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Here are five major steps to a thriving vegetable farm

A vegetable farmer. Farmers are advised to plant crops crops that mature in different seasons. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

To avoid catastrophic failure, get everything right from planting to maintainance, harvesting and marketing

Horticulture is undoubtedly one of the surest ways of turning fortunes in Kenya. Many self-made millionaires in agribusiness owe their success to horticulture. There are also cases of farmers who have ventured into it with the hope of making a kill, only to reap a life-long disappointment.

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