Farm produce in the agriculture rich area of Kinangop in Nyandarua County has dropped by twenty per cent due to a limited market and entry of brokers. According to the group chairperson Jane Wanjiru, the increases in farm produce in the area to a change in farming methods which had seen them introduce intercropping, scrap use of chemicals and spacing. “Apart from the brokers who have reintroduced the extended potato bags, farming in this area has improved drastically and we can comfortably feed the nation and our families,” he said. Another farmer Jamleck Macharia said that they were now involved in agri-business with hotels around Lake Naivasha keen to buy their chemical-free produce. He noted that under the new farming methods, potato production had tripled with one acre producing 30 bags from 10 bags previously.

Source: The Star June 08, 2020 00:56 UTC