Are you starting a farming project because of the hype you are seeing on social media or have you done the necessary research?
With regards to farming, social media has had a huge influence on
people embarking on projects which are then abandoned due to a number of factors.
And what was deemed to be easy has become something else on the ground.
Farming is not a quick cash venture, be ready to take this journey!
Whenever starting a new business line or product line, please do your research.
Visiting farmers with experience in this field will be extremely helpful.
You may begin by consulting various experts who provide that
service. So you have an idea and can see what your budget will allow you!
Others will tell you to start small, but what is small? You are
starting a business and not a hobby. Start with viability and work your way up!
1. Assess the
risks involved and find ways to mitigate those risks.
2. If you don’t
have the resources, don’t strain yourself and the crops/ animals because you
cannot afford to manage them.
3. Remember this
is an investment so you will need to be ready to finance your project from
start to finish. With the initial cost being higher.
4. Be trainable,
get your workers trained especially the ones who will play a major role.
5. Be ready to
experience a few challenges, because they are going to come!
6. Be ready to
market your goods; it’s easy to produce and when your product is ready for sale
you have no clue how to sell it, where it’s sold!
7. Even if you
make losses analyse what went wrong and which parts should be corrected.
In every business there is a number of loopholes which I’ll be able
to explain soon!
Happy weekend
and please don’t follow hype on social media, be sure of why you want to start
a particular business!
- Elizabeth
Maanda Sianga
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