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8 Steps to Launching Your Farming Business By Ole Agro farm  How to Start a Farm Business Here at Freight Farms, our mission is to make it possible for anyone to grow food anywhere — and that includes you! The   Greenery™ S   simplifies many of the barriers to entry and complicated aspects of farming, allowing people of all backgrounds and experience levels to grow fresh, local, and sustainable food at a commercial scale. The idea is that the less time you have to spend worrying about farm operations, the more you can focus on starting and growing a successful farm business! It’s important to know that each individual business is unique. There’s no one-size-fits-all business model; what’s more important is crafting the right business for  you . But you don’t have to figure it all out on your own; Freight Farms’ Account Executives are here to help every step of the way. 8 Steps to Launching a Farm Business Step 1: Understand the Hydroponic & Local Food Market Although th

How much money do kale farmers make in Kenya? By Ole Agro farm  Is Kale farming in Kenya profitable? In this post, we will use a simple  cost and benefit analysis  to estimate the money you make as well as the costs, sales and profits of farming sukuma wiki vegetable. The post assumes one acre under open-field and rain fed kale farming. “Sukuma wiki” as kales are commonly in Swahili, is the most consumed vegetable in Kenya. Almost every family in Kenya enjoy cooked kales with ugali at least once each week. 90 per cent of small-scale farmers in rural and urban areas grow it for sale. But, how much money can you make by farming kales in Kenya? I Is kale farming in Kenya a good idea? Wondering if a kale farm can make you good money in Kenya. Below are top benefits or advantages of kales farming to farmers, traders and consumers. Sukuma wiki is a high-value horticulture crop in Kenya with a high demand in both the domestic and regional markets. Kale is a fast-maturing crop maki

How can you make more farmers profits in Kenya? By Ole Agro farm  Agriculture marketing is the key challenge for smallholder farmers in Kenya  As a result, farmers profits are low while the post-harvest food losses are high. Farmers lack access to markets, buyers, demand and prices. Their investments in transport and processing are low. They act individually, limiting their bargaining power and influence in the market. They end up relying on brokers who they exploit them via low farm gate prices. Small-scale farmers can improve their profits by consistent production, marketing and value addition of their goods. In this article, we outline 7 tips they can adopt to sell more commodities profitably. They include contracted farming, joining digital marketing and food processing among others. Engage in Contract farming You will agree with an off-taker to buy your farm produce at a set price. As a contracted farmer, you will produce crops or animals under specified conditions.  Y

Top 7 Agriculture trends to watch in 2023 By Ole Agro farm  What are the new agriculture trends in Kenya to watch this year? Events in the last year and a review of events in the first two months of 2021, reveals the key trends to watch. The main aim of these changes will be ensuring food safety and profitability for farmers, ranchers, traders and consumers.  To arrive at those trends, we have analyzed the key catalysts likely to influence the player’s decisions. The key catalysts to new agriculture trends In our opinion, players and investors in the agricultural sector will be influenced by the following drivers; Demographic trends like high population growth rates, urbanization, literacy and growing incomes will shape the country’s agriculture for the next decade. Huge Population and urbanization growth . According to  census 2019  results, Kenya has 47.6 million people. 30.8 per cent of them live in urban towns. Nairobi her capital city has most residents at 4.4 million

What you need to know about Contract Farming in Kenya. . By Ole Agro farm  Do you want to boost your farm profits? Contract farming is your secret! This simple solution is known to unlock higher earnings for small-scale farmers while promoting food safety and yields. Besides, it will help you bid goodbye to brokers and enjoy better prices, farm inputs, credit, and timely information. Small-scale farmers produce 70% of marketed farm commodities in Kenya. However, they make very low profits year after year. It is as a result of various challenges facing small producers in Kenya such as. Depending on exploitative market  brokers . High volatile farm commodity prices. High incidences of post harvest losses rated at 30% to 50% of for fresh produce in Kenya. Farmers has a limited bargaining power as they operate in informal fragmented markets. Contract farming can solve the above challenges translating to more money for you. Wondering how? In this post we will help you on your jo

Which are the Best farming investment ideas in Kenya. By Ole Agro farm  Which farming investment opportunities can you easily identify from the Kenya 2019 census data and results? In this blog post, we highlight the priority business ideas for individuals, businesses and the governments . The high population and urbanization rates provide a huge demand for food. This provides the following agribusiness opportunities; Farmers and ranchers will benefit through production and supply of ample and healthy livestock and safe crop products. Agribusinesses such as Agro dealers, bankers and suppliers will sell more farm inputs, machines, equipment and other related services. Governments will facilitate commercialized farming by developing and executing facilitative policies on land use, digitizing farms, agro-processing and mechanization. Market Opportunities Census results provide five agribusiness opportunities you can consider. Demographic Transformation The  census results  prov