She says making early morning tours to the farm from Nairobi to have regular hands-on-experience at least twice every week is not an easy task. “I have had enough share of trust issues and learnt the hard way that to succeed as a farmer, you can’t always trust people with your venture, regardless of who you bring on board. That is why I always create time to drive all the way here every week,” she says.
She also recounts a past aching experience when she was forced to uproot an entire 12 acres of chilli after the young plants suffered a severe bacterial infection. “I thought I had all the soil tests done until I figured out rather late that I had failed to do a pathology test on the soil,” she says adding that she has been forced to treat the seeds to improve their resistance to bacterial infection before she plants them.
She has a lean team of five permanent workers — a manager, an agronomist, a watchman and two workers. “I trust the manager and the agronomist. Being an entrepreneur, I leave the farming expertise to the two and only stick to what I know,” she says. She, however, recalls having had to deal with an unqualified agronomist who made her make losses. “I had not done enough background check on him but went ahead to pay him Sh6,000 per week without knowing that many farms he had previously inspected had collapsed.” The agronomist, according to Ms Kamau, would also collude with a local agrovet store to sell her fake chemicals and fertilizers at high prices. “It is the only agrovet store around here, only that it is stocked with fake farm chemicals that are sold to unsuspecting farmers,” she narrates.
According to Ms Kamau, there are very few chili farmers in that area and they all still rely on the rogue farm chemical store for their for their chemicals and fertilizers. “Most of them find it tedious to travel all the way to major stores,” she says. The virgin Ngoliba lands covered with wild bushes are also a nuisance to farmers as they are home to pests and other disease-causing organisms that easily cross over to nearby cultivated fields.
Kindly explain what quality of chillies produce qualifies for export? Whats the type of chillies does mkulima cultivate -name of seeds probably
thanks
Kindly send me Ms Kamau’s contact number. She can really help.
Pls can I get Ruth’s email address pls ,can these work in western Kenya and also let me know about the market
this is very encouraging, i also had the same question but mine would be in Siaya, i hope to get her email address too.
dear Benah, I am also planning to venture into organic chili production for export anywhere in Siaya or possibly Kisumu. My contact is [email protected]
Let me know if we can compare notes
Very encouraging!
Keep it up!
I would wish to visit your farm please and learn more about this enterprise.
How to get in touch with Ruth ? I’m from central Africa I would love to do the the same and get advices.
Enlightening piece howcan l get her contacts?
I would like to get in touch with Ms Kamau, how can I get her
such an encouraging story and also challenging
how can i reach this farmer?
Very inspiring indeed. Kindly send me her email address. I would really appreciate it
Can I have Ruth’s contact pliz am from thika too.
Hi, I would like to contact Ruth, please inbox me her email address.
thanks.
Inspiring information how can I get her contact?
Can I get Ruth’s contact please?
Those are lies for gullible people. Am a chilli farmer, and there’s no way you can get 3 tonnes of chilli per acre in a week! In any case, chilli export has been banned recently, unless you are farming under greenhouse. I have a farm in Maguguni near Ngoliba.
What could be the correct out put per acre per week Ndung’u??
need contacts plz
I’m very interested in chillies farming I need to learn more and ready to plant them.connect me to Ruth kamau.Thanks
Someone help me Ruth’s contacts
Hi I’m interested in chilli farming can I please get Ruth’s contacts
Hi can I get Ruth’s contacts
Hi, I’m interested in fresh chili peppers. Please provide me with Ms. Ruth Kamau contact information thanks
Please link me to Ruth Kamau. We are already growing bullet Chilies but urgently require the market.
Comment:Link me to Ms Kamau .Am currently farming demon chillies at Naivasha,
When farming chillies make sure you have access to labour force for picking chillies otherwise you can get huge loss,also mode of watering your chillies check,otherwise it’s a good venture,per week you can get 0ver 8k in an acre