Making money farming kenya

Last Updated on July 9, By Stephen OlorunNi 21 Comments. This is good news if you consider the fact that the African continent is importing billions of dollars of food every year. I think we could do better.

I think we could use internet and technology to increase our food productivity, feed ourselves and feed the world. Some people think that making money online is somewhat magical.

Others think you can only make money online by selling information products or through Google AdSense. A few weeks ago, I needed to partner with at least 5 poultry farmers, 5 fish farmers and 5 pig farmers in Nigeria for a business.

I went straight to the internet. I started searching and before long I had gotten the contacts phone numbers and email addresses of more than 20 poultry, fishery and pig farmers.

At the time of writing this, I had made partnership agreements with more that 10 of them. One of them is already making money from our deal while some will start making money in the next few weeks.

Give me a minute and I will show you how you as an individual could start making money on the internet as a farmer either livestock or crop farming. I will as well show you how we as a continent could take the advantage of the internet and technology to boost our farm productivity, create jobs and feed the world. This is probably one of the funniest advises you could give a farmer. Presence on the internet? Why and for what? You see, whether we like it or not, brick and mortar shops are dying and may one day soon die completely.

What I am saying in essence is that, we have been spoilt to a point where we search the internet for virtually everything. As I am writing these words, because I knew I would have to convince you with some evidence, I had to go and use Google Keyword Planner software made by Google to reveal to us the numbers of people searching the internet for certain keywords per month. Google reveals that many people are searching the internet every day for where to buy fish.

Google reveals that over 50, people are searching the web every month, using different keywords, looking for where to buy chickens. More than 20, people are searching the internet every month for tomato related information and how to buy tomatoes.

Hard to believe yet true, the real world has shifted to the internet! Though Africans may not have fully caught up with the trend, soonest, we will. My point is, someone in your city, state or even your street is and will soon be searching the web for your agricultural products.

By the year , just a few years from today, half a billion of Africans will be using the internet.

Just new customers every month from the internet could take your business to a new level as you turn those new customers to repeat customers.

After you supply her the 3 chickens she needs, you exchange contact details with each other. If in the next three months she needs 2 chickens, will she go to the internet again? You are a crop farmer or a livestock farmer? Go and create that simple blog website.

Write a few posts that are related to your area of specialization i. You can learn a few things about writing and blogging to know how to blog. Because we are still practicing farming like farmers, not like entrepreneurs. Farming is a business and should be treated so. You have to read and learn modern farming methods. I met someone about two months ago; he has worked with a fish farm for some years and knows so much about fish farming.

When I let him know that I was impressed by his great knowledge, he told me his secret…Google and the internet. He simply searches the web to learn, learn and learn about fish farming. How then does learning lead to earning? You cannot earn more than you learn. You can call me if you want to borrow it. Should you really be a consultant? Yes, if you have spent at least three years as a farmer, you can be a good consultant in your area of specialization.

In the beginning of this post I told you about my business deal with some farmers but I did not tell you the detail of that deal. Now I will tell you. As you may know, I am a blogger. On our website, we have some blog posts about poultry farming, fish farming, pig farming etc and our readers sometimes contact us to ask how they could get a place to go through one-on-one training and some need consultancy.

Since these people call from so many different places, we came up with the idea of partnering with farmers poultry, piggery and fishery in major cities in Nigeria. These people are willing to pay and they pay for the training. We connect them to the nearest partners to them. They are happy, our partner farmers are happy because it means more revenue and yes, we too are happy. We have talked about you having a simple website above, remember?

I advised you should write few important posts as related to your specialization i. Then, write one particular page and advertise a training and consultancy. All you need to be making money online as a farmer and have another stream of income is to get 3 of these people who are geographically near to you for training or consultancy and 5 others to buy your farm produce. This, as I have said earlier may not happen next month even if you take action today , but you will one day call me a prophet for telling you all these.

This one could be very interesting as you can sell your book to any Joe from anywhere in the world, using your website as advocated above.

Everything I taught above about how to make money on the internet as a farmer will not happen as magic and may not reward you mightily now, but it could make someone a millionaire in the next few years.

Stephen OlorunNi is a business man turn evangelist. He is the founder and CEO of the Africa Business Classroom. April 12, at 2: This was a unique point of view. December 19, at 3: That is such an eye-opener, very informative. I have been contemplating poultry farming but no idea how or where to market.

This article encourages me to keep at it. December 19, at November 29, at 3: November 29, at 7: October 8, at 1: October 16, at May 27, at May 26, at 4: May 25, at Too many young people are stuck in their offices every day.

They rely on the internet…. Even seedlings are now on sale online. May 25, at 6: May 23, at 8: May 24, at 2: May 23, at 6: I asked the same thing the other day, how can a farmer make money online? Thank you so much for this wealth you have provided, both of you.

I also love the charm of your articles, Stephen. Can I say enough thank yous? No, thank you so much for this information. I will definitely share this! May 23, at 7: Thanks a lot Gertrude. Stephen is really awesome and hilarious.

So many were asking the same question. May 23, at 4: As always brilliant ideas you have given me for free. May God continue to bless you abundantly as you help others to prosper. Here Stephen has indeed given brilliant ideas in a great way.

We claim the blessings. God bless you too. May 23, at 2: Thank you for getting me back to the farm. I have been freelancing for three years now.

I was shocked to learn that, I have to go back to my business, which I left because I was. Besides, I have not eaten any kieji chicken since May. My online writing seems to be here to stay, but I have to go back and rear these chicken, its the only way I can eat them. Stephen has really done a great job with this. Go back, eat and earn from those chicken.

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In fact, I believe as a farmer, you should be making money on the internet. How can that be? Everyone who is into any business could and should make money online. Let me explain with my experience. Will you say such farmer is making money from the internet? Yes, if you think deeply about it.

Now I start… Have a presence on the web This is probably one of the funniest advises you could give a farmer. Hahahahahaha… What I am saying in essence is that, we have been spoilt to a point where we search the internet for virtually everything. How else can you make money online as a farmer? Learn advanced, modern farming through the internet One of the major problems we have in Africa is that… you guessed it…we hate reading. No sane person will ask this question. That was a joke. I mean to say you can go and buy your own if you think you need it.

What if you can do this directly without an intermediary like us? Write a comprehensive book about how to start, run and succeed in your area of specialization This one could be very interesting as you can sell your book to any Joe from anywhere in the world, using your website as advocated above.

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Comments Victor says April 12, at 2: Great n hilarious post haha….. A good read, I must say. Walter, blessings to you bro! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Recent Posts Are you broke but want to earn online? Read this The future of FreelancerKenya and online training in Kenya The rise of Kenyan online entrepreneurs Hubstaff Review: An Innovative Time Tracking Software and Freelancing Website 5 Reasons Why Very Few Bloggers Make Real Money Blogging Ajira Digital and the Future of Online Jobs in Kenya 6 Surefire Ways of Arm-Twisting Your Clients to Pay You What You Want EssayLancers Sounds the Alarm: Not Enough of Kenyan Academic Writers Why Chura Is the Current Talk of Town for Instant PayPal Withdrawal and Deposit Services How Can A Beginner Install WordPress on their Money Site?

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