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WONDERING WHAT VENTURE YOU CAN START WITH 20K? TRY MANAGU BUSINESS Many people have come to realize the dangers of surviving on junk, processed food and red meat; a feat that has led to a boom in demand for indigenous foods such as Managu. To give you the perspective, 10 years ago, managus worth Ksh.10 used to be enough to feed a family of four for two days. But today, even with Ksh.50 one would struggle getting enough stock to feed two people for a day. With such growth in popularity, it’s possible to say that there is no better time to venture into the business of planting, packaging and wholesaling managu. You only need to think smarter than everyone else and launch your business with as little as Ksh.20,000 and end up making as much as Ksh 1.2 Million per year. Read on to find out how. ~ What Is Managu? Managu is a kikuyu word for the African nightshade plant. The Swahili call it Mnavu, Luhya’s call it Namasaka, Luos refer to it as Osuga, Kambas simply call it kitulu while the Kipsigis call it isoiyot. The herbaceous plant normally grows to about 1 meter high, producing many leafy-branches. Native to the African climate, this vegetable is hardy meaning it requires little or no maintenance to thrive. You plant the seeds in a rainy seasons and they are ready for harvest in as few as 45 days. You then pluck off the top leaves of every shoot (harvest), leaving other leaves to grow bigger and greener. You can do this repeatedly (once per week) over a period of 3 months making good sales with each harvest. ~ How Much Money To Invest 50 x 100 piece of land – Ksh5,000 (lease per year) Manure & Fertilizer – Ksh5,000 Labour & Transport – Ksh5,000 Managu Seeds – Ksh1,000 Other expenses – Ksh4,000 Total Budget = Ksh20,000 ~ How Profitable Is It? A 50×100 piece farm can produce anything between 200Kgs and 300Kgs of fresh managu every week. The average price per kilo is Ksh30. That means you can make a minimum of Ksh6,000 per week or Ksh24,000 per month. The returns are even better if you increase the acreage of your farm. For instance, an acre of land can produce managus worth over Ksh.140,000 per month. Each harvesting season lasts for three months bringing your income to Ksh.420,000 per season. There are three seasons in a year – meaning a year of consistency can bring you Ksh 1.26 Million. ~ Challenges Finding good productive land Inconsistent rain patterns Prices tend to fall during bumper harvest seasons Scaling Up Apart from just planting managu, you can scale up your business to include other indigenous vegetables like terere (amaranth), kunde, spinach and mrenda. And to explore even more profitability, you can start packaging and branding your produce and deliver it directly to the market. There are even some farmers who dry their managus, package and export it. There also others who dry the vegetables and use it to fortify other food products – e.g. terere wheat flour. So, in other words, your opportunities as far as this kind of business is concerned are virtually limited.

me government and non-goverment institutions are now building special granaries where you can keep your potatoes until the market stabilizes. You can take your produce there and hold until the ripple effects of a bumper harvest subside. But what if you don’t want to wait or play with the seasons? If you can’t beat them join them. Using the many sales and marketing skills, there is absolutely no reason why you should not look for your own market of potatoes. You simply need to approach fast-food chains, restaurants, schools, institutions etc and give them a good quote. You can then hire a mguu kumi or mguu sita lorry and go back to the village where in addition to collecting your own produce you can link up with other farmers to fill up the lorry. This way, you will be in a position to dictate the price and you will be able to get better returns. How Much To Invest In total, you will require about Ksh80,000 for an acre of potatoes (from planting to harvesting). How Much To Expect The current market price for a sack of Shangi potatoes is Ksh4,000. An acre of land can produce 80 bags of potatoes in 3 months. So let’s do the math. Ksh4,000 x 80 bags = Ksh320,000 (Revenue) Ksh320,000 (Revenue) – Ksh80,000 (Expenses) = Ksh240,000 (Net Profit) in just 90 days. Note that the recommended size of potato bag is 110Kilograms according to the National Potato Council of Kenya. Final Word Potato farming is a good venture. It is not a get-rich-quick scheme (though) and majority of first time investors may lose their money due to obvious mistakes. On a positive note, if you have read this article to the end you can now proceed to make an investment confident of making returns. All it takes is a bit of discipline, hardwork and strategy. Do you think this is something you would like to try? What is stopping you from starting?

IS POTATO FARMING IN KENYA – A GOOD BUSINESS IDEA? Potato farming is one of those businesses that can either make or break you. You can get good returns provided you are willing to learn how to navigate your way up or you can literary “burn” your whole investment in less than 3 months. Read the next few paragraphs to find out the truth about this age-old business idea. Potatoes are highland crops and they grow well in most major parts of the nation including Molo, Kinangop, Taita Hills, Yatta, Timboroa and parts of Laikipia. Step 1: Getting Started The first step is to find land in one of the high production areas. If you live in Nairobi area then you can think of going to places like Kinangop or North Nyandarua (an hour’s drive from the City). Remember, you don’t have to be a land owner to get started as you can simply lease. Currently, the cost of leasing a good chunk of land in Nyandarua about 1 Kilometre from the tarmac is Ksh15,000 per year. Tips For Picking Land For Potatoes Should not be too far from tarmac (1-2Km recommended) Look for one with reddish soil (toney) Avoid land with a bad history of potato production Avoid land that lies adjacent to a river to minimize chances of frost bite Step 2: Prepare The Land Now that you have found a nice piece of land, the next step is to till it and prepare furrows ready for planting. Here again you don’t have to do all the work yourself. You only need to hire a few village labourers and delegate the job to them. If you’re too busy with your current job or business, you can pick one of your idle uncles from the village and hire them as the farm manager. Another thing to do is to get some manure. Manure is normally sold in lorries (mostly from Masai land) and a good load goes for Ksh20,000 delivered to your place. Step 3: Buy Certified Seeds You may be tempted to take a short-cut by buying seeds from other farmers but you should know that this is the biggest mistake that most farmers make. If you want to get the best harvest, then you have to get the best disease-free seeds. A good source of these seeds is The Kisima Foundation…this is an organization that allows you to even pay by Mpesa and they deliver right outside your farm. The average cost of a bag of certified potato seeds is Ksh3,000. Tips For Buying Seeds Only buy certified seeds Talk to local farmers about which breeds do well in the area around your farm. Examples of potato breeds are Tigoni, Kenya Mpya, Asante and Shangi Step 4: Plant and Wait For 90 Days The good thing with potatoes is that they only take 90 days to mature. But in order for that to happen (and in order for the yield to be profitable) you need to ensure that your crop is well watered either through rain or irrigation. Also, be sure to apply DAP fertilizer in combination with manure. Take care of the farm by weeding it. Lastly, you will need to invest in chemicals and yield boosters – and these you can buy from the agrovet shops. Tips For Buying Chemicals Go for nematicides if you notice small wounds on potato roots Go for fungicides in case of signs of blight Now from this point we can start talking business… How To Get The Best Prices It is one thing to plant potatoes; selling them and getting the best prices is another. Let me tell you something…in the potato world, there exists some sharp individuals called brokers. They come with lorries and move from door to door buying farm produce at some punitive prices. The good thing with brokers is that they save the farmer the hassle of finding the market, but the bad thing is that the prices they give are sometimes unsustainable and that explains why many first-time potato farmers “burn”. So what’s the secret to dealing with brokers? The first strategy is to plant your crop at around December so that you harvest it at around February or March when there is short supply and prices are favorable. For instance, right now a bag of potatoes is going for Ksh4,000 and above. However, the same bag of potato may fluctuate and lower down at the month of July. Another strategy is that so

HOW TO MAKE A POULTRY EGG PRODUCTION BUSINESS PLAN √√Executive Summary As the name implies, this section summarizes the contents of your poultry farming business. This section should be concise and straightforward and should not contain ambiguous words or phrases. Investors are particularly interested in this section of the poultry farm business plan as it provides basic information that includes the legal structure of the business, the name, the reasons for applying for funding as well as on what areas of your poultry business these monies will be expended. √√Business Description You will need to clearly give details about your chicken farm and provide reasons why you established the poultry business, how much is need to fully run the business, where the farm will be located, your target market, as well as any other relevant information regarding your poultry farming business. A poultry egg farming business plan will be described differently from a broiler production plan. √√Your Products and Services In this case, these are your birds and any other related services you may choose to offer. It is necessary to have a defined source of supply for your chicks. If you will be starting a hatchery for your birds, you should state it. If not, you should have more than one supplier for you chicks as well as other required equipment for your poultry. √√Location of the project Your choice of location for your poultry farming business should be clearly stated. You have to state if the location is ideal for poultry farming and if there is space enough for expansion plans in future. √√Choosing your Workforce Starting a poultry farming requires that you have a clear on selecting your workers. You should state certain qualities you would be looking out for, as well as providing a job description for every employee. This also comes along with a wage bill. How much will you be paying your employees? Are there any benefits? Management Team This is critical to the success of your poultry business as it consists of everyone who will be involved in running the business. Details of all those involved in running the farming business especially those at the management level should be given. Their qualifications should also be stated as well as their capabilities and how these benefit the business should be given. √√Record Keeping Methods How well you manage this aspect of your poultry farming business will determine to a large extent how successful you become and whether you get are able to get access to loans. You should decide if your book keeping will be handled internally or externally. If you have an accountant for this role within your layer or broiler poultry farm, it should also be stated. √√Security The level of security you provide can save your poultry farming business from any losses that may arise due to carelessness from employees or outright dishonesty. This has proven to be a major problem for the failure of similar businesses. √√Marketing The marketing plan is very vital to the success of the business. Here you need to have a target market for your poultry business. The central focus of the marketing plan should include knowing those who are in need of your poultry products, if there are services to be added to your poultry farming business, who are these services targeted at?