4
August

How to Grow Ginger

   Method 1 - In a Pot Purchase fresh ginger root from a grocery store or market. Soak your ginger overnight in warm water. Prepare a 14 inch wide and 12 inch deep pot with potting soil, the loose kind that doesn't pack down when it's watered, and enrich it with plenty of compost. Make sure the pot drains very well. A pot this size can comfortably hold about three pieces of ginger. Plant just ...
4
August

Lessons All Farmers and Aspiring Farmers Need to Note

Lesson 1  Business is a passion but farming is an indispensable lifestyle that has no age limit. Lesson 2 You cannot succeed in anything (business) that you have no passion and commitment in it my colleagues. Lesson 3. Trust is a KEY component in any business but always make use of your 6th sense well. Lesson 4  While trust is is rated as key component in any business, you must run to interrogate ...
4
August

What is A Successful Agribusiness?

A successful agribusiness is that which is performing to its expectations/objectives and giving good profit returns. A number of factors are essential to making a successful agribusiness - availability of capital, market opportunities, suppliers of inputs and availability of other resources and good business planning are all essential ingredients to success in business. In summary they include:  Pursuance ...
4
August

10 Things to Consider Before Quitting Your Day-Job to Become a Farmer

Here are ten things that you need to know before ditching that job to get into agribusiness: 1. You Need to Have Passion for Agriculture Before entertaining the thought of diving into agriculture, ask yourself if you have any interest whatsoever in agriculture? The returns might sound enticing but are you the kind of person who likes plants or animals and taking care of them? Have you previously done anything ...