My name is Sylvester Wakuteka, I live in Mungule area of Chibombo district of Central province of Zambia. Am married 3 three children. I went to Liteta Primary School and completed my secondary school at Chibombo boarding school.
Chibombo is a district rich in fertile land for growing any crops. Having known that for years, that prompted me to venture into farming of tomatoes, onions, maize and a variety of vegetable. At first I thought maybe it was for consumption only and yet it was also a source of revenue. After started realizing that I was making good income for myself, I gathered the courage of working hard and begin to grow more crops for sale, the time I did realize that farming was good and important that made overcome hardship as I was already sponsoring myself at college in the school of natural resources or Agriculture.
Our culture is unique and most people live their life through farming and raring livestock.
I wish my children to become graduates when the grow up and some to be medical doctors and others Accountants or Lawyers.
Mainly am involved in the farming business, I grow maize, cassava, tomatoes, a different variety of crops, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and carrots. These are the major crops I provide for sale having a good harvest each every farming season in Chibombo district. The farming produce or goods I sale are very important and very useful because they are for consumption to make human being have a good health body. I choose this sector of business because it is the source of food security in the family and the country at large.
Mainly my typical cost is on fertilizer , one bag of fertilizer is K 1500.00 * 5 = 75000
maize seed for planting per bag is K750.00*20= K15000
Total K 90,000.00
The profits made are used to pay me for school fees, my children school fees and for reinvestments for expansion of my farming projects which is mainly the source of income.
I intend to buy maize seed totaling to 20 bags costing k 15,000 in order for me to increase my maize production which will enable me have massive profits. Planting more maize seed will make me harvest not less than 300 bags of maize for sale.
After selling my maize, I will manage to acquire a hummer mill which will help the community have their maize processed into mealie meal within our locality at an affordable price and it will also help in the well being of my family.
Maize seed for planting
My name is Sylvester Wakuteka, I live in Mungule area of Chibombo district of Central province of Zambia. Am married 3 three children. I went to Liteta Primary School and completed my secondary school at Chibombo boarding school.
Chibombo is a district rich in fertile land for growing any crops. Having known that for years, that prompted me to venture into farming of tomatoes, onions, maize and a variety of vegetable. At first I thought maybe it was for consumption only and yet it was also a source of revenue. After started realizing that I was making good income for myself, I gathered the courage of working hard and begin to grow more crops for sale, the time I did realize that farming was good and important that made overcome hardship as I was already sponsoring myself at college in the school of natural resources or Agriculture.
Our culture is unique and most people live their life through farming and raring livestock.
I wish my children to become graduates when the grow up and some to be medical doctors and others Accountants or Lawyers.
Mainly am involved in the farming business, I grow maize, cassava, tomatoes, a different variety of crops, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and carrots. These are the major crops I provide for sale having a good harvest each every farming season in Chibombo district. The farming produce or goods I sale are very important and very useful because they are for consumption to make human being have a good health body. I choose this sector of business because it is the source of food security in the family and the country at large.
Mainly my typical cost is on fertilizer , one bag of fertilizer is K 1500.00 * 5 = 75000
maize seed for planting per bag is K750.00*20= K15000
Total K 90,000.00
The profits made are used to pay me for school fees, my children school fees and for reinvestments for expansion of my farming projects which is mainly the source of income.
I intend to buy maize seed totaling to 20 bags costing k 15,000 in order for me to increase my maize production which will enable me have massive profits. Planting more maize seed will make me harvest not less than 300 bags of maize for sale.
After selling my maize, I will manage to acquire a hummer mill which will help the community have their maize processed into mealie meal within our locality at an affordable price and it will also help in the well being of my family.