About this Book
Did you know an acre of Cabbages could give you over 400,000 ksh in 3 months? With 10,000 heads per acre, selling at 30-40 ksh per head, cabbage farming can be considered a viable investment. With better timing under irrigation, you can earn even more with cabbages.
This guide outlines the key practices essential for producing high yields of good qualitycabbages under EAR growing conditions over
the growing season to meet market demands.
NAME: A GUIDE TO CABBAGE FARMING
TYPE: SOFT COPY
DOWNLOADS: 101 Copies
PRICE: KES 700/-
START -UP GUIDE TO CABBAGE FARMING
For anyone with some land measuring as little as just an acre and eager to make quick money, growing cabbages is not a bad idea to try out. Cabbages may even be grown on hired or borrowed land. With a relatively small amount of money to invest, it is possible to reap big profits. Cabbages in Kenya generally grow fast because of the favourable climate and naturally fertile soils. We have many types of cabbages in the country and all of them may be grown and harvested within just three to four months or less.
The farmer will however need to understand a few facts about each type of cabbage before deciding which one to grow. It is also good to know why he or she wants to grow the cabbages. If the reason is solely to have cabbages for personal consumption in a household setting, then it might not matter so much whether the cabbages are compact or heavy. The weight, compactness and shelf life after harvest seem to be more important to a farmer growing cabbages for sale. Nickson Mburugu, Training and Youth Coordinator,who has been teaching farming skills to young people for quit some time, says cabbages require plenty of water to grow well. It is important to plant the seedlings at the beginning of the rain season unless there is a provision for irrigation.
The Guide to cabbage farming contains detailed procedures for any beginner and gives further important information on cabbage pests and control, management practices, gross margin annalysis and much more on realizing the potential yield of each variety.
