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seanamos
#1 Posted : Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:15:40 AM
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Does anyone know about Red Onion Farming and the best seeds to plant in an area like Naivasha and the ROI?
Any ideas will be appreciated.
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BAHALI YAKE
#2 Posted : Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:31:16 PM
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my name is taslim am a marketer/ horticultural consultant the red pinoy comes highly recommended given the fact that it can yield upto 75 tonnes per hectare however i recommend black cotton soil and soil test b4 starting ur venture other queries can be forwarded to itoleka@gmail.com
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:13:02 PM
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Mr. Seanamos, what's your market for red onions?
why did you choose Naivasha?
From the little i know, the best places where onions come from in this country are Isiolo and Ortum, you can rent an acre for 4000 per year and investment for some form of irrigation equipment.
Production greatly varies season by season, but generally one acre can get you around 50 bags, each bag being approx 14kg.
Current Market price in Nairobi is approx 80 bob per kg. In the farms its like 40 bob per kg.
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seanamos
#4 Posted : Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:56:45 AM
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BAHALI YAKE wrote:
my name is taslim am a marketer/ horticultural consultant the red pinoy comes highly recommended given the fact that it can yield upto 75 tonnes per hectare however i recommend black cotton soil and soil test b4 starting ur venture other queries can be forwarded to itoleka@gmail.com



Thank you Taslim for this information and for any more queries I will get in touch with you.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, May 26, 2011 10:12:19 AM
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subzero wrote:
Mr. Seanamos, what's your market for red onions?
why did you choose Naivasha?
From the little i know, the best places where onions come from in this country are Isiolo and Ortum, you can rent an acre for 4000 per year and investment for some form of irrigation equipment.
Production greatly varies season by season, but generally one acre can get you around 50 bags, each bag being approx 14kg.
Current Market price in Nairobi is approx 80 bob per kg. In the farms its like 40 bob per kg.


Hello Subzero, Naivasha has begun being an ideal place for farming Red Onions and I want to capitalize on this. I will still need to have some irrigation plan in place. According to Farm Concern International there are hybrid seeds that will give you about 900 - 1200 Kgs per acre.
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subzero
#6 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 5:10:25 PM
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Mr. seanamos how has it been so far,

am seriously interested in venturing in.

Please share .
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#7 Posted : Thursday, June 30, 2011 9:28:27 AM
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subzero wrote:
Mr. seanamos how has it been so far,

am seriously interested in venturing in.

Please share .


Subzer, I'm yet to venture into this business and once I do I will post more information.

Regards.
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, January 04, 2012 4:48:13 PM
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subzero wrote:
Current Market price in Nairobi is approx 80 bob per kg. In the farms its like 40 bob per kg.


Where is this market? I have some red onions about 100km from Nbi.
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:34:14 PM
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Mblue wrote:
subzero wrote:
Current Market price in Nairobi is approx 80 bob per kg. In the farms its like 40 bob per kg.


Where is this market? I have some red onions about 100km from Nbi.



You can sell wholesale at Marikiti market if you have huge quantities.

You can get orders in supermarkets, big groceries, this will be best if you have a small quantity but better quality, this option will give you a better price per kg.

what quantity do you have
what quality do you have, in terms of size, colour,dryness?
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, January 04, 2012 8:41:19 PM
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Per Acre, how long before harvest, what volumes and how often do you 'harvest'?
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