Throughout Kenya pressure on land is increasing. Average farm size is decreasing as plots are sub-divided and farmers in Kenya struggle to find space on their farms to grow subsistence and cash crops as well as keep livestock. Many farmers in Kenya would like to keep dairy cows but do not have the money to buy animals and build zero-grazing units or sufficient land to grow enough feed. But have you ever considered keeping dairy goats as a more affordable and […]
By Ephraim Mwai, Failure is a reality entrepreneurs in Kenya face when they start a startup. We previously highlighted some preventable reasons that cause startups to fail. Sometimes, despite entrepreneur’s best efforts, his or her business fails nonetheless. Many people would write off entrepreneurship as a waste of time, but a few optimists will chalk it up to learning and try again. But how much failure is learning and experience really worth? Learning is usually used as a blanket payoff for […]
The economy stinks right now. The unemployment rate in Kenya is very high especially for the youth. If you are one of them, should you start your own business? What kind of business would you start? If you are on this page then it seems you have made your mind on getting into farming. From all the newspaper and TV features farming has been highlighted as one of the ways youth in Kenya can generate an honest income for themselves. […]
Here are the 10 success lessons from Jack Ma – “Wealthiest Man in Asia” for entrepreneurs, 1. Have a vision At an early stage, Jack focused on imbibing trust in his consumers rather than trying to build the best revenue model. Many people chase after money, some of whom go on to become rich and successful but real successful people, in Jack’s opinion, are those who have the vision to change the society for the greater good. He believes in creating […]
Agricultural mechanization helps in increasing production, productivity and profitability in agriculture by achieving timeliness in farm operations, bringing precision in metering and placement of inputs, reducing available input losses, increasing utilization efficiency of costly inputs (seed, chemical, fertilizer, irrigation, water etc.), reducing unit cost of produce, enhancing profitability and competitiveness in the cost of operation. It also helps in the conservation of the produce and byproducts from qualitative and quantitative damages; enables value addition and establishment of agro processing enterprises […]
By Julie Wanjiru, You have probably come across the statistic that 90 percent of businesses fail in the first 5 years of existence (it is actually a little over 50 percent but that is beside the point). With odds like that only adrenaline junkies and crazy people would start their own businesses. However, if you look keenly at the numbers and speak to a few founders you will realize that for the most part, failure while a possibility is absolutely preventable. Most of […]
Q. What do you wish you’d known before you pitched your first big client? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC promotes entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and underemployment and provides entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, and resources that support each stage of their business’s development and growth. A. Find the Decision Maker If you’re pitching a group of people, odds are one person […]
This is one of the biggest questions facing farmers in Kenya. You might be an excellent farmer when it comes to planting crops, but when it comes to finding market for them, that’s where things get a bit tricky. The key to selling farm products is that one has to understand the products you are selling. If you don’t know the products benefits this means you will be missing chances to woo prospective customers. Knowing your farm products also help […]
By Timothy Sykes, Successful entrepreneurs know that good habits don’t start on Monday and end on Friday. Entrepreneurs expect to work longer hours than anyone else, but they also know that they have to fuel that success. While researching to compare my weekend habits to those of other successful entrepreneurs, I found this LifeHack article that teaches many extremely valuable habits, some of which I already noticed in my own routine. Here, I’ll shed some light on some of those habits that […]
Top Agribusiness ideas in Kenya 2017 range from commercial farming of livestock to vegetable produce into revenues. This kind of venture relies on farming or agricultural-based activities. In Kenya most agribusiness ventures are done on a large-scale, though small-scale agribusiness activities also thrive well in Kenya. In Kenya, unemployment is one of the thorns hurting the economy. The irony is that most educated Kenyan youths go around looking for jobs, not realizing that the best way to eliminate unemployment is through creating […]