31 Suitable Crops For Kilifi, Bamba During The Short Rains

By Soko Directory Team / Published May 17, 2023 | 11:32 am

KEY POINTS

Certain varieties of maize do well in Bamba (Kilifi). Any other variety cannot survive in this place. The varieties selected in this piece are drought resistant and take at least 2 months to mature.

Kilifi County (Bamba Ward) is a dry area. Locals rarely see a drop of rain in this place. Finding drinking water is a huge problem, leave alone finding one to water plants. Therefore, only specific crops will do well in this area during short rains.

Certain varieties of maize do well in Bamba (Kilifi). Any other variety cannot survive in this place. The varieties selected in this piece are drought resistant and take at least 2 months to mature.

They include:

PH1 (Pwani Hybrid)
SC 447
WE2111
SC 445
Shukran16
WE2109
WH 105
WH002
WH003
WH101
WH202
WH301

Another only cereal that does well in this place is Sorghum. However, only certain varies do and you need experts to buy the right one. The sorghum varieties include:

SC Smile
ADV7450
SC XH 101
ADV23012
KENSORG 11
KENSORG 12
KENSORG 13
KENSORG 14
KS-SWEET SORGH 4
KS-SWEET SORGH 14
EUSS11

Three types of fruits do well in this place; mangoes, sweet oranges, and Mulberries.

For Mangoes, choose the following varieties:

Van Dyke
Tommy Atkins
Apple
Ngowe
Haden
Sensation
Ken
Sabine
Sabre
Keit
Maya
Boribo

For Mulberries, choose the following varieties:

ex-limuru
Wasemidori (ex-Japan)
ex-ithanga, Kikuha (ex-Japan)
Robashi (ex-Japan)
Minamisakari (ex-Japan)
Noi (ex-Thailand)
kanva 2,
ex-thika
Ichinose (ex-Japan)
ex-embu
S 36

Why Choose Bamba?

First, there are large tracks of land. Locals in this place do not engage in agricultural activities. Just a handful of them. You might find yourself as the only one doing farming in the place. Second, the land is affordable, either for lease or buying.

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