Contract farming for export

[Okiya]

This is the most important link, coz hata my neighbor anaficha white. He's been encouraging me to plant in my plot but nimuuzie

Corona ikiisha I will link you with my friend if you want. He's not a broker or any of that. He is the buyer and owner of his company. He has export licences. So it's from your farm to JKIA to Europe. No monkey business

 

[Ramses]

Corona ikiisha I will link you with my friend if you want. He's not a broker or any of that. He is the buyer and owner of his company. He has export licences. So it's from your farm to JKIA to Europe. No monkey business

Pls kuja inbox dakika moja

 

[Aviator]

Contract farming enriches other guys, not the farmer.
Once upon a time, I was running an agrovet which wasn't doing well. A friend contracted some 1300 farmers to grow cabbages. I supplied the inputs. Mwishowe, farmers were left with cabbages to sell in the local market at a loss. Contractor said they didn't meet the standards for export. Meanwhile, I smiled all the way to the bank.

 

[Ramses]

My neighbors 5 acres plot of French beans

 

[Mwendawazimu]

My neighbors 5 acres plot of French beansView attachment 12988View attachment 12995View attachment 12996View attachment 12997

Pande gani ya nchi??

 

[thesavage]

I did that for 3yrs... I could write a whole book.
A summary:

I did French beans and chilli.

Depending on the contractor they might give you inputs deductible from your dues. Some give you seeds deductible and free agronomic support.
They are very specific on the chemicals you can use and if a farmer is caught with prohibited chemicals as a group all of you lose.
Produce per acre depends on the seeds/variety and can range from 2.5 to 6tons. Use of goat manure will increase your produce by up to 1.5 to 2 tons.
Pump installation and irrigation is a huge cost. If possible lease farm land in a place with more rainfall, it saves on irrigation costs.

Once they start harvesting some crooked companies/brokers will harvest once and claim the rest are bad give flimsy reasons/some good companies will sell to the local market or co-contractors when export market is low.
Like any other agricultural produce, they have their peak low season/price. Leo ni 120per Kg next month ni 40 bob. Timing is key.
Some companies will take your produce and claim it didn't meet export standards... You lose more than a ton.
Sale of farm chemicals, mbolea etc are a cash cow for your employees... You need to be hands on.
Cartels are real.

Timing is key!

 

[Budspencer]

My neighbors 5 acres plot of French beansView attachment 12988View attachment 12995View attachment 12996View attachment 12997

Powerful camera. Don't these plants require propping just like tomatoes?

 

[Ramses]

Not propping is required as they are harvested young.

 

[Ramses]

Pande gani ya nchi??

This is Mwea

 

[Fala12]

How is cost of lo

Ni tawatumia picha kesho na ile information nitapewa but i doubt io harvesting ya 55 to 60 days

French beans mature in 6 weeks, harvest is at most another 6 weeks ama?

 

[Fala12]

What you're not being told lazima French beans ukue na access to the airport coz they're very perishable if you want to supply yourself without involving cartels to the international market. Iko wakisii huko kamulu hio biashara imewatajirisha vizuri.

haata hio ya kupeleka airport ni kuuzia watu, but hao brokers make a lot of money. main market ni middle east

 

[Fala12]

French beans nilichorea coz conditions are 1 mirrion.

any produce going to european market lazima conditions kibao. ukipata midlle east market uko better

 

[Ramses]

Went back to the farms today and these beans grow pretty fast