How to start farming with minimal to no waste of resources!

If I were to start farming today, what would I do differently?

1. I would start small.. dont be in a hurry to make it. Directions are more important than speed
2. Make sure you have the right man power. Human resources are the key factor to a successful farm
3. I would invest in myself, too. Learn some basic farming. Attend work shops seminars and prioritize farm visits to other successful farmers for learning
4. Before anything else on the farm, in fact, before buying the land, I would first site for water and drill a good yield borehole
5. I wouldn’t invest very much in infrastructure. Invest in production and let your produce build your infrastructure one step at a time. Many farms have great structures but no money for production. Avoid going in too big…
6. Plan your farm in detail, land use planning is KEY, plan for every 3 months, which is quarterly, plan mid year every six months, and plan yearly. Always have a 3 year plan how you want your farm to look or where you expect it to be and a 5 year plan known as the long-term plan
7. Prioritize marketing strategies and market research. What good is a product that can’t be sold????
8. Be consistent on one thing.. you will hear stories from new farmers, like what is more profitable between veggies and piggery or broiler chickens? That’s the wrong question.. anything done well and consistently is profitable. What most people lack is consistency

This is what I would do differently….

What would you do differently???

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