I am not a big time farmer yet but am on my there. Distance should not hinder you from venturing into farming. As I post this reply,am 100kms from the Turkey/Iran border on the Iraq side and this has not stopped me from farming. We have lots of idle youth at home who will be willing to be engaged,the best option is to get a guy on permanent basis. Offcourse you will need to make frequent visits to ensure things are working as planned. For my case,am always in the country after every 6- 8 weeks and I always spare time to visit the farm. My plan was to attempt 100 plus acres next year but it looks a litlte bit ambitious,am however set for half of that. We can always plan to visit each others farms to exchange ideas and see where we can improve.

Thanks for your contributions and willingness to share info and response in addressing info needs. Am excited and hope with info being provided I should get to project implementation shortly and be able to bring on board as well some of my friends who have been seeking for ways to contribute to our nations' building.

@gmain,I hope that the price indication you provided was for Wheat for 2008 season? I really appreciate your practical approach and tips provided for networking and trust building as I seek to get started. Will take you up on this shortly.

@luttz,encouraged to hear that you are not letting distance be a hinderance on you venturing into the farming project.

I am not too farmiliar with the Kitale area and will need to do alot of ground work on this but am sure with advise and help from you,I will be able to hit the ground running.

How easy is it to access land for lease say 25-100 acres,preference being as single parcel? I believe this is a good starting point above the other areas I will be seeking advise and or so to say mentoring along the way.

Thanks and am encouraged by the productive engagement,keep it up,make the difference!


Kamura Diaspora

current and expected market price..
You're not planting maize this year. Which means you're trying to predict the price for the 2012 harvest. That's rocket science.
The Cereals’ Board announces the price its buying at and the rest of the market gets its cue from there. Of late, its been a lousy price. This year, i think the price announced was Kshs. 1200.

Government action also affects the price: like is maize going to be imported, will there be a ban on exporting maize that year? Its not easy to predict what your government will do.

Plan to store your maize for sometime before selling. If you sell it during the harvest period, you get a lousy price (law of supply and demand). The price improves as the year progresses – and as various stores run dry.

Guys this is very useful info for those of us begginning. I am venturing into the same(maize) in Transmara. Hope to do 20 acres. My nightmare is where to get seed for planting i.e no 614 or 6102. Where do you people get yours. I visited kenya seed na hawana.

What is the average price of land per acre in Kitale?