Everyone likes making smart quick money, Right? Now if you’ve
passion for farming but with limited capital and land, the crops listed
below have been tested over time and have to be proved quick money
makers. Giving them a try will definitely leave a land mark in your life
as the returns are overwhelming.
Cabbages:
Cabbages too have unending demand in towns. Two acres of
well managed cabbages, in kenya capital can earn you about
504600 with investment capital of about 67685 You’ll need an
experienced farmer to give you more information on how to go about it.
Onions:
Planting onions is simple as planting beans but the returns
are huge. Normally, a kilo of Bombay variety, one of the best varieties,
costs 87 and 261 when prices are lower and higher respectively.
According to research, an acre can give you 4000kgs and taking the
lowest price 87, this will earn you 339300 yet with less than 33930 invested capital. The market for onions locally and
internationally is ever available.
Water melon:
Are you aware that a big watermelon can cost 435? The
demand for watermelon is present in many towns of Kenya. Smart
middlemen are exporting them to other countries for better prices.
If you can be a regular supplier of melons, many hotels and restaurants
in Nairobi and other towns are ready to welcome you. You can make 1077060 in three
months from just growing two acres of these simple creepers. The
estimated capital requirement is 67686. “When buyers find me in my
garden, a small melon goes for less than a dollar while a big one goes
for 87,” an experienced farmer says.
Pumpkin:
Pumpkins rarely miss on the menu in almost all hotels and
restaurants you know in kenya. But what’s surprising, you rarely come
across a garden of pumpkins. This is a “virgin” area awaiting
exploitation. A single plant of pumpkin can produce over 100 pumpkins.
It is advisable to buy a pumpkin with a hard shell from markets and get
out seeds to plant. An acre accommodates 784 holes. Each plant will
produce between 10-30 pumpkins. The least price a pumpkin sells on the
garden is 35. Considering 10 as the average, this translates into 261,000 with an investment capital of about 1305.
Passion fruits:
An acre requires 600-800 plants. Planting materials
cost 10 and 35 for unspotted and potted ones respectively.
Currently, a bag of local purple is selling at 1305 in local markets
while the new type is selling 8700. In a well-managed acre, an expert, says a farmer can collect two to four bags of fruits a
week for a period of 12 months for the two seasons. Taking two bags as
the average, it translates into 96 bags of harvested passion fruit. And,
taking 522 as the average price per bag, a farmer would earn 484590, but when prices go up to 1305 during scarcity a farmer will
pocket 130500.
Tomatoes: Sauce without tomatoes is not sauce to day! Even if it’s
not fresh tomatoes, at least tomato sauce extracted from tomatoes will
be applied. There are testimonies of people who are rich because of
tomatoes. To get maximum yield, one needs to be near a source of water
like a river so as to grow tomatoes even in dry season, when the prices
shoot up. If you don’t have land near the market, don’t worry because you
can rent it at affordable rates. You just need to get a few tips from
successful farmers and experts to kick start your business by growing tomatoes. With an investment capital of 40020, you
can earn about 165300 if you sold at the lowest price.
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