SUGARCANE FARMING IN KENYA - A Public Administration Graduate practicing Sugarcane Agribusiness

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In today`s episode of KILIMO NA KENAGRO, we are focusing on Sugarcane Farming in Kenya.
Meet Stephen Kiptela Olutele, A Public Administration Graduate from Amukura Central, Teso South, Busia County in Kenya has been Farming Sugarcane for 15 years now.
He`s currently partnering with Kenagro Suppliers Ltd which has contributed to his immense Success of Sugarcane Agribusiness.
- SUGARCANE VARIETY: CO 945
- QUALITIES
1. Durable
2. Good Tillering
3. High Sucrose Content
 ADVANTAGES OF CUTTING 3 INTERNALS
1. Prevents Termites Damage
2. Boosts Sprouting/ Germination
3. Helps in uniform Plant Population
STEVEN SUGARCANE AGRIBUSINESS
• Acreage = 4 Acres
• Input Capital = Kshs 53,000 - 65,000
• Yield Potential = 65 Tonnes
• Income = 65 tonnes x Kshs 5,445 (1 tonne)
• TOTAL INCOME = Kshs 353,925
• TOTAL PROFIT = Kshs 250,000 - 288,000 (12 months)
FACTORS TO CONSIDER FARMING SUGARCANE
1. Soil Type (Sandy loam or Cotton)
2. Terrain
3. Weather & Climate (Hot & Wet)
4. Variety Market Demand
 SUGARCANE FARMING IN TESO SOUTH
• Dryweed Application: Land Preparation
• Ploughing: 1 Week after
• Secondary Tillage: 2 Weeks later
• Mahindi-ra Application: Pre Weed Emergence Herbicide
• Furrows: Spacing (120 cm apart)
• Planting
• Sprouting: 19 days later
 RATOON SUGARCANE MANAGEMENT
1. Window Rowing
- Creates space in farm
2. Stable Shaving/ Cutting Back
- Above 2 inches
3. Inter- row Cultivation
- Rippers or Oven Plough
4. Herbicide Application
- Mahindi-ra (Pre Emergence Stage)
5. Trash Lining
- Between Furrows
6. Basal Fertilizer Application
- NPK
7. Foliar Fertilizer Application
- Brilliant (DAP). 2nd month after Basal
8. Stamp Gapping/ Gap Filling
- 30cm exceeding spaces by uprooting populous tillers (2 -3)
9. Top Dressing Basal Fertilizer Application
- 5 Months later
10. Spot/ Periphery Weeding
- Dryweed Herbicide
 ADVANTAGES OF RATOON CROP MANAGEMENT
o Profit Margin is higher unlike plant cane
o No Seeds are required because cane re-establishes
o Ploughing & Harrowing are not needed
o Furrows are not established
o Weeding is minimised to 2 times unlike 5 -12 for plant cane
o Well managed sugarcane can go up to Ratoon 20 before re-ploughing for new cane development
KENAGRO SUPPLIERS LIMITED (SUGARCANE CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS)
1. MAHINDI-RA 537.5 SE (Herbicide)
 Actives: S-Metolachlor 375g/L + Terbuthylazine 125g/L + Mesotrione 37.5g/L
 Description: Pre, Early & Late Post Emergence Herbicide for control of Annual Grasses and Broad Leaved Weeds in Maize & Sugarcane
 Dose Rate: 250ml/20Lts (Pre Emergence)
300ml/20Lts (Post Emergence)
 Available Packs: 500ml, 1L, 5L & 20L
2. BRILLIANT (DAP Foliar Fertilizer)
 Composition: Ammonium Phosphate
 Macronutrients: Nitrogen & Phosphorous
 Dose Rate: 100ml/20Lts (Sugarcane)
40ml/20lts (Other crops)
 Available Packs: 250ml, 500ml, 1L, 5L & 20L
QUALITIES
1. Helps in Root Development
2. Boosts Good Tillering
3. Gives Good Population
4. Supports Vegetative growth
3. DRYWEED 396SL (Herbicide)
 Actives: Glyphosate 371g/L + 2,4-D Amine 25g/L
 Description: Non Selective post emergence herbicide for the control of Grasses & Broad leaved weeds in Non-Cropped Areas (Land Preparation)
 Dose Rate: 250mls/ 20Lts of water
 Available Packs: 250ml, 500ml, 1L, 5L & 20L
4. ARAGON 220ZC (Insecticide)
 Actives: Thiamethoxam 126g/L + Lambdacyhalothrin 94g/L)
 Description: Insecticide Control of Sugarcane Sucking Pests
 Pests: Aphids, Whiteflies & Mealybugs
 Dose Rate: 10ml/ 20Lts of water
 Available Packs: 50ml, 100ml, 250ml, 500ml & 1L
5. GOLDEN LEAF (Wetter Sticker)
 Composition: Polyalkylene Oxide Modified Heptamethyl Trisiloxone 980g/L
 Description: Wetter/ Sticker, Spreader, Translaminar & Miticide
 Dose Rate: 2mls/ 20Lts of water (Sticker)
20mls/ 20Lts of water (Miticide)
Golden leaf functions (Spray Mixture)
1. Allows product to spread easily
2. Ensures product stick longer and isn’t not washed off
3. Allows product to penetrate through leaves to underneath
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[@omilliajoeljuma104]

I usually pass near the sugar cane and it looks very different from the other canes,so Kenagro gave the farmer farming magic

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Good editting 👏❤️

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😂

[@nelsonkiptengeny2733]

I am in need of the sugar cane cuttings for planting.Kindly send me the number of the farmer you have just interviewed.I am in Teso Central too.

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Kitale mko wapi?

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