Uasin Gishu is a county known for
its rich agricultural soils. In Kenya, it is among the few counties that
produce maize, wheat and milk in high quantities – ranking it among the
country’s food basket.
Apart from the traditional farming
– that is maize and wheat, there has been a slow but steady paradigm shift –
with farmers now focusing on high-value crops, or rather cash crops.
With the fertile soils in Uasin
Gishu, the county has a huge potential to be a top cash crop producing area.
Here are some of the top 5 cash
crops you can grow in Uasin Gishu and end up earning you some good money;
Pyrethrum
Pyrethrum can only be cultivated
under certain temperatures – lucky enough – the needed temperatures for this
crop can be found in Kesses, Ainabkoi and Moiben sub-counties.
If you are a farmer in those three
areas or you were looking to lease land for agricultural purposes in the three
sub-counties, pyrethrum is your best bet for high returns.
Coffee
Traditionally, coffee does very
well in high altitude areas – this is why farmers in Turbo, Ainabkoi, Soy and
Kapseret are advised to plant it – it has guaranteed returns, not to mention
ready market.
Hass Avocados
This is the newest cash crop in
the market. The one major advantage of Hass Avocados is that they have a limitless market in Europe.
If you have a farm in any part of
the six sub-counties, that is; Ainabkoi, Kapseret, Turbo, Kesses, Moiben and
Soy, you are free to grow the Hass Avocados as the weather of Uasin Gishu
perfectly fits into what they require to flourish.
Banana Tissue Culture
Bananas have quickly become an
important cash crop of the semi-intensive medium-scale farmers, many of who
today supply them to the urban market across the country.
Banana Tissue Culture can do
very well in Turbo, Soy, Moiben and Kapseret Sub-Counties.
Macadamia
There has been a push from the
Uasin Gishu county leadership for farmers to embrace macadamia as an
alternative agriculture cash crop – this is due to its low input capital and
high earning potential.
Macadamia is also a high drought
resistance crop that you can plant in Turbo, Ainabkoi, Soy, Moiben and parts of
Kesses Sub Counties.
Depending on where you live in
Uasin Gishu and the size of your farm, consider picking one or two of the above
listed cash crops and be sure – you won’t regret.
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