For avocados, use the following varieties: Hass, Fuerte, Pinkerton, Entigger, Puebla, Linda, reed. For mangoes, use the following varieties: Van Dyke, Tommy Atkins, Apple, Haden, Sensation, Kent, Sabine, Sabre, Keit, Maya, Boribo.
For years, the main agricultural activity in Homabay County has been fishing. Most residents in the county take part in fishing practices, either from Lake Victoria or through fish farming. But a walk through the county will prove that there are so many opportunities in crop farming.
We took a trip across Homabay last week, specifically in Karachuonyo to find out the type of crops that do well in the area. Combined with our online research and conversation with farmers on the ground, we established that at least 49 crops do well in this area.
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For Cereals, farmers in Karachuonyo prefer:
For maize, the following varieties are the ones that marry well with the soil in Karachuonyo:
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For sorghum, the following varieties will be suitable for the soil in Karachuonyo:
Most of the farmers in this region grow the above cereals in small scale portions for consumption. Most of the cereal sold on the market comes from other counties.
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In terms of the fruits, avocado, grape fruits, lemons, limes, mango, sweet oranges, and pawpaws do well in this place.
For avocados, use the following varieties: Hass, Fuerte, Pinkerton, Entigger, Puebla, Linda, reed. For mangoes, use the following varieties: Van Dyke, Tommy Atkins, Apple, Haden, Sensation, Kent, Sabine, Sabre, Keit, Maya, Boribo.
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The soil is also the best for bananas and the mushrooms.
For bananas, the following varieties do well: Grand naine (Ripening), Uganda Green (Cooking types), Giant Cavendish (Ripening), Fhia 17 (Ripening), Williams (Ripening), GT-Kisii sweet (Apple), Vallery (Ripening), Lacatan (Ripening), Ngombe (Cooking types), Nusu Ngombe(Cooking types), Pelipita (Dual), Bokoboko (Dual).
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