Amos Wekesa: Turning Farm Waste Into Nutritious Feeds in Sirisia

He runs a business that converts waste from farms into affordable and highly nutritious animal and poultry feeds.

Wekesa says the idea came after observing how much waste was being ignored in the community and across the globe. “I saw an opportunity there,” he explains. With determination and a sharp eye for business, he decided to take action.

Turning food waste into animal feed huwa na several steps: collecting waste from places like farms, kutoa vitu kama plastics, and then sorting it for different animals.

After kufanya separation, the waste is then processed through methods like fermentation, cooking, or drying ku-make it safe, digestible, and long-lasting.

Finally, checks lazima ku-make sure the feed is fit for use. Hii process husaidia ku-reduce waste, cut costs, and provide farmers with affordable, nutritious feed for their animals. Cheki urban mining and turn trash into cash.

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Starting out was haikua rahisi. Wekesa needed about Ksh 200,000, which he raised through investors and loans.

This initial capital ilitumika ku-set up operations na kuanza shugli. His first customers were members of his local community, who were curious but slowly began embracing his idea.

To keep them coming back, Wekesa makes sure his business maintains a positive attitude and listens to customers.

“When clients face challenges with the products, we sit down and solve it together,” he says. This open approach has helped him build trust.

For him, the hustle is more than just business. He finds satisfaction in knowing that his work benefits farmers, his staff, and even the wider environment. “It’s a win-win situation,” Wekesa adds. Is Vertical Farming a Good Biz?

Like any other young business person, pia yeye ana face challenges. Raising enough funds ku-scale up is a constant struggle, na watu kwa community bado wako na doubts ama unaware of the benefits of feeds made from farm waste.

Kuwa on MESH imekua important kwake as he sees what other young people are doing na pia alikua able kupata loan which he used to sort some of his business needs.

To other Meshers, anasema kuwa na resilience is very important. “You need to keep pushing, no matter the challenges.” Link up with Amos Wekesa on MESH.