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Green House Farming: The facts and the figures

Tupike Magazine – March 2011

By Catherine Muraguri

Cost and Equipment

The smallest greenhouse should be 8m x 15m, wooden and costs from Ksh. 100, 000 to put up. This includes the green house structure, drip irrigation system and a tank to provide water. The cost of seedlings, maintenance costs that include payments to agronomists, supervisors and farm hands are not included. Of critical concern is the source of water. As this issue goes to press, the La Nina phenomenon continues to bite in Kenya and drought has set in.

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