New Farmer

[NewFarmer]

New farmer here hoping to get valuable input from you all.
Here is what has already

1. Land to be farmed fenced (chain link)
2. Borehole sunk and water is plenty in this area
3. Solar powered water pump installed and tested
4. Steel water tanks structure built and 4 10k ltrs plastic tanks hoisted.
5. Ploughing of 7 acres done
6. 

Pending tasks:

Harrowing 7 acres
Creating beans planting beds on 44 blocks of 1/8
acre (30x15mtrs) = 5.5 acres and 3 1/2 acre blocks for onion beds
Drip irrigation piping on the 44 + 3 blocks
Then we will be ready to plant.

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Good stuff buddy, looks like you are the only one doing something meaningful there. Also think about expansion and buy out your neighbours.

Also get yourself registered for the subsidised fertilizer through the area chief, it will really help

 

[NewFarmer]

Sasa mafundi wanamalizia propagation unit

Nani inaka hivi

From side ya shamba

Imecost kitu 90k materials 70k fundi mu abandu 20k

 

[Kasaman]

Agribusiness is the only way forward !
Ujinga achia raila and his goons

 

[algorithm]

Wahenga walisema "Start small and expand".

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Sasa mafundi wanamalizia propagation unit
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Nani inaka hivi
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From side ya shamba
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Imecost kitu 90k materials 70k fundi mu abandu 20k

How high is that water tower?

 

[NewFarmer]

How high is that water tower?

9mtrs

 

[NewFarmer]

ALL klist members are hereby appointed honorary advisory board consultants (ABC) to this project.

This message is from the project office under a tree kwa shamba huko chini

 

[NewFarmer]

Kumebaki hio propagation unit haikumalizika leo, fala fulani ame kosa ku supply insect net on time na tusha mlipa

Hio space hapo juu na the open space on the side is supposed to have insect net. Ata fundi mu abandu hajafurahishwa na hio additional day to complete.

Hii ndio entrance 2 doors…kwanza unaingia ka disinfection chamber alafu another door into the unit.

Huko chini polythene imechimbiwa 8"

 

[QuadroK4000]

9mtrs

Niaje @mzeiya ?

 

[shocks]

What type of beans?
Unaweza saidia na info ya the solar install, how many panels, power rating ya solar system na pump, is pumo dc or ac, model ya inverter or any other eletric devices, costs....

 

[Ole Waru]

Hio polythene itawezana na upepo, I’ve seen many fail

 

[NewFarmer]

Hio polythene itawezana na upepo, I’ve seen many fail

Itaweza, life span yake ni around 5 years

 

[NewFarmer]

What type of beans?
Unaweza saidia na info ya the solar install, how many panels, power rating ya solar system na pump, is pumo dc or ac, model ya inverter or any other eletric devices, costs....

Hio info yote mtu hupewa na yule supplier amechagua sababu hizo vitu zote hu depend on you specific situation/location/requirements etc....ama ulikua unauliza hio info yote ikusaidie aje sasa.

 

[shocks]

Hio info yote mtu hupewa na yule supplier amechagua sababu hizo vitu zote hu depend on you specific situation/location/requirements etc....ama ulikua unauliza hio info yote ikusaidie aje sasa.

Mimi ni contractor mpya in this space, wacha niingie inbox nipate kujua what competitors are upto

 

[Tiiga Waana]

Like Baron Rothschild famously said, the time to buy (or, in your case, invest)) is when there is blood flowing on the streets.
We are currently and presently in a very hostile, ignorant and clueless regime.
Since the Moi era, Kenya has never witnessed such capital flight and reluctance for investment as in this Kenya Kwisha administration.
Their sole obsession is to heavily tax and reward their cronies and stooges.


Brave men, as yourself, are rare and far between. Keep it up and kindly keep us in the loop.
Good luck.

 

[NewFarmer]

Leo ndio siku ya harrowing
Nilipata the best harrow area hii

Iko na hadi hydraulics

Harrowing ni 7 acres @ 3.5k/acre lakini mwenye tractor anajua ni 5 acres = 17.5k. tractor driver anaonwa zake za macho ana ongeza vitu kama leveling.

4k fuel deductable from the 17.5k

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Harrowing ni 7 acres @ 3.5k/acre lakini mwenye tractor anajua ni 5 acres = 17.5k

Hii apana lakini, don't short change the owner of that tractor....you are also starting a business and you would not want your customers colluding with your employee to defraud you...

 

[Tiiga Waana]

Hii apana lakini, don't short change the owner of that tractor....you are also starting a business and you would not want your customers colluding with your employee to defraud you...

I rarely agree with you on many subjects but I am duty bound to express my admiration on your stand on this matter.

Integrity and honesty are contagious and when compromised on one side of the equation, they spill over, albeit uninvited and opposed, to the reciprocal side.

All the same, a most excellent investment @NewFarmer.

 

[Ole Waru]

Hii apana lakini, don't short change the owner of that tractor....you are also starting a business and you would not want your customers colluding with your employee to defraud you...

Integrity and honesty are contagious and when compromised on one side of the equation, they spill over, albeit uninvited and opposed, to the reciprocal side.

That's one way to ruin an investment, ni kama kushuka mat na kushangilia juu conductor hajakuitisha fare (100ksh) ukipanda the next mat unapeana thao konda anahepa na pesa zote, wewe ndio unaenda hasara, ungelipa the first one probably ungepata change ya kulipa wa pili, be honest in all things