Many Kenyans consider farming unprofitable venture, however, this is different from Eliud Kipkemboi Ndalut, a student at the University of Eldoret pursuing a degree in Computer Science.
Ndalut from Lemook village in Kapseret, on enrolment, thought of doing farming to keep him in the campus.
"I then thought of a shamba at home and the idea of planting Napier grass came in first and I decided to venture into it," he says but admitted that the idea was not received well by his parents but he convinced them to accept.
He started by digging 100 holes with assistance from his friends to plant the grass and after a month he added another 100 holes.
"After four months I made my first harvest from the first 100 holes but I never sold out then in the next month all the 200 holes were ready, so I contacted a trader in Eldoret town so that I could supply him with the grass," he said.
He noted that after bargaining, he agreed with the trader to buy it based on the number of holes with each hole going for Sh150, therefore, translating to Sh30,000 each month of harvest.
The student said he uses part of the money to pay fees and cater for his stay at the university.
"I also have plans in the coming holiday to extend to the whole of my farm," he revealed while challenging his fellow youths to consider agriculture as it will help them cater some bills at their own.
"I challenge all youths to embrace farming and especially on crops that needs no much attention so that they could have more time to concentrate on their studies too," he advised.
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