Man reaps high from 'hoho' farming in Mukangu,Embu.

Meria

Elder Lister
Staff member
Raphael Ngari from Mukangu village,Ruguru Ngandori Ward Embu is making a fortune through farming of capcicum.

Raphael reveals that he got the skills from trainers from Nairobi who were looking for people with greenhouses.

Ngari who started farming in 2012 says that after the first harvest he did not give up and re-invested sh.80,000 from his first harvest to install another greenhouse.
He also said that starting was hard for him due to various challenges such as soil acidity and irrigation which he didn't know how to go about.
"For every two weeks i harvest 300-400kgs with a kilo of hoho going for sh.100 totally to sh.80,000 a month,"Ngari said in an interview adding that he has not been able to meet the market demand yet.
"We have a problem with market currently due to the situation in the country."
Youths have been encouraged to adopt farming as a way of earning income.
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It's Me Scumbag

Elder Lister
In all my years,and having planted capsicum in the past,sijawahi ona pilipili imefungwa kamba kama nyanya. Unless its a breed I didn't know existed.
 

MkukiMoto

Elder Lister
Raphael Ngari from Mukangu village,Ruguru Ngandori Ward Embu is making a fortune through farming of capcicum.
Raphael reveals that he got the skills from trainers from Nairobi who were looking for people with greenhouses.
"We have a problem with market currently due to the situation in the country."
Youths have been encouraged to adopt farming as a way of earning income.
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Mkulima asili kweli !
I like the part about youth and farming.
Young people in rural areas should stop flocking to the cities and urban centres to tarmac.
 
He hasn't claimed it is easy. Indeed he clearly says it has been tough but it has paid off. The problem with Kenyan youth is they don't want to put in the hard work.
We uko nayo?
It costs around 250-300k to construct one, unless you are well up, it's not for the ordinary.
 

ShakaZulu

Lister
if youths with land and reliable source of water can be supported with some form of credit and then be allocated an agricultural extension officer to guide them, we can create employment through horticulture farming
 
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