Caption for the landscape image: Nairobian takes farming a notch higher to rooftops and this is how you can do it Saturday, September 28, 2024 Scroll down to read the article Jane Changawa at her sukuma wiki garden grown on a rooftop in Kawangware, Nairobi. Photo credit: Fridah Okachi | Nation Media Group By Fridah Okachi Contributor Summary Article Related What you need to know: The 57-year-old has educated and taken care of her four grandchildren with earnings from her rooftop vegetable farm.She got the idea of rooftop farming from an organisation that had introduced her to growing vegetables in sacks and pots. To thrive in Kenya’s capital, whose population continues to grow daily, one needs to be creative. One resident of Kawangware has literally taken farming to new heights, transforming rooftop spaces to lucrative vegetable gardens. PREMIUM City youth make cash from mixed farming H-Town rears goats and rabbits, and plants vegetables in conical gardens. PREMIUM Hydroponics farming in Kibra transforms residents’ lives After losing their jobs when Covid-19 struck in 2020, residents of Kibera, in Nairobi started growing fruits and vegetables without the use of soil. Recommended for you PREMIUM Muranga's Kiganda becomes Africa’s first certified coffee estate PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely PREMIUM How agroecology is transforming farming in drylands PREMIUM Makueni teacher couple invests in dryland milk production Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear. PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely Money had been disbursed to women and youth groups since inception of flagship programme under Vision 2030 growth plan. IEBC expands diaspora voting to 26 countries Commission chairman says mapping of more countries has been approved to boost participation by Kenyans abroad.
PREMIUM City youth make cash from mixed farming H-Town rears goats and rabbits, and plants vegetables in conical gardens.
PREMIUM Hydroponics farming in Kibra transforms residents’ lives After losing their jobs when Covid-19 struck in 2020, residents of Kibera, in Nairobi started growing fruits and vegetables without the use of soil.
PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear.
PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely Money had been disbursed to women and youth groups since inception of flagship programme under Vision 2030 growth plan.
IEBC expands diaspora voting to 26 countries Commission chairman says mapping of more countries has been approved to boost participation by Kenyans abroad.
