Silverlands Grains, Zambia
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2017
- This investment is made up of two blocks of farms owned by Silverlands Zambia Limited and Silverlands Agriculture Services Limited. These farms are irrigated and primarily grow wheat in the Winter and, soya beans and seed-crops in the Summer. The farms are located is areas with secure water supply, good soils and slightly higher than average altitudes. These factors taken together help to ensure greater reliability of production crop and higher wheat yields in particular.
There is hope. My goal is to come through and learn from you guys. I am growing soya Beans for the first time this year.
We Eritreans need some a great lesson from you well done our brother’s of Zambia’s people and the white trainers thank you
Excellent educative info thanks
Zambia needs irrigation systems for farming in rural areas
How can a subsistence farmer grow into a commercial farmer?
The one factor that stands out all over the landscape of commercial farming throughout the continent is the following: It appears that for the most part ONLY white farmers can succeed as large scale commercial farmers. I wonder why? Two things are fundamental. First, the root of their financing originates from somewhere deep in the legacy of exploitation from which their financial resources originate, while at the same time NO capital resources, and especially one the same scale are made available to anyone who is not WHITE. The second fundamental is that at no time do these commercial farms engage with the "outgrowers" as equity partners or consider them downstream in the value added phase of the business. The local farmers can only provide cost effective raw materials in the forms of their crops and animals. So as long as there is no value addition opportunity for the local farmer he/she is relegated to a position of a marginalized supplier with limited horizon. This is not something I have invented, I would challenge anyone to find it "not true". No revenue sharing, no profit sharing no value addition, no growth, without significant sacrifice and no change in social position. Just how is it that the local farmer has to be "given housing" on land of heritage while the WHITE commercial farmer comes in with the privilege to make millions and thrive in mansions?
That makes sense from a socialist point of view, but does one go into business to be a socialist? My view is for one to invest for future generations unlike the mindset of our African brothers who only see themselves in a particular business. If your family is not doing well, start something today where two to three generations down the line will be able to benefit and avoid fighting fights that you would have already won on their behalf. It's not a question of white and black, but rather a matter of creating generation wealth. These "whites" you see, there great grand fathers started working a long time ago while our grand parents were still debating what's owed to them. Move on!
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Bootlicking African politicians are the biggest problem for Africa's pipo and resources.