A former high school teacher in Manyatta, Embu county, has made a fortune constructing improvised greenhouses.
Owing to the high costs of setting up conventional greenhouses, Raphael Njiru decided to make his own using locally available materials — timber and poles.
After graduating with a diploma in Wildlife Management in 2006, Njiru started working as an untrained high school agriculture teacher.
“But a meagre Sh6,000 salary could not cater for my needs. After a two-year stint in teaching, I decided to venture into farming to make ends meet. I planted 300 stems of tomatoes in my backyard that did not do well,” says the 35-year-old father of two.