in gurigu yahay ilaa heerar lagu taliyey. Waxaa jirta baahi loo qabo in diiradda la saaro suuqgeynta wax soo saarkaaga iyadoo lala beegsanayo hoteellada waaweyn, suuqyada waaweyn, dugsiyada, dhoofinta, iwm. Digaagga asaliga ah (kienyeji) waxaa lagu iibin karaa ilaa Ksh1000 suuqa Marka la samaynayo dhaqashada digaaga, fiiro gaar ah u leh faahfaahinta iyo aqoonta saxda ah waa lama huraan si ganacsi guul leh.
7. Beerista miraha xiisaha leh
Beerashada miraha xamaasadda leh ee Kenya waa mid ka mid ah khudaarta ugu weyn ee ay Kenya dhoofiso. Baahida suuqa maxaliga ah ayaa sidoo kale aad u sareysa. Waxa la wada cunaa cusub ama saxarka waxa loo isticmaalaa samaynta casiirka iyo alaabta kale sida; yogurt. Waxaa jira laba nooc oo caan ka ah Kenya; Kala duwanaanshaha guduudan ee ka baxa joogga sare iyo jaalaha kala duwan oo leh waxsoosaar sare oo u adkaysta cudurada.
Beeralayda xamaasadda leh ayaa caan ka noqotay Kenya, tusaale ahaan beeralayda woqooyiga waxay ka guurayaan galleyda oo waxay u guureen xamaasad taas oo soo celin wanaagsan leh, oo ka jaban in la joogteeyo oo diyaar u ah suuq u socda ilaa Uganda. Geedka xamaasaddu waa fuule; tani waxay la macno tahay inay jiri karaan habab hal abuur leh oo aad ugu kordhin karto booska yar ee aad haysato.
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