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aemathenge
#1 Posted : Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:54:34 PM
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I made a terrible mistake in believing the Weather men when they said El Nino rainfall, eh, floods would hit us this year.

I invested heavly in rainfed rice growing. Now I have to change to irrigation tomatoes with a big hole in my budget. Am I moaning alone?
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Jacob Zuma
#2 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 2:30:18 AM
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guess so
but its a lesson you have learnt.
move on and grow them tomatoes.
by the way, where is your farm? i have a farming blood in me, though i have never used it
Kaigangio
#3 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 7:44:42 AM
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you may not be alone brother....read this:

http://www.nation.co.ke/.../-/hf48inz/-/index.html

...and join them farmers!!!
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
egitau
#4 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 7:54:39 AM
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@aemathenge
I feel you man.I experinced same thing in April this year.Never ever do weather dependant farming since it's a very dangerous gamble kama si green house ama drip farming siko!
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gk
#5 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 11:37:07 AM
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Liar

....farming as an enterprise in Kenya will only become rewarding if the govt subsidises imputs and/or guarantees farmers some minimum market price whatever the weather.

....almost all the food sufficient nations do it.

...I have my experiance with wheat and aint good.Sad


Kaigangio
#6 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 2:51:53 PM
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Hi all,

the food insuffiency in kenya will take a long long time indeed to curb...reasons:

...too many preditors in the field whose main intentions is to create an artificial shortage to prey on others and make millions.

...farm inputs too expensive due to the immoral tax regime and no let up by the taxman.

...it is now evident that rainfal cannot be relied on when it is required...at least the last 10 years have shown that.
...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
VituVingiSana
#7 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 4:31:06 PM
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Even in the most developed countries, weather forecasting is hit or miss...

Lakini, those days before moi & his bastards decimated mau (among other forests), Nairobi was almost GUARANTEED to get rain around 15 April. And it used to get real cold.

I remember the 'fog' around Nairobi. I enjoyed it coz I would wear a sweater & enjoyed the 'warm' blanket at night.

I must be getting old!!!
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Kulchaz
#8 Posted : Monday, December 21, 2009 4:57:11 PM
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Lol vvs, i too miss those days. I miss the sound of rain at night puting me to sleep, the lightening and thunder frightening the hell out of me and those flying termites "kumbi kumbi" that used to come out when it rained, poor things they must be really crowed in their digz now that it rarely rains!
VituVingiSana
#9 Posted : Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:05:01 AM
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The 'helicopters'... what is their real name? Where are they during the dry season?
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akowally
#10 Posted : Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:30:06 PM
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@ vvs and kulchaz

That feels nostalgic. I hope with all the efforts on the environment we'll ever get there...

VVS they stay underground during the dry season. That is why you'll see luhyas hitting the ground to make them feel like it is raining then harvest them when they come.
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VituVingiSana
#11 Posted : Tuesday, December 22, 2009 1:10:58 PM
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And the 'real' or scientific name?
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FundamentAli
#12 Posted : Wednesday, December 23, 2009 9:10:26 PM
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You spoke too soon. Chaos yesterday in the evening
VituVingiSana
#13 Posted : Thursday, December 24, 2009 12:59:04 AM
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Billboards flying all over town... Jubilee one 'torn off' coz of high winds
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Kamaa
#14 Posted : Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:00:10 AM
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it just got dark and it was not yet night..u cd have seen trees n billboards fallen in the muthurwa mkt..
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VituVingiSana
#15 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 6:04:01 AM
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At least there is some maji...
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cnn
#16 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 6:34:08 AM
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...yes,maji flowing down to the ocean.
tuvok
#17 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 7:34:18 AM
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Westie jana evening was so wet... cars were wading through quite some water levels... Must be El Nino, belatedly though..
poundfoolish
#18 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:14:33 AM
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What was experienced in Nrb were the sideshows of what Narok was going thru....if what happened over there were to have started in NBI, Kenya kwisha..
Njung'e
#19 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:36:18 AM
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Supposes much of this "floods" are of our own making?Show me one town with perfectly working drainage system and i'll show you a four legged chicken.I say so coz some months ago,the same Narok town drainage and sewer systems were on a KTN news item.I remember seeing all manner of garbage in this lines.....Let's just say we do not learn.
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poundfoolish
#20 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2009 2:36:49 PM
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n when we are called 'pumbavu' we take offence...
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