This 6 acre plantation has been โweedlessโ for the last 3 years.
Only one guy tends to to the entire plantation following the effective weed control.
Conservation Agriculture works ๐
I will soon organize a โweed control masterclassโ for those interested
I sold milk as a young boy โฆon a bicycle ๐ฒ from our family farm to Kaberebere.
I now deliver fresh milk from Novine Farm to clients in Kampala city.
#RaisedByCows
Visited a young entrepreneur in one of the suburbs of Kampala.
Jeff produces silage for sale but also keeps upto 150 dairy cows ๐ on approx. quarter an acre.
Iโm super impressed ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ
#RaisedByCows
Disability is not inability.
Keisho, totally blind from when she was about to become a first time calver, has blessed us with 3 calves and still does her 15 liters per day easily
My advice to people that want to start farming:
START SMALL. LEARN. SCALE UP
This photo from Jan 2014 when I had ONE cow always reminds me of the importance of SMALL STEPS
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Today, I visited my brother that has planted 130,000+ suckers of pineapple ๐
His target is 300k. Heโll soon be smiling โบ๏ธ
#IsingiroPineapple
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My 5 BIG LESSONS FROM MZANSI
1. Scale is everything
2. Follow the passion
3. Follow the science
4. Focus on the feeding and breed, not the fancy structures
5. Collaborate, Learn and Change
#AyrshireClub
Joy ๐คฉ Joy ๐คฉ to Novine Farm
Just reached the farm to find a calf and two kids freshly added to the family
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