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 Kisumu cement industry expands with new factory PREMIUM Inside the three-acre farm creating jobs for families in Lamu PREMIUM Why court wants answers on Sh154bn JKIA deal but won’t stop project PREMIUM Regulatory gap blocks Hustler Fund pension billions 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 Civil servants face vetting over Sh6.2bn payroll fraud State renews push to identify irregular recruitment and weaknesses in management of public funds. PREMIUM Machetes, extortion and fear: Inside Homa Bay’s gang crisis Local business operators bore the brunt of the lawlessness. PREMIUM Mosiria exposes bitter fallout with Sakaja Nairobi County Chief Officer declares intention to challenge Governor Sakaja in 2027.
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 Civil servants face vetting over Sh6.2bn payroll fraud State renews push to identify irregular recruitment and weaknesses in management of public funds.
PREMIUM Machetes, extortion and fear: Inside Homa Bay’s gang crisis Local business operators bore the brunt of the lawlessness.
PREMIUM Mosiria exposes bitter fallout with Sakaja Nairobi County Chief Officer declares intention to challenge Governor Sakaja in 2027.
