Soy Milk Processing in Kenya

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Soya bean milk processing in Kenya is relatively a new venture.Soy milk is a nutritious, excellent source of proteins of high biological value, isoflavones and B-vitamins. Soy milk is a good alternative for people who cannot use dairy milk due to lactose intolerance or allergic reactions to dairy milk protein.

Health Benefits of Soy Milk

Strengthens Brain function

Soy milk is Ideal drink for school going children

Soya bean milk processing in Kenya targets young and old people alike.Soy milk is full of Omega-3 fatty acid and lecithin which play an important role in brain function and maintenance.

Cholesterol free milk

Soy milk is Ideal drink for people at risk of coronary heart diseases. 
Soya bean milk processing in Kenya ensures local availability of Soy milk which is non dairy with unsaturated fatty acids and low in cholesterol. Studies have shown that regular intake of soy can significantly lowers blood triglyceride and low density lipoproteins (LDL) and raises the level of high density lipoproteins (HDL).

Prevents Prostate Cancer

Soy milk is Ideal drink for men
Soya bean milk processing in Kenya produces Soy milk which is a rich source of phytoestrogen, a unique plant hormone that can inhibit the production of excess testosterone in men. This significantly cuts the risk of prostate cancer. Studies have shown that men who eat a soy-rich diet are less likely to develop prostate cancer.

Promotes Weight Loss

Soy milk is Ideal drink for people with tendency to be overweight
Soy milk is naturally lower in sugar content than regular dairy milk. Dairy milk has about twelve grams of sugar/cup compared to 7 grams in soy milk. A cup of soy milk has only eighty calories, equivalent to skimmed milk. Furthermore, its monounsaturated fatty acid  inhibits intestinal fat absorption.

Prevent Postmenopausal Syndromes

Soy milk is Ideal drink for Pre and postmenopausal women 
Soya bean milk processing in Kenya also targets pre and postmenopausal women who often have reduced levels of estrogen hormone and have higher risks of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, depression, mood swings, insomnia and other psychological disorders.

Strengthen Blood Vessels

Soy milk is Ideal drink for people at a risk of high blood pressure
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids as well as the powerful phyto-antioxidants in soy can effectively protect your blood vessels from lesions and hemorrhage. They bind to the blood vessel lining and defend your lining cells from free radical attacks and cholesterol deposits.

Prevent Osteoporosis

Soy milk is Ideal drink for Elderly women and men
Soya milk contains plant hormone which can help accelerate calcium absorption and prevent loss of bone mass and osteoporosis which disturb many elderly citizens.

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Earn Returns of Ksh 592,000 per acre from broccoli growing in Kenya

Broccoli is a highly nutritious vegetable with medicinal properties. Recommended plant population is 14800plants per acre yielding heads weighing 1kg each, sold at 40/= per kg. The cost for producing the vegetable is in the range of  Ksh 148, 580 per acre with the following attractive expected Gross income: 14800 multiply by 40=Ksh 592,000.Net income: 592,000 minus148,580= ksh 443,420.Broccoli growing in Kenya is expanding as more people become aware of the high nutritive contents of the vegetable. The vegetable shares brassicas family with cabbage, hence management practices are similar.

Broccoli is started in the nursery which regularly watered with an overhead shade to prevent wilting and drying in harsh weather. Young plantlets are recommended for be transplanting when they have at least 4 true leaves. During field establishment, recommended spacing of seedlings is 60cm between rows and 45 cm from plant to plant. Manure is required up to 40 tons per hectare at the planting time. DAP   fertilizer should be applied at 40grams per plant at planting to promote strong roots.  Later on a topdress of CAN, 20g / plant is necessary when plants are 20 cm high.

Broccoli growing in Kenya requires a second top dressing with CAN fertilizer three weeks after the 1st topdressing at a rate of 40 grams per plant. The fields should be free of weeds until the crop covers the ground. Diamond back moth, cabbage sawfly, cabbage aphids, cutworms etc are the major pests experienced during the growing period. Disease of economic importance includes black rot, ring spot, downy mildew. Downy mildew is severe in broccoli growing particularly in Kenyan high altitudes. The control measures are crop rotation, use of certified seeds as well as nursery and field hygiene .Maturity period ranges from 80-90 days from germination. Broccoli should be harvested in clean containers to avoid contamination.

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8 Amazing steps for Achieving Sustainable Agriculture Dream in Kenya

Welcome to 8 amazing steps for achieving  sustainable agriculture business listed down and explained.

AGRIBUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT: Business plan development is crucial for success of any sustainable agriculture dream. A business plan is a document that supports an enterprise to plan growth, seek funding, and monitor performance over a period of time. An agribusiness plan is the road-map to a success in agribusiness.

THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DREAM: Your dream is the most important thing in agribusiness success. The dream shows where you are going and how you want your agribusiness to be in future. Write down the dream in details in order to remain clear and focused as you work on your agribusiness idea.

BE ORIGINAL/ BE UNIQUE: Your agribusiness must be a solution to an existing human problem or need for it to succeed, and not a mere imitation. Take care and identify gaps to address and to avoid desperately looking for market the last minute for your goods and services, common with starters in Agribusiness. Every human problem is a business opportunity. Business opportunities are as many as human problems. Be unique.

EXPECT TOUGH TIMES: There are times when things get tough in every business and agribusiness is no exception. Focusing on the dream will keep you going when things get tough as you wait for better times. The dream will drive your passion and motivate you to act to achieve it. Remain clear about your sustainable agriculture dream and stay focused on achieving your idea.

BREAK DOWN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DREAM into manageable portions. Being overambitious will lead to frustration and discouragement. Write down 5-10 things you need to do in order to realize your sustainable agriculture dream, and they must be simple, measurable (Quantify to enable monitoring of progress) achievable within your resources and abilities, setting a time deadline for each.

TARGET CUSTOMERS: Find out who’ll be your target customers (e.g. households, hotels, processors, Schools, hospitals etc) what product/ service they need and of what quality.
COMPETITORS: Find out who’ll be your competitors their strengths and weaknesses. Take advantage of their weaknesses by offering what they are not offering the customer.

PREPARE EXPECTED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE BUDGET for your sustainable agriculture dreams, and determines how long it will take to recover the capital invested.

FINANCE: Lastly decide where money will come from and how much you will need for implementation of your sustainable agriculture dream.

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Multi-storey Vegetable Garden technology in Kenya

Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya is a low input low labor farming activity. This involves establishing a garden container such as a large polythene sheeting or cereal bag. The practice is suitable in areas where land and labor are limited particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. The garden can be placed strategically on verandahs, flower beds or at the balcony of storey building.
Requirements: Multi-storey vegetable garden

1.      Plot area 2ft x 2ft

2.      4 poles 2M long each

3.      1½ M black polythene gauge 1000

4.      4 litre empty hollow tin ( gallon)

5.      7 wheelbarrows manure

6.      7 wheel barrows top soil

7.      1 wheel barrow ballast

Procedure for Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya

1.      Measure an area 2ft x 2ft square and dig one foot deep if the garden is to be established on the ground.

2.      Place the hollow tin at the centre of the area.

3.      Secure 4 poles at the corners of the square area. Insert the polythene tube around the four poles.

4.      Fill the hollow tin with ballast and cover the tin.

5.      Mix manure and top soil thoroughly and then put the mixture between the hollow tin and the polythene paper.

6.      Gradually fill in the soil/ manure mixture avoiding interfering with the tin. Water the soil moderately.

7.      Lift up the tin without moving from centre position and refill with ballast.

8.      Repeat filling in topsoil/ manure mixture, watering of the soil moderately, lifting up the tin and refilling with ballast until the polythene tube is full. Leave it overnight to set

9.      Make holes spaced at ½ ft by ½ft diagonally –About 9 rows each with 16 holes will be made. Scoop the soil at the holes and plant the seedling, firming the soil around each plant. Water  at least twice a week.

NB: Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya uses any other bag for example 90kg, 50kg may be used in which case amount of the soil manure and ballast reduces. Benefits use of Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya.
Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya is a low input activity
Enables fresh vegetable supply throughout the year.
Contributes to dietary diversification.
Inexpensive to establish and can be a source of income.
Multi-storey vegetable garden technology in Kenya requires little water

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