Farming for export market explained
The cover of the book, Farm to Fork (2017) that teaches farmers how to grow crops and keep livestock for exports, authored by agribusiness writer Rachel Kibui. PHOTO | COURTESY
What you need to know:
- The book showcases in simple terms how a smallholder farmer can produce for international market.
- The book comes at a time when the European Union (EU), which has a stringent regime on what their consumers are buying from Kenya, has opened market for fish farmers.
- It is an eye-opener to smallholder farmers
It is always refreshing to find technical information simplified for easy read.
This is what you get in Farm to Fork (2017), a new book that teaches farmers how to grow crops and keep livestock for exports as it connects consumers to producers and processors.
The book showcases in simple terms how a smallholder farmer can produce for international market while at the same time tackle food insecurity in the country.
Authored by Rachel Kibui, an agribusiness writer, it takes the smallholder farmer through the best practices in dairy farming, crop care, post-harvest loss reduction, transportation and hygienic.
The book comes at a time when the European Union (EU), which has a stringent regime on what their consumers are buying from Kenya, has opened market for fish farmers.
Farm to Fork wants farmers to think beyond the borders.
It is an eye-opener to the farmers as they are challenged to go a step further and turn their raw produce such as milk into more profitable products.
