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Rank: Member Joined: 1/21/2009 Posts: 1
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Anyone who have done this before? I have unused land (4 acres) in South Nyandarua and I want to give a shot this season. What are the hurdles to expect?
'...the rain cannot wash away leopard spots.'
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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I tried in my place in Siaya and it did well. Dont fear.........Go ahead and do farming.........You will not be dissapointed!
My mum says,'Lowo ok riamb',eti,Udongo haidanganyi.......To mean.......God has blessed the land,and the land will always give you back the returns. You'll never go wrong
But you shall remember the LORD your God,for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth,that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers,as it is this day. Deu 8:18
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/26/2008 Posts: 190
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hey you guy are lying on a gold/ potato mine. you should have gotten started by now. then tell us how profitable it is.. considering the exploitation by brokers has been nyongwad by regulating the weight of the gunias
hey
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/12/2008 Posts: 2
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Contact me at farmken@gmail.comIrinvestor
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/12/2008 Posts: 2
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Prawn. Waiting to hear from you. We can help.
Irinvestor
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/29/2009 Posts: 85
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@[Irinvestor] - You have never replied to my email on this topic. Pls let me know how I can do this on large scale. I hope this time,you will read my email.
If the email u gave doesnt work,pls provide an alternative
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/12/2009 Posts: 266
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I also own like 12 acres of land in North Nyandarua near oljor-orok.
Well,potato farming is lucrative in that area because of the good soils and climate,however make sure u dont sell the potatos to the brokers there,try and find your market,like in Nyahururu.or nakuru.
Otherwise those brokers buy at 200 bob per gunia while u can sell at 850 per gunia in Subukia market.
Good luck man
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Cardinal, 850 bob a bag....???......Current prices in Nyanza and Western range between Kshs 4000 and Kshs 6500........and there is almost no supply. God gives,mugikuyu takes. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/21/2009 Posts: 22
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how many bags of potatoes can one acre of land produce,which is the most marketable variety nad how long does it take from planting to harvesting?
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/8/2007 Posts: 75
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Optimum potato yield is roughly 10 tonnes per ha but in developed nations its@40tonnage...some factors causing concern to the poor yield is lack of availability of hybrid potato seed. There is an ominous shortage of potato in the country having to content with importing from Tz
The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh. Better is one handful with tranquility than two with toil and a chase after wind!
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/12/2009 Posts: 266
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@ Njunge,thats amazing,@ ksh 4000 per gunia,we can make millions i tell you,why can we link,u offer the market and i supply the pototoes?
Let me know.
@ maduo,it depends,on average 10
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/17/2008 Posts: 152
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@Prawn,
Did you ever start this project,and how is it going? i would like to know whether you were able to get the hybrid seeds mwafrika was talking about. Ama where you got any other potato seeds.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Prawn, How did it go? Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/9/2009 Posts: 2,003
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Good people, l tried this biz in south nyandarua... and the good Lord has given the yield but there is a standoff between the farmers and the brokers on the type of bags to use... IS there anyone in wazua who knows of a good market... am planning to avoid the cons called brokers.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/13/2011 Posts: 151
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I am about to get some land for farming and have been thinking of potato farming and came across this thread. A couple of questions though 1. @ Prawn please share your experience if you ever started the project 2. @ Mwafrika or any other person. am mathematically challenged  kindly explain to me what you meant by "Optimum potato yield is roughly 10 tonnes per ha" 3. The land is in the rift valley and timboroa to be exact, are there any preferable species of potato for such areas and where would i get them? 4. How did all you guys who have the same project running circumvent the brokers 5. How logical is it to transport the produce from the farm to nairobi esp when you hire the transport? Common sense is the most evenly distributed quantity in the world. Everyone thinks he has enough.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 6/19/2011 Posts: 11
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hi guys how u doing.someone is trying to introduce me to this biz,in kinangop.apparently u can hire an acre for like 15k for a year then cultivating and every thing will cost like 30k then after three months u get 80bags of potatoes..which retail at minimum 2500..is this true??? and how did u guys who tried the potato biz faur on?? ur soonest response will be highly appreciated
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 5/31/2011 Posts: 19
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15 k per year is a reap off. Average bags per acre depends on potato seed and fertilizer 800 per bag is a joke, the last time that happened was like 4 years ago Climatic conditions also really matter willing to offer advice "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/12/2010 Posts: 474 Location: Nairobi
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Derrick.joker wrote:hi guys how u doing.someone is trying to introduce me to this biz,in kinangop.apparently u can hire an acre for like 15k for a year then cultivating and every thing will cost like 30k then after three months u get 80bags of potatoes..which retail at minimum 2500..is this true??? and how did u guys who tried the potato biz faur on?? ur soonest response will be highly appreciated I know the area, and the idea is great. The cultivating and everything would cost much more. For 15k a year, consider the manure input- get it from Narok. (25k), and fertilizer. Consider that you need to buy the seeds also. I know the area well and willing to give a free unbiased tour (When am free). Contact via skype or gtalk below. Keep it simple
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 6/19/2011 Posts: 11
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richdad and ejaab ebu hit me on my email asap like today derrick.joker@gmail.com...so richdad u doin it or somethin and do u know how it goes down..ebu give me the expenses from top to bottom as in from leasin the land how much that would cost to brakin the ground to seeds fertilizer and stufff, the 3 months of cultivatin to finally the all mighty conmen ...the brokers??!!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/9/2009 Posts: 2,003
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richdad wrote:Derrick.joker wrote:hi guys how u doing.someone is trying to introduce me to this biz,in kinangop.apparently u can hire an acre for like 15k for a year then cultivating and every thing will cost like 30k then after three months u get 80bags of potatoes..which retail at minimum 2500..is this true??? and how did u guys who tried the potato biz faur on?? ur soonest response will be highly appreciated I know the area, and the idea is great. The cultivating and everything would cost much more. For 15k a year, consider the manure input- get it from Narok. (25k), and fertilizer. Consider that you need to buy the seeds also. I know the area well and willing to give a free unbiased tour (When am free). Contact via skype or gtalk below. @richdad has said most of it...the 15k depends on which area of kinangop you are referring to but its in the range... I have done 5acres and the cost from scratch is about 200k (ploughing, seeds, fertilizers, labour, chemicals)... expected produce is approximately 40-90 bags per acre after 90days depending on soil, rainfall, etc... at a price of say 1.5k lowest or 4k+... Consider, as highlighted by richdad, the seeds are very expensive (you might consider doing this biz), a bag goes for 3-4k. Also consider, rainfall and weather... the cold season is no no no!
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