Macadamia

Ksh280.00

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Despite macadamia nut tree being a money-making harvest, several farmers don’t receive most returns, attributable to errors of omission and commission.

A mature tree will produce between 80kg and 100kg of nuts, and according to Oxfarm, an acre of land will hold to 70 Macadamia trees. This could earn a farmer, going by the present government set minimal returns of Ksh70 per kilogram of nuts, up to Ksh 500,000 – 800,000 per acre if a farmer harvest 80Kg per tree, depending on farming practices and favorable climate.

Description

Macadamia is a beautiful tree, very forgiving; resilient to all weather, accommodative for old people; they don’t need to work so hard nor climb to pick the nuts but wait for them to fall. The macadamia nut tree is indigenous to Australia but introduced in Kenya in 1945 to 1948. In Kenya, it grows roughly in the same climate suitable for growing coffee.

Varieties

Macadamia seedlings Varieties available in our seedbed

  • KMB-3
  • KRG-15
  • EMB-1
  • MRG-20

Planting

We recommend a spacing of 5m by 10m. An acre can accommodate average of 75 seedlings. Dig a hole of 2ft by 2ft then add a bucket of manure. For seedlings we have several varieties in our seedbed.

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