WhatsAppKenyan markets use many local names. For commerce, what matters is cycle length, tuber size, and whether the type tolerates your water system. We specialise in Dasheen suckers/seedlings.
Dasheen (our commercial focus)
| Trait | Dasheen |
|---|---|
| Botanical context | Colocasia esculenta group (nduma / arrowroots) |
| Maturity | 6–8 months |
| Buyer tuber size | ~0.5 kg |
| Zones | Upland and lowland with irrigation |
| Rot | Comparatively rare when water is managed |
| Look / cook | Dark green leaves; whitish cut; powdery when cooked |
Other names you will hear
Farmers may mention hybrid or local landraces with longer cycles or different drought behaviour. We do not run a multi-variety catalogue. If your buyer wants classic kitchen nduma on a short cycle, plant Dasheen.
Not the same as yam or cassava
Those are different crops. Read nduma vs yam vs cassava.