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Only thing a African gotta do is use this CZcams channel like this like you going to UK aswell lets all share 1 room like 3 to a room and help pay rent for 3 to 6 months just to save $ then slide back to Africa

Wait until you get chased out by a angry mob, uk very lucky of gun control laws.

I am a lady right here in Zim who is struggling to open a you tube channel and has no idea how to go about it.What"s your advice

It is not more money that you need for now, but requisite education and skill first

Make more cash as father xmas,pics and sweets.

The problem really is you behaved and acted like a European in Africa with Africans. I’m no business person but I think you were very aggressive with the business.

Zimbabwe finally making sense. Thanks bro

Now I’m worried, some of the mistakes could have been avoided given that you had been scammed before, especially for the freezers deal, you could have gone to a proper dealer like Capri/Defy. And you can deal with legit companies for the first time to avoid all these scams. The story is interesting but some of the losses could have been avoided.

One red flag, two red flags, three red flags, after that…..get your tent and go stay at the farm and DIY and also supervise them closely🎉🎉

I follow you, since you did your videos with Wode Maya

salam bro im glad you went through all this difficulties is a learning process for you , and im glad to took it all with a good heart ,any successful business starts with failures dont give up, you've learn what cant be teach in a classroom ,go ahead and do it bro, but you need to visit other farms very important see what they are doing as many farms as you can, secondly you need to work on your marketing very important too, wishing you all the best

Very well done man really appreciate your honesty

The company names you mentioned - are you getting paid by them? If not then I dont think you are being a smart businessman by offering them free publicity

I am really blessed by your very educative and instructive narrative. I am also contemplating going back home to start a farming business, I live in North America, but with this information, I would be very careful. We all learn from mistakes. I pray that by the time you go back, God will restore all that you have lost, and make your business prosper.

You are brilliant young man, but you forgot rule 1 of business, stay in field which you are knowlagable. But with your risk taking attitude, this is not a failure but a learning curve. You are destined to greatness young man. Wishing you the best. I did the same mistake

My pastor went to Nigeria, spent a couple of thousands and successfully opened a poultry farm. He travelled back to the UK. When he came back they had stolen everything so he was forced to close. Our church going mentality in Africa is extremely deceptive. You can hardly trust any investment to a black African without him messing it up.

Thanks for the video

Thanks brother, well explained ❤

Never build a house absent…never…never

Bro i have counted how many times you have been scammed 20X😢

I laughed while watching this video because I can relate to your experience. I've tried three different businesses in Africa, and all of them failed, leading to a total loss of over $500,000 in 10 years. All the resources accumulated in America were wasted in Africa. That's why I would title the video: Lofty Goals and Harsh Realities of Returning to Africa. I have a friend going through a similar experience. He's farming on over 1,000 acres of land in Africa (I won't mention the country), planting palm oil, maize, potatoes, cassava, tomatoes, and raising livestock. He has invested over $600,000 in the project. I warned him not to do it, but he didn't listen. Just last week, he was telling me about his challenges with workers and their deceptive practices, including a couple of them using voodoo against him to get away with their shenanigans. He has about 50 workers living in the houses he built on the farmland. Even though his maize harvest was successful, and he was able to supply it to companies, he barely made any profit due to the challenges with the workers. They used various tricks and strategies to steal, including inflating the prices of purchased items and sabotaging equipment to make extra money from repairs. It's a jungle in Africa, where dogs eat dogs. I won't try investing in that region again, because it never worked for me.

One thing I like about your videos , you’re practical about these business ideas. And you also don’t harp much on politics which I think most folks spend their time talking about

What I love the most is his blatant honesty. Remote farming does not work, we can no longer trust those 'on the ground'. Very well executed, bro.

The key thing is to understand cash flows. I lot of people fall for lifestyle inflation. I talk about it on my CZcams channel

Zim is a tough place bro. All the best

Someone in the comments said the people are a reflection of the government.I disagree,the government is a reflection of the people because the government came from the people on the ground.If the people on the ground are scammers,the same people will scam big when in government.

So many poorly skilled people in Africa, forgetting they need to acquire develop excellent skills to gain excellent pay.

Hi Ruwa, well done for your attempts and thank you for sharing. You are a winner and a winner never quits 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Lovely content, Very interested in your journey. Keep us updated

Key Points: 1. Boots on the ground is a MUST! 2. Work with professionals 3. Start small

Its hard out there.

I'm very sorry bro if you return from abroad trying to settle down start a business you trust no one cuz all of them will try to scam you I also live and work abroad thinking about going into farming back home I know you have to be there full time or he's not going to work don't give up 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 at least you have money on mistakes and it's not a mistake to make a mistake to repeat it that one is the mistake.....

hello brother, very compelling story...very informative...loved the fact that you was able to pin point the causes of your set back (I wouldn´t call it failure, just a set back). Good decision not to quit, I encourage you to come back strong, God will bless you to succeed . Watching you from Angola.

We learnt the hard way, too. Now we go and spend the time on the ground, from personally choosing, paying for materials from reputable companies and sourcing ng transport tega, nekutevera rori racho till ya off loader everything on the ground. Like you unodzidza wanyura 2 x plane tickets and 6 weeks leave twice a year is a cheaper alternative than having substandard materials and work done in your absence

Very informative, thanx man

You started too big, and you trusted people too much.

Seems like u failed because u was desperate, and didn’t do enough research before u spend money. And why would u go sir down in UK for 2-3 months and u leave ur life changing business in someone’s hand in Zimbabwe.

Looks like everyone was scamming you kkkk

I usually tell people kuti the leadership in the country reflects on its people and most people are now tsotsis in Zimbabwe.

If you monetized monetized in July, how did you earn in March?

When i hear ur hurdles ,ndinowona kuti pandakapfuura pari nani. Returning to Zim zvinotora ma first second n third attempts.

Oh boy, I get it! Scaling was definitely the bigger issue. Even if you have the capacity to grow big, you need to start small and make sure to conduct a risk analysis right from the beginning.

Sounds like you were just throwing money 😢

Don't give up come back stronger with road runners and horticulture you will never go wrong l myself once l get capital l will do farming again George thats my name

Thieving bastard. No more did those chickens die

I appreciate your knowledge fam

WOW BROO YOU ARE A TRUE DEFINATION OF NEVER GIVE UP

Great video. Watched your most recent videos and found a common theme in them all which you appear to have acknowledged. Maybe it was excitement, but you need to do proper research on what you intend to pursue because it sounds like you rushed into most of these projects based on hearsay. I would also encourage you to consult paid experts and lawyers to help you draft job agreements for contractors who do work for you. The kind of contracts that are easily enforceable should someone try to maliciously deviate from the agreed upon terms. Zim is tough and the environment + lack of proper job contracts or written agreements encourage people to take shortcuts that cost investors like you a lot. I highly doubt that you need 20 - 30k usd as you suggested. A decent amount of time spent doing your research, doing much needed due diligence and crafting contracts and job agreements that outline everything you have verbally agreed on will save you a lot in costs and frustrations. You have the heart, dream and now you just need to do your research diligently. All the best bro and keep the spirit Alive.

Sorry what’s the name of that tiles company Thnks

I learnt the hard way when I did pig Farming when I came back from Dubai. It was stressful and hectic yooh 😮, Zimbos are not trustworthy at all. What I learnt was: 1. Before you have livestock on your farm first secure feed. What I mean is if you want to be very profitable plant your own maize and soya beans and vegetables for animal feed basically atleast 6 months in advance. 2. Get e pellet making machine and make sure the feed is easy to manage once yagaiwa. 3. Please make sure you stay on the farm. Do not come and go be the top employee on your own project thats the only way you will succeed. 4. Rotate employees like you playing russian roulette, dnt let anyone get too comfortable on the job. Always make them wonder 😂 why they have been moved from poultry to the garden or vice versa it allows you to have a system where no one really sees the loopholes way early before you start making sustainable profit. 5. Lastly always make sure everytime you make a profit you put a lot of savings aside for just incase. Farming is hard and is stressful but if you have bailout money it will make sense going forward. Hope this helps😊