i am a starter in farming(horticulture) and certainly learning alot more practically than theorically.first u hav to love wat u r doing..love getting dirty,respctng the 'small' guy doing dirty job 4u.for a starter,the milestones are,cost of land,land preparation,fencing,water(critical),security..(farm house,or store),getting the right pple to work etc..then u need to do some research on the crop u are planing to plat. for horticuture,there is free information available at HCDA..they are located near JKIA,also KARI.for green house tecnlgy..there's agro irrigation ltd,amiran etc..the cost of a good green hse from agro irrgtn is 4.2m /acre.that is top of the range..but most farmers are using cheaper options,locally made by fundis at a much reduced price of arnd 150k..they work.as i said am a starter and things are so far so good,the crop is doing well though i will have to do some drip irrigation..all in all you need capital..my initial budget from theory was 100k for 2acre..but so far i am at over 200k (less land) and if i do irrigation i expect to spend another 50k - sprinkler system,or 110k drip irrigation..i expect good returns in future since the initial costs will be gone..all the best guys..gotta run buy gumboots

@ubuntu,

Please share about the water part.Where do you get water and how do you store it?

@NJUNGE..yeah sprinkler system 2acres 50k or less..the sprinklers are only 1200/= each wih radius of 8m..i need 8-10No..the other cash is for piping etc..the sprinklers are movable..across the land.u do say 2hrs upper section,2hrs mid,and 2hrs down..etc..actually if i do myself i can even cost 35k ..water pump will b arnd 15k 5hp..drip is 110/acre..agro irrigatin..cheers

@ ubuntu
plus seeing your failures will enable me to avoid repeating them! Remember the proverb? Wise men learn from the mistakes of others,only fools learn from their own mistakes!Well,that's what's driving my visit to your farm!

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

@kijana,

For how long have you done this?

Please give some insight regarding your source(s) of water and storage ?