In recent years Kenyan farmers and ranchers, also complicit in the difficulty of being able to make a profit from traditional crops due to climate change and the lack of abundant rainfall, have been shifting to new Crops and Animals.
One of the most recent approaches is commercial farming of land snails.
Farmers who have ventured into the snail business have benefited greatly: unlike many other activities, this trade requires little capital and few resources to start.
One farmer in Busia, starting with an investment of 100 thousand shillings (just over 800 euros) after 3 years began earning between 600 thousand and 800 thousand shillings per month.
Speaking to JULISHA.CO.KE, He revealed that his earnings come rom the sale of edible snails, the slime used in cosmetics and other products, such as nail polishes, soaps and organic gels, and from the shells, which are paid about 2 euros per kilo and are used for decorations, sculptures for use in flowerpots, ashtrays and other interior decorations.
