Miraa Among 47 Suitable Crops You Can Plant In Tongaren, Soysambu Ward, Bungoma County

By Juma / Published April 18, 2023 | 9:12 am

KEY POINTS

Bungoma is synonymous with Ugali. This means, most of the farmers in this county plant maize, mostly on a small scale for food. Tongaren, (where Yesu wa Tongaren) comes from, is also synonymous with maize. With the short rains, farmers are burying seeds in the soil.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

At least 47 crops are suitable in Tongaren, Soysambu Mitua/ward. Many have been made to believe that only three crops can do well here; maize, beans, and sweet potatoes but did you know that Miraa/Khat does so well in this constituency, and this ward?

The short rains are here. Coming after a prolonged dry season that had sent chills down the spines of millions of farmers around the country. When the rains come, in the mind of every farmer, is what to plant without running into losses.

Soko Directory will from today, be telling you what to plant, and when to plant in every single ward in Kenya, in all 47 counties in Kenya on a daily basis. We kick off in Bungoma County, Tongaren Constituency, Soysambu/Mitua Ward.

Planting miraa anywhere within Bungoma County is something that is unheard of. It seems Bungoma County, more specifically this ward can give our brothers and sisters from Meru and Embu a run for their money.

Types of miraa that farmers in Tongare, Soysambu/Mitua Ward can plant:

Makata
Matangoma
Nyeusi
Shurba
Giza
Kangeta
Alele
Lombolio
Mbogua
Ngoba
Kathelwa
Gathanga

Here is the full list of 47 crops that are suitable for this place:

Cereals

Maize
Sorghum
Wheat
Beans

Flowers

Alstroemeria
Carthamus
Easter lilies
Gladiolus
Gypsophila
Lavender
Leather leaf fern
Moby dick

Fruits

Avocado
Mangoes
Pawpaw
Pears

Horticulture

Bananas
Cabbages
French Beans
Mushroom
Passion Fruits
Pumpkin
Strawberry

Related Content: 90-Kg Bag Of Maize Hits Ksh 6,000 In Bungoma

Indigenous vegetables

Jute Mallow
Nightshade
Slender leaf/mitoo
Terere

Industrial Crops

Coffee
Miraa
Tea

Legumes

Climbing beans
Runner/Lima beans
Runner/Lima/Butter beans

Medicinal and Aromatic

Basil
Garlic

Roots and Tubers

Potato
Sweet Potato

But even as you plant, know how to read the signs. The Kenya Meteorological Department has indicated that the short rains might just be that; short rains. They are not here to stay for long. By the time of writing this story, the rain had not touched the ground for about 7 days in the place, signs of it ghosting farmers as it always does.

About Juma

Juma is an enthusiastic journalist who believes that journalism has power to change the world either negatively or positively depending on how one uses it.(020) 528 0222 or Email: info@sokodirectory.com

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