Growing passion fruits and tomatoes

-Kindly advise on the economic benefits of these two products.
-I intend to put up about half-an-acre of passion fruit and another portion for tomatoes.
-What would this translate into in terms of money?

Both tomatoes and passion fruits generate good revenue, hence are viable business ventures. However, the most important aspect of any agribusiness is to form a practical business model that will see you reap benefits following your investment.

Despite the fact that tomatoes are used in almost every household, good revenue depends on yield and quality of the fruits.

A kilo of tomatoes currently goes for between Sh50 and Sh100. One acre can produce between 30 - 35 tonnes. Nevertheless, market survey has to be done to avoid production when there is a flood of the produce.

Tomatoes do well in relatively warm areas that receive adequate rainfall. Cold weather conditions reduce yield. Passion fruits, on the other hand, are the third most common fruits in Kenya. This means the fruit is popular with a ready market.

Prices per kilo range from Sh70-Sh100. Contract farming is also an option for fetching better prices and guaranteed market. For contract farming, the prices per kilo for tomatoes can rise to Sh150.

The cost of production per kilo for both crops ranges from Sh30-Sh35, at least according to our experience. This is rather dynamic and depends on many other aspects of business.

Source: Daily Nation
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