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The popular sweet potato is well known for its great source of fibre, vitamins and minerals such as beta-carotene that acts as powerful anti-oxidants in the human body. According to Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro), sweet potato has a number of varieties for both food and feed. Kalro orange fleshed sweet potato are for commercialization, income generation and health improvement. Sweet potato varieties vary depending on their flesh colour, maturity time and recommended growing areas. Some of the common varieties are Kenspot 1, Kenspot 5, Kabode, Vitaa and Mugande according to Kalro. Festus Omogi grows sweet potatoes on his farm in Siaya County and shares vital lessons. Land preparation Choose an area in full sun, till the land and add compost manure to make it fluffy. “You can plant on a flat land or make ridges, let the land warm up before planting,” says Omogi. Propagation He says sweet potatoes can be propagated from cuttings

With agriculture being Kenya's backbone, investing in agribusiness is a profitable business. Animal feeds business is the booming business in the suburbs. Many people rely on agriculture for livelihood in Kenya. Among the animals reared in Kenya include cows, goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks and rabbits. If you are planning to start an animal feeds business, we will take you through the process. Carry out a Feasibility Study Before venturing into the animal feeds business, you need to do a feasibility study. It will help you determine if the business is viable. It also makes it easy to write a business plan. When carrying out a feasibility study, identify the most reared animals. Then you can stock more of their feeds. Also, consider the number of businesses that sell animal feeds within the locality. This will help you determine the level of competition in the market. It is not advisable to start a business where the competition is high. Write Animal

Dear entrepreneurs, with real estate sector, now thriving, building materials such as sand, ballast, and building stones are in great demand. Everywhere buildings are coming up as people build their homes and housing companies build estates. You can start supplying stones, sand, and ballast to these projects and be part of this real estate boom. The model is simple, it involves buying and transporting these materials in order to those building houses. I will mainly concentrate on those around Nairobi and environs and on the sand, building stones and ballast, though there are many other materials you can supply. Equipment The only equipment needed for this business is a well-maintained lorry of good capacity. Many banks such as NIC Bank specialize in asset finance and can advance you some money towards the purchase of a lorry for this business. Other banks can also advance you loans as long as you meet their terms and conditions. At the moment, Kenya Commercial

You can start this business with just Shs 15,000. This is just enough to buy you single bags of some of the hot selling cereals in the market like beans, rice, maize and green grams. Legal requirements Single business permit, fire extinguisher. You might be required to have medical certificate. Some of the equipment required: 1 Storage bags 2 Weighing scale 3 Measuring containers 4 Tags to show name and cost of cereals 5 Packaging materials 6 Sieve 7 Wooden pallette How to get started 1. Identify a supplier. We have suppliers in places like Nyamakima in Nairobi. As the business grows, try to avoid middlemen and source directly from farmers. Go to rural areas and strike good deals with farmers. 2. As you do your research, compare prices from different suppliers and source from the ones selling at a lower price. Consider factors such as logistics. Also ensure that the cereals are completely dry when purchasing. 3. It is also wise to buy cereals such as maize d

You have probably heard about “business” in the real world. You grew up to know that whenever anyone talked about “business” the person is talking about buying and selling of certain things. However when you got to know about the internet, you started hearing the term, “internet business” or “making money online”. What is this? How does this work? How do people make money online? Or, do people truly make money online? The answer to the last question is, yes, people (including me) make money online. But I will write an article on that later. The question I want to answer today is, what is the difference between the internet business and a usual business in the physical world? My answer to that question is, NOTHING. Really, nothing much. I know my answer is over simplified, so let me explain. You see, there is so much noise out there about making money online and the whole concept is usually presented like magic. “Hey, give us or invest with us Ksh.10,000 and you will be

If you have been dreaming of eating the fruits of your own labour then the idea of farming tree tomatoes (aka tamarillo or matunda ya damu) is a literal way to do just that. The oval-shaped fruit is gradually taking over the market and supermarkets are scouting for farmers to help them meet growing demand. One good thing about this crop is that once you plant a few seedlings you do not have to care of them everyday which means you can set-up a farm somewhere maybe near your current place of work and monitor it remotely as a side hustle. The most interesting bit of it is that you can get started with your meagre savings and make as much as Ksh.133,000 per month out of a small chunk of land. But before you rush to invest here are some steps you need to follow. Step 1: Find Land Obviously, in order to plant anything you need some land. But you don’t necessarily have to buy one. Nowadays, you can easily lease land from farmers across the nation. The ideal piece of land is one

Real estate is a good investment in Kenya because the returns are very high. There is a high demand for land and homes. The supply is deficient, and the demand for property is skyrocketing in Kenya.   The value of the property appreciates in a relatively short period. There is one of the many profitable ways of making money via land dealing. Buying a large track of land and sub-divide it into small portions. This makes you a land dealer because you buy land in acres. Sub-divide it into smaller plots and sell to willing buyers.   Some buyers could buy to build homes or rental properties. Others might buyer to hold and sell at a higher price in the future.   After you sub-divided the land you will have to sell the smaller portions of land. These smaller portions are known as plots.   If one acre of land cost you 2 million, you could end-up making 6 million in gross sales. All you need is to sub-divide the land into one eighth (1/8) pieces (or plots of size 50 x 100 square feet.)   Sel