Wafula Simiyu : the Chronicles

  5 Tips on Selecting High Value Crops to Invest in. Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nigeria Hello Farmer (or soon-to-be farmer) there are many High Value crops that you could grow on your small farm. Deciding which crops are right for your situation will depend on many different factors​. Small farms are often diverse enterprises run by small teams of people, so it’s important what you grow is well suited to your space, market and time input. Some questions you should consider when deciding on a new crop for your small farm include: 1. What is the cash value per kilogram of product? ​This isn’t the only indicator to consider, but the more a crop sells for, the less of it you’ll need to grow. Although you’ll need to make sure there’s a market for it. Herbs are a good example of High Value crop fetching $6 per kilo. 2. How quick is the growing cycle? The more times per year that you can grow a crop, the better. Some crops take as little as two weeks to reach maturity — Yes. 3. ...

  When it comes to farming in Kenya and Africa, land is one of the biggest problems we have unlike in the West. The problem is farmers have no clear land ownership rights. This means that they cannot pledge the property as collateral for financing to scale their farms. Young professionals and the youth are starting to see agribusiness as a viable venture. This is a good thing, but for those looking to farm, land is one of the first things you have to figure out especially for the urbanites. So, what farming ventures can be done profitably on a ¼ acre of land? Here are 8 different types of farming you can consider. 1)   Mushroom farming Mushroom farming is not very old in Kenya. Cultivation used to be a complex affair but things have been made way simpler for farmers from the numerous research, training, and workshops. There have also been workarounds in the process and introduction of more tolerant varieties like Oyster mushrooms. They do not require a huge piece of land compa...

Wood Vinegar (WV) is a biodegrading bio-stimulant that increases plant metabolism and growth (root mass and foliage by up to 40%) by facilitating/enabling the improved absorption of and reduction of the need for fertilizer (by reducing the cluster value (concentration of minerals and nutrients) of water by a third (1/3), herbicides and pesticides by up to 50%. WV may be applied alone where tests indicate that the soil is sufficiently healthy and rich in nutrients. WV has also been proven to reduce bacterial, fungal, insect and pest infestations, increase the strike rate and speed of seed germination, improve plant resistance to disease and soil alkalinity, improve the flavor and firmness of fruit and reduce the incidence of bacterial diseases in pigs and poultry and improve the quality of eggs, milk and meat. For Trade Details and more contact www.Farmgro.africa https://www.farmgro.africa/bamboo-wood-vinegar-a-natural-bio-stimulant-and-organic-pest-controller/

I’ve been thinking about this and realized that there are many more negative factors than I’d originally anticipated but I will keep them to 7 only. Reasons why I have yet to go back to some websites that I hoped would give me what I needed. Let’s start with the truly horrific… 1. Slow load times. Don’t make me wait! I pay a premium for my broadband connection and I’ll be damned if your slow-*** pages are going to cause trouble for me. 2. Autosound. This drives me nuts. When I visit a website and am instantly bombarded with an unwanted cacophony of nasty sound I tend to leave with immediate effect. I have other places I can listen to music from before its Christmas. 3. Prioritization of ads vs content. This is the evil twin of slow load times. Some publishers prioritize ads over content (load the ads first and bank the ad money $$$). Some navigation may quickly appear before the whole thing grinds to a halt while we wait for an ad server to kick into life. 4. Browser issues...

Reconciling Men to God through Faith in Jesus Christ: A year later ... Reflecting on my dad's death : I cannot begin to describe the past one year.  There are times I sat in my bedroom alone and wept my heart out. There are times I q...

God has given us the hump to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect my eyes from the desert then what the hell we are doing here in the zzzoooooooo? ??

In real estate showings, the Open House is the gold standard. As the name implies, a property is open to just about anyone who learns of the showing in an online or print ad, drives by and sees the agent’s sign, or receives a notification postcard in the mail. But not everyone who goes to an open house is a potential buyer. Here are five types of people likely to pass through a property during an open house. 1. The real buyer These people are somewhere in the home-buying process. They’re either testing out the market or they’re serious and fully qualified, ready to take action. For the seller, these are the ones you want coming through the door. 2. The nearby neighbor This guy or gal has been waiting for years for an excuse to get inside your home, for various reasons. Their home may be similar to yours — maybe even designed by the same architect — and they want to compare their property to yours. There might be other reasons to see it, too: They may have heard late-night mus...

When Facebook launched Timeline for personal profiles, social media managers began speculating on when the format would be rolled out for brand pages. We now know that day will likely be this  Wednesday . Is your brand ready for the change?  By most accounts, brand will have three months before they have to adapt to the format, but you should start to see the rollout happen much quicker than that, with some early adopters taking advantage of the format immediately. Facebook premium ads are also expected on Wednesday, and leaked documents  give some in-depth info on what that will mean for your brand.  The first thing that marketers should realize is that Timeline for brands will differ from Timeline for personal pages. Further, brands will need to rethink their Facebook strategy. And with any of the medium’s past iterations, there will be some growing pains.  That said, here are a few points that will help communicators ensure that they’re ready for t...

I’ve been at a loss looking for "best" environment that can manage my social media interaction, all under one "roof". I know what you are thinking, its never that easy I know... but i had to try.There are options for pushing/broadcasting messages - Ping.Fm was my first love BUT it lacks the ability to monitor. If you are engaged in social media either as a Dabbler, conversationalist or Brand Management it would serve your interest  to have monitoring module/tool allowing you to watch what others are doing. My inspiration for this post lies squarely on the failure of one such tool, yeeees you guessed it TweetDeck with its constant error messages arrrggghhh. - Sanity now If you share these views feel free to rant. Facebook and Twitter Integration Globally the two-most active social media channels are Twitter and Facebook, so I looked for a way where I can stay in touch with my friends and network, by monitoring conversations and tweeting in real-time. Tw...

You've dreamed of living in a country-inspired yet urban setting. You've dreamed of an elegant home in the country. You're nostalgic for the sound of cocks crowing in the morning and the warmth of wood burning fireplaces in the evening. Now you can live your dream at Bahati Ridge: your paradise is within grasp. Situated in Thika, a mere 45-minute drive from Nairobi’s Central Business District (30 minutes on the soon-to-be completed eight lane super-highway), Bahati Ridge presents an exciting selection of townhouses, villas, bungalows and cottages that feature beautiful hill country views, a tranquil rural ambience and a refreshing escape from city chaos. www.bahatiridge.co.ke . Discerning homeowners will love this 90-acre integrated gated community and all the benefits of country living. Each residence will be a short five-to-ten minute walk from the common centre. The centre is the hub of community life, and features a supermarket, cafes, salons and resta...

Social Media Engagement  tools are communication platforms where users take action and can respond, engage, interact or communicate directly on social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, forums, and more.  Users provide the login credentials and offer  OAuth  permissions and can Tweet, comment on a blog post or respond to a question in a forum without leaving the Social Media Engagement platform. These are highly customized dashboards where you can interact real-time and often offer multiple accounts, a shared workspace for many users and the ability to respond in multiple places with one click.  Don’t mistake these for Social Media Management tools, which are used to  primarily analyze activity .  Social Media Engagement tools are beneficial for anyone who wants to save time, stay organized, or especially has multiple accounts to manage.

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years...