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TNT
#21 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:22:06 AM
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Xymalos wrote:
I have 5 acres, with borehole water that I intend to use to generate income in retirement. I am thinking of low risk hustle free agriculture (hobby agriculture??) .. like growing fruits (passion, mangoes, avocados). What would you suggest I do with the 5 acres (of course not subdivide)?



Lease it out for 2 or 3 seasons and see what the lessee will farm. If the lessee is successful, simply copy him or her. If the lessee is not successful, repeat the process. I hear good farming land in Kitengela can for as much as 50K per acre per season.
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MugundaMan
#22 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:58:04 AM
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hardwood wrote:

He could try pig farming like his jirani huko dutbowl.

https://www.nation.co.ke...70410-xwa3w0/index.html


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wal6807
#23 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:55:43 PM
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You are sitting on a gold mine i know some one with a setup just like yours who is doing well also in kitengela growing onions and other veges on green houses etc Physical presence is a must though other wise you will be taken to the cleaners by the workers.
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Chaka
#24 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:51:01 PM
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Borehole water these sides is supposed to be salty?So does the mzee purify the water or the pigs are ok with it?

[quote=hardwood]

He could try pig farming like his jirani huko dutbowl.

https://www.nation.co.ke...70410-xwa3w0/index.html[/quote]
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Swenani
#25 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 3:07:28 PM
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TNT wrote:
Xymalos wrote:
I have 5 acres, with borehole water that I intend to use to generate income in retirement. I am thinking of low risk hustle free agriculture (hobby agriculture??) .. like growing fruits (passion, mangoes, avocados). What would you suggest I do with the 5 acres (of course not subdivide)?



Lease it out for 2 or 3 seasons and see what the lessee will farm. If the lessee is successful, simply copy him or her. If the lessee is not successful, repeat the process. I hear good farming land in Kitengela can for as much as 50K per acre per season.


50K net or gross?
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Angelica _ann
#26 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 3:53:57 PM
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Pig farming, you never go wrong and nobody steals from you, at least in County 43 - they think it is saitan (plus mbolea for the farm all year round). Huku even if you bread totally white or black goats, you are good to go.

Poultry / Kuku wachia wenyewe wasted time for others to benefit.

So as a start put a pig rearing project and plant grafted fruits - mangoes and avocados you wont regret it.
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Xymalos
#27 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 6:59:00 PM
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hardwood wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
Xymalos wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
[quote=Xymalos]I have 5 acres, with borehole water that I intend to use to generate income in retirement. I am thinking of low risk hustle free agriculture (hobby agriculture??) .. like growing fruits (passion, mangoes, avocados). What would you suggest I do with the 5 acres (of course not subdivide)?



My friend uko na 5 acres in beautiful dustbowl WITH A BOREHOLE na unakaa tu ndeeeeeeh kimalala not knowing what to do? Laughing out loudly I hope you are not working earning a crumbling payslip at a corporate gig while at it!

My suggestion given these disturbing facts is to sell to Mugundaman or someone like him yesterday!

@MugandaMan, I used a corporate pay-slip to buy the land and sink a borehole. Now its time to make use of the land instead of the land laying idle. I was thinking of growing less perishable crops like fruits .. but hay idea suggested earlier is appealing. What would you use the land for if it was yours?


I have already answered, my broda. As someone pointed out hapo juu, you cannot have one foot in the payslip nation and the other foot doing farming by telephone and expect to go far. The best bet is to sell to a hands on Mugundaman and then reinvest in something passive that will not trouble your mind as you continue to work in corporate Kiinya.



He could try pig farming like his jirani huko dutbowl.

https://www.nation.co.ke...70410-xwa3w0/index.html[/quote]

@Hardwood - thank you sharing. That's a beautiful successful pig rearing project! Noted.
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Xymalos
#28 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:05:38 PM
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wal6807 wrote:
You are sitting on a gold mine i know some one with a setup just like yours who is doing well also in kitengela growing onions and other veges on green houses etc Physical presence is a must though other wise you will be taken to the cleaners by the workers.


@wal6807 - Onions are a good candidate - less perishable. Sad that workers may not be reliable/trustworthy. I am thinking of hiring young agriculturist/horticulturist on part-time/contractual basis to maximize production.
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Xymalos
#29 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:10:23 PM
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Angelica _ann wrote:
Pig farming, you never go wrong and nobody steals from you, at least in County 43 - they think it is saitan (plus mbolea for the farm all year round). Huku even if you bread totally white or black goats, you are good to go.

Poultry / Kuku wachia wenyewe wasted time for others to benefit.

So as a start put a pig rearing project and plant grafted fruits - mangoes and avocados you wont regret it.

Thank you @Angelica _ann. Grafted fruits was always my dream. Will identify which ones fit that climatic zone; pig farming now looking interesting ... but I understand I need to be physically there a lot more. Impressed that pig theft is not an issue!
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Xymalos
#30 Posted : Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:13:45 PM
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Chaka wrote:
Borehole water these sides is supposed to be salty?So does the mzee purify the water or the pigs are ok with it?

[quote=hardwood]

He could try pig farming like his jirani huko dutbowl.

https://www.nation.co.ke...70410-xwa3w0/index.html[/quote]


@chaka - water is good; not salty - says hydro-geochemist.
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