Moses Njiriri's life is now blooming, thanks to his decision to venture into tree tomatoes. The Kiambu farmer says he has been able to amass fortune by selling the tomatoes.
"I decided to venture into tree tomatoes after experimenting on different crops and trees but they all flopped terribly," Njiriri explains.
It is this trial and error that landed the owner of Kamigumo farm in tree tomatoes.
The flourishing farmer sells a single tree tomato at Ksh5, and in a good day he can earn upto Ksh5,000 a day.
He uses the money to feed his family and pay for his children's school fees.
Njiriri consumes some of the fruits with his family noting that fruits are a good source of vitamins.
His farm has become a case study for his neighbours who stream in numbers to get a glimpse of his farming prowess.
The farmer now intends to establish a training centre to impart farming skills to upcoming farmer keen to commercialise their ventures.
"I urge everyone to embrace farming especially agribusiness because one can reap handsomely," advises Njiriri
For quite a long time, farming in Kenya has been largely subsistence and a practice of rural areas, associated with the old and illiterate. But in recent years, this trend is changing. It has attracted highly educated and professional individuals. Moses Njiriri is a good example.
When you visit him at his farm in Ndeiya, Kiambu county, one can easily see that he is going places. The accomplished farmer gives an amazing story on how he slowly changed his subsistence farming to an award winning agribusiness venture.
Njiriri is not looking for a job now but even if he were to be hired, he says, he can only accept to be a mixed farming consultant.
Today, he has no doubts that he will remain a farmer for live. According to him, the returns in this occupation range between 30 to 45 per cent of the capital invested. Mostly, the money starts flowing in after investing for a period of only six months.
The owner of Kamigumo farm, Njiriri has built a business that has become a case study for aspiring farmers.
“I ventured into agribusiness after carefully studying and experimenting on various crops and fruits in this farm before I finally discovered the ones that could do well in this soil,” says the diversified farmer.
- See more at: http://www.biasharaleo.co.ke/en/2014-10-19-18-25-47/bl-kilimo/item/122-moses-njiriri-reaping-handsomely-from-farming#sthash.c7pSPimi.dpuf
For quite a long time, farming in Kenya has been largely subsistence and a practice of rural areas, associated with the old and illiterate. But in recent years, this trend is changing. It has attracted highly educated and professional individuals. Moses Njiriri is a good example.
When you visit him at his farm in Ndeiya, Kiambu county, one can easily see that he is going places. The accomplished farmer gives an amazing story on how he slowly changed his subsistence farming to an award winning agribusiness venture.
Njiriri is not looking for a job now but even if he were to be hired, he says, he can only accept to be a mixed farming consultant.
Today, he has no doubts that he will remain a farmer for live. According to him, the returns in this occupation range between 30 to 45 per cent of the capital invested. Mostly, the money starts flowing in after investing for a period of only six months.
The owner of Kamigumo farm, Njiriri has built a business that has become a case study for aspiring farmers.
“I ventured into agribusiness after carefully studying and experimenting on various crops and fruits in this farm before I finally discovered the ones that could do well in this soil,” says the diversified farmer.
- See more at: http://www.biasharaleo.co.ke/en/2014-10-19-18-25-47/bl-kilimo/item/122-moses-njiriri-reaping-handsomely-from-farming#sthash.c7pSPimi.dpuf
For quite a long time, farming in Kenya has been largely subsistence and a practice of rural areas, associated with the old and illiterate. But in recent years, this trend is changing. It has attracted highly educated and professional individuals. Moses Njiriri is a good example.
When you visit him at his farm in Ndeiya, Kiambu county, one can easily see that he is going places. The accomplished farmer gives an amazing story on how he slowly changed his subsistence farming to an award winning agribusiness venture.
Njiriri is not looking for a job now but even if he were to be hired, he says, he can only accept to be a mixed farming consultant.
Today, he has no doubts that he will remain a farmer for live. According to him, the returns in this occupation range between 30 to 45 per cent of the capital invested. Mostly, the money starts flowing in after investing for a period of only six months.
The owner of Kamigumo farm, Njiriri has built a business that has become a case study for aspiring farmers.
“I ventured into agribusiness after carefully studying and experimenting on various crops and fruits in this farm before I finally discovered the ones that could do well in this soil,” says the diversified farmer.
- See more at: http://www.biasharaleo.co.ke/en/2014-10-19-18-25-47/bl-kilimo/item/122-moses-njiriri-reaping-handsomely-from-farming#sthash.c7pSPimi.dpuf