THE AGROPRENEUR: Average quarterly income of Sh700,000 for Kenneth Kipkorir, 34 from his diversified farming venture

Kenneth almost died of alcoholism five years ago, but by the time he left Asumbi Rehabilitation Centre, he had decided to go back to the farm his parents had left to escape his nagging and wayward behaviour.

Today, Kenneth Kipkorir proudly manages his father’s land, where he rears dairy cattle, goats and chicken and grows a variety of horticultural crops.

Apart from 600 chicken, he has 3,000 runner bean plants from which he expects a 3,000kg harvest worth Sh900,000 in two months, yet it will not have cost him more than Sh200,000.

With a Sh36,000 monthly profit from his dairy cows and another Sh50,000 from maize, the graphic designer acknowledges that he had chosen the wrong career.

Kipkorir’s mixed farm has created four jobs for local youth, which has motivated him to work even harder. “I want to double production of each crop next year,” he says.