Irrigation Costs:-

Did you know that cooking gas is waaay cheaper than petrol ⛽ when used to power irrigation pumps?

Kama kuna mistake farmers wengi hufanya ni lack of keeping records that pertain to their farm. Because that's the only way you will know what is profitable and what is not.

Meet Beatrice Mueni, a farmer who discovered that by using cooking gas instead of petrol, she could slash her irrigation costs by upto 90%! Yes, a whole 90%!

''Before I was using petroleum to pump the irrigation water but I realised that it was not cost effective. It was becoming very expensive because I was spending Sh2,800 to irrigate one acre with 15 litres of petroleum. Irrigating with a gas cooker I use Sh950 to refill the 6kg gas and I use it to irrigate one acre twice a week. The maximum I have used to refill the gas is Sh1,100,” said Beatrice.

Recording every purchase and how frequently you buy, will help you figure out inefficiencies in your farming journey. Hapo ndio utapunguza expenses na ku-cut costs.

Je unafanya record-keeping kwa shamba yako?

Source: FarmBiz Africa