@mkonomtupu The system is currently broken...Brokers all over hovering to pick from the few farmers who av afforded to farm. Others will farm and when its harvest time, their produce wont be touched because they used the wrong mix of chemicals. Others want to farm but they dont have a way of getting funds. Institutions has money to led but the farmers are not in any organized way where the institution can fund, thus the risk of lending to individual farmers is too high....Its a whole complex thing that leads to a lose-lose situation. How do you suggest we fix it for now? I want a way where these guys can afford to utilise the land instead of leaving it idle and suffering in poverty. I would appreciate your idea on the same.

@washiku, my first business was that of a broker buying maize horticulture from farmers in December, you had to buy the best produce because that's what the consumer wants. You buy only from the very best farmers with good produce. That's the way the market works it helps those who help themselves and does not forgive those who don't know what they are doing. I burnt my fingers trying being nice to farmers by buying produce which was below consumer standards to assist farmers get school fees, medical bills. I didn't see those farmers coming to assist me so please please come to river road sometimes huko nyamakima na marikiti and see how the brokers and the market works it's very very unforgiving. My idea is to let the market work those farmers will naturally up their game to match consumer tastes and standards just like any other producer. You start organizing them you will end up like the coffee sector wachana nayo!!!

Thanks guys...I am taking notes. Thnks @Bigchick & @Mkonomtupu

10000 is more than enough to form a farmers co-operative society!

Try the value chain way. Example: Chicken business 1. 100 farmers who have minimum x amount of land each recruited (they provide land) 2. 50 youths from the area recruited, trained on how to make the best chicken coops, maintenance. Equip them with tools and skills (they provide high quality chicken quarters and maintenance at competitive rates to no. 1) 3. 100 farmers trained to hatch. let them devise best practice on hatching and breeding chicks to 30 days. (they provide chicks to no.1 on competitive basis) 4. 3 x 50 farmers each to build a chicken feed facility and produce high quality feed; best quality/ best price basis. 5. 100 farmers to be mobilized for marketing the chicken products. Give them specialized training and build their specialization. They shall compete with best prices at farm gate. 6. Each group above to second 3 members to a management company that ensures capacity building , training, fund raising....