How to increase your farm productivity

Improved tools.

Farmers have come a long way
since the days of the cutlasses, oxen
ploughs and axes.

Majority of the
farmers in Kenya have embraced
technology (using tractors,
mechanized planters, combine
harvesters etc) to make their lives
simpler. 

The technology era has
dawned in farming and productivity
has increased through the use of
modern implements. Agricultural
productivity is highly increased if
modern technology is used.

Protect your crops.

If you walk into any agrovet in
Kenya you will find various types
of pesticides and herbicides being
sold. 

You can ask for advice from
the farmers around you on what is
the best solution for your crop. Use
these to increase productivity and
reduce diseases on your farm.

Check Soil.

Soil is usually an important factor
that many farmers tend to
overlook. 

If you are a good farmer,
you will know that not all crops are
the same when it comes to soil
type. 

For example, you will find the
soil type for rice is different from
that of maize. Farmers should also
know that fertilizers maintain the
quality of the soil and improves its
yield. 

A farmer should test his/her
soil before planting anything to
make sure that the soil has all the
necessary requirements needed for
their crop. 

Information is power
and knowing your soil will
determine what you yield will be
like.

Always choose good breeds
If you have good breeds, you get
better returns. 

That is always the
case with animals and crops. Make
sure you purchase high quality
animals and seeds before you start
farming. 

This will increase chances
of success in your farming
endeavours.

Animal Health.

If you do not know any veterinary,
start looking for one. It is always
important to have your local
veterinary on speed dial incase
anything happens to your animals. 

This can save you a fortune.

Irrigation
With the introduction of drip pipes,
sprinklers, soaker hoses, water
pumps, dams- irrigation has
become much simpler in this age
and century. 

Getting water to your
crops can now even be controlled
remotely with the new technologies
in the market. 

Make use of these
methods to lighten your workload
and increase your productivity at
the farm.

Transportation and Storage.

Lorries, Pickup trucks, Motorbikes,
Vans…you name it! Getting your
produce from the farm to the
market these days is very easy.

For example if you want to transport
fish from Kisumu to Mombasa, you
can use a refrigerated truck.

You can hire motorbikes to carry the
produce to the market for you or if
you have money why don’t you buy
your own means of transport?

Its much more cheaper and
effective. You should also invest in
effective ways of storing your
produce. 

This way you can keep
your crops until the market price
shoots up then sell.

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