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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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Hi SK.
I am looking for a mentor. Somebody who will guide me through farming. I wanna start farming. Farming of horticultural produce ( tomatoes,onions,kales) and maize. I am looking for somebody who is doing this. I wanna pay you a visit in your home/shamba and see for myself and ask a few questions and get a few tips. I wanna do this thing as a business.
I go to markiti to buy food very early on sato morning hours and I love the way,these guys come with huge lorries full of fresh produce. These dudes mint cash. I wana join the club.
Any tips on how to go about it?
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: Elder Joined: 6/20/2008 Posts: 6,275 Location: Kenya
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I want to do this one day too. You know,just dress in my simple clothes I normally use while slashing the grass,sit there and watch what they do.
It`s making me anxious imagining what they make!
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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any farmers in the house! What are the returns? How lucrative is the biz? Any insight?
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: Elder Joined: 5/27/2008 Posts: 3,760
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I suggest you take leave,go to Molo,spend a week with the real folks there then follow the chain to Marigiti.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/13/2007 Posts: 44
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@Eli,
I have been in farming for some time now,of course with some initial losses,but i have never given up.
Right now i'm in Middle East trying to find out why Israel supply fruits to almost every country,including Kenya. I have gathered lots of info,and have confirmed the way to go is to start with green houses,especially if you want to go vegetable/tomatoes way. You will be in business in season and out of season.
Welcome to farming business
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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@ india
would it be ok,if you can drop me an email on the same! I would appreciate,peter@thedoxa.net is my email. By the way,are you coming back to Kenya soon,we can hookup and talk more on this venture!
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: Veteran Joined: 11/29/2007 Posts: 948
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@Eli,This is the right way to go,trust me. i gathered some good info on the same and i'm starting in August.What India has told u about green houses is very true.i have an appointment with a guy who erects those things on sato . i will drop u a line and let u know how it goes Yes am a slow walker,but i never walk backwards.(anonymous)
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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I will be so excited,to get this info and even get his number. I am going into this thing called farming. All the big shots are doing it. From the Moi Family to Kibaki family to the Kenyatta Family...................Men,farming is a must. I have some capital and am raring to go,but first,I have to get knowledge, understanding on the same,not throwing away cash,thinking I know it all,yet am blank! Of course my grandma can farm as well,but that's not the kind of farming am talking about.
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: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Wanyuru, Won't mind too. God gives,mugikuyu takes. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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@wanyuru
I am also interested.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/26/2008 Posts: 365
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Hi,I am also interested. Anyone with info. pls share on jacyt160@gmail.com. Thanks I will praise thee,O Lord my God,with all my heart: And I will glorify thy name forever more. Psalms 86:12 If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love - Maya Angelou
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/12/2008 Posts: 59
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@Wanyuru I was actually browsing for info on tomato farming and i came accross this hybrid of which requires greenhouse. I want to know more on greenhouses drop me an email also datacommunications@yahoo.com Product Category Onyx VF2 Cal J VF Monyala F1 Marglobe Anna F1 Eden F1 Anna F1 The ideal greenhouse tomato. Deep red blocky oval fruits,sweet to taste. Requires staking and desuckering. The fruits have an unmatched keeping quality. Long harvesting period. Tolerant to Verticillium,Fusarium wilt,Bacterial Speck and Nematodes Alternaria Stem canker and gray leaf spot. Yield potential of 64 Tonnes/acre. Matures in 75 days. Your greatest glory is not in never failing,but in rising every time you fail. Persistence means taking pains to overcome every obstacle,to do all that's necessary to reach your goal.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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@Mwafrikah,
If these mushroom guys have a market,why can't they just lease land and do the farming themselves instead of wasting time teaching others how to do it i.e are they sufficiently philantropic?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/29/2007 Posts: 948
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Guys i will sambaza the info. let me meet the guy on sato and will let u know. @ Eli we can also arrange to go and visit the guy in his farm. He's a very humble Engineer( he resigned from his full time job to do farming). Yes am a slow walker,but i never walk backwards.(anonymous)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/16/2007 Posts: 2,114
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@wanyuru,
May be good for guys here to post some questions they may wish to ask the Eng.
As for me:
1.How to determine the soil type suitable for irrigation farming
2.Can one harvest rain water and use it to sustain the farming?
3.How often the pipes used for irrigation are replaced
4.How clogging in the pipes is managed
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/9/2009 Posts: 1,262
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@eli
There was a guy from Amiran on kiss 100 morning show about 2 wks ago,who was talking about a new product dubbed 'Farmers Kit' going for 130K. The kit is customized depending on what you want to grow (but I remember it included a green house). They also give you tips on how to start your venture.
I was not keen enough but you may want to talk to them
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/27/2009 Posts: 13
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@Wanyuru,Kindly send me any infor you get on Kingsbirth2004@yahoo.com. 'After God's own Heart'
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 294
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0720969361 and peter@thedoxa.net and www.thedoxa.net are ways of getting me! Guys,I am hungry for more information on this thing! The likes of Moi,Kibaki,Kenyatta family are into farming big time! Mark you,we are always facing famine! Food will never be enough,never,not even when we reach the vision 2030! 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: 9/8/2007 Posts: 75
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@Wanyuru; kindly sambaza the info. @ dnjengaus@yahoo.com in regards to your fact-finding mission. Israel as a nation has revolutionised farming through greenhse technology ecporting its excesses all over the world (sic)kibbutzim has changed canaan deserts into land of abudance! What of Kenya with vast resources?
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/27/2009 Posts: 70
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@Wanyuru Kindly forward to me on mkhenri@yahoo.comSKs, -what's the best variety of onions? 'A ship in harbour is safe; but that is not what ships are made for'.
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