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Agriculture remains the dominant sector in Kenya accounting for about 22.4% of the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) according to the 2022 Economic Survey.
The Central Bank of Kenya's Monitoring Policing Committee's Agriculture Survey released in July 2022 noted that the sector employs over 40% of the total population and more than 70% of the rural populace.
With advancing technology and the opening up of international markets, farming is a profitable venture with the following crops raking in millions.
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Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit native to Central America and Mexico.
According to Rich Farm Kenya, dragon fruit farming has taken root in Kenya and earns approximately KSh 24 million per acre per year.
The crop belongs to the cactus family and is grown through seedlings at a space of 2m by 2m. Each seedling retails at an average of KSh 350.
An acre accommodates 1,000 posts that support two vines each. A vine produces an average of 30 fruits weighing 0.5kg each translating to 30,000kg per year.
A kilo of dragon fruit retails at approximately KSh 800. This means an acre fetches KSh 24 million.
Passion fruit is a high-value crop that produces fruits for up to three years. The crop is grown from seedlings propagated in a nursery or from cuttings.
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A hectare can yield 50,000kg of passion fruits. A kilo of the produce costs about KSh 50 meaning one can earn over KSh 2 million per hectare.
However, farmers can earn more by avoiding middlemen and selling directly to supermarkets or companies such as Coca-Cola.
According to Aqua Hub Kenya, strawberries are in high demand in Kenya but local farmers cannot meet it.
The fruit's flavour is used in the production of perfumes, yoghurt, jams and ice cream. The crop can grow in any part of the country with a reliable water supply.
The crop matures in 70 days and can be grown on containers for those who have limited land. An eighth-acre piece of land produces 30 to 50kg weekly. A kilo goes for between KSh 200 and KSh 480. With that small land, one can make KSh 40,000 monthly.
Mushroom production is another venture that can be done on limited land indoors.
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Oysters and shiitake, for instance, can be grown indoors without soil inside mud-thatched houses. They thrive on substrates such as maize stalks, bean stalks and wheat straw coffee pulp.
According to the National Farmers Information Service (NAFIS), Kenya produces 500 tonnes of mushrooms per year against an annual demand of 1200 tonnes.
A 10'by 10' space produces about 10kg per square foot yearly. A kilo retails at KSh 400 meaning it can earn up to KSh 400,000 annually on a small space.
Onions are a goldmine with every household in Kenya consuming them. An acre yields over 20,000kg. The price varies per kilo depending on the demand.
According to Bizna Kenya, an acre of hybrid bulb onions can earn up to KSh 800,000 in three months.
The average cost of production is KSh 150,000 thus a net profit of KSh 650,000.
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John Wachuma's dream as a young boy was to become a veterinarian after several cows in his neighbourhood died due to different diseases.
He graduated in 2017 from Kenyatta University and got attracted to crop production after reading success stories on social media.
He collected data on crop production from experts before venturing into cabbage production and later onion farming which earned him over KSh 400,000.
Another farmer in Meru rakes in KSh 8,000 daily from dairy farming.
In an exclusive interview with TUKO.co.ke, 28-year-old Gordon Chui also revealed he milks 155 to 175 litres daily earning an estimated KSh 8,000 daily.
The Chuka University graduate decided not to look for a job as he was passionate about farming, having started keeping dairy cows in 2015.
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