Wycliffe Obwoge, an agronomist with Amiran Kenya, has urged Kenyan farmers to farm more yellow capsicums, to ensure that there is a supply for the available market in Kenya.
According to Wycliffe Obwoge. capsicum farming is becoming a rewarding business in Kenya but most farmers are concentrating more on green and red types and only a few are concentrating on yellow types and this has gradually created a shortage of this variety.
“Sweet Pepper is a niche that is yet to be fully exploited. Actually all, nearly all farming activities are heavily underutilised in Kenya with the demand for agricultural products on the rise,” he said.
He added that few growers of the yellow type are making more than four times what the common variety farmers are and more farmers need to embrace this farming because there is a shortage of the produce locally.
He revealed that currently big hotels and supermarkets are looking for yellow capsicum for their specialized clientele but farmers are unable to meet the demand since most of them grow the red and green variety.
Currently, one green or red capsicum is fetching between Sh5 and Sh10 while yellow type sells at between Sh20 and Sh50 per piece, depending on the supply.
(1 Kenyan Shilling=0.0099 USD)
Source: hivisasa.com
