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Garlic Farming!
Why is our local garlic not embraced that much?
What challenges come with this venture?
Do our agronomists have deep understanding of this crop?
FYI
Kenya is a net importer of garlic since we only produce 2000 metric tonnes annually which is not enough
Why is our local garlic not embraced that much?What challenges come with this venture?Do our agronomists have deep understanding of this crop?FYI
Kenya is a net importer of garlic since we only produce 2000 metric tonnes annually which is not enough
On capital investment
An acre can accommodate between 200 to 300kgs of garlic cloves
1kg costs approximately ksh 400
So we're talking of ksh 120,000 for the garlic cloves only
@RKDAVID1
An acre can accommodate between 200 to 300kgs of garlic cloves
1kg costs approximately ksh 400
So we're talking of ksh 120,000 for the garlic cloves only
@RKDAVID1
Then there's cost for fertilizers and pesticides
Average no of bags of fertilizers (10 bags)
10 bags @3000/=
Pesticides approximately 10,000/=
Folia feeds approximately 10,000/=
Total cost = 50,000/=
Average no of bags of fertilizers (10 bags)
10 bags @3000/=
Pesticides approximately 10,000/=
Folia feeds approximately 10,000/=
Total cost = 50,000/=
If you intend to use drip irrigation, another cost of approximately 150,000/=
