Avoid These Things In Zimbabwe
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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After many years in the diaspora and starting to think of retirement back home ,we ,(my wife and I) started to brainstorm different ideas.
We settled on free range organic chicken farming! 🥚🐣🐓😍. We will also grow organic vegetables.
We have lived in the United Kingdom for just over 20 years with our five children who were all home educated.
While living in the U.K we became very aware of food standards because food was not the same as what we had left behind.
Very early on we started buying organic food and wild fish. We would like to continue on this path of healthy eating and growing our own food.
The chickens will be pasture raised. We are implementing a permaculture farming method.
We will also be using the regenerative agriculture approach to help the soils get all the necessary nutrients.
We bought the land which had lots of gum trees which took a lot of nutrients out of the soil. We need to add these back using the regenerative agriculture approach.
We will use this platform to share information we learn along the way.
There was a pond on the farm which has dried out but we need to revive it as part of permaculture farming.
What is regenerative agriculture?
Soil health and the regeneration of topsoil (the surface layer of soil) are the main priorities of regenerative agriculture. Going well beyond organic farming, regenerative agriculture is a system of agricultural practices and principles that increases ecosystem health, improving nutrients in foods, which almost become a by-product of the planet’s restoration. Soil Heroes
What is permaculture?
It involves taking care of the earth and working with it. We will be using systems like rain capture and solar systems. Trying to be off grid as much as possible.
You are a mirror of my Journey. Appreciate your content!💯
love from nepal as someone who also lives in the uk the similarities are crazy
Golden advice.
Starting small, figure out the formula that works, then expand gradually, excellent advice.
As for the Land Rover Discovery, it's a show pony. An older ex military Defender is designed to be more repairable while in the field. Maybe to the point you can do it yourself if you have tools.
This is so inspiring, you guys that are doing well in Zimbabwe rambai muchirova basa....keep it up guys
Thanks for sharing
Well done for sharing your story. 🤝
Thank u so much very informative🙏🏿
Thank you so much my brother, this will be a great testimony, just don't give up, keep pushing
Thanks
Thank you so much for sharing your experience...we all learn and avoid the mistakes
Thanks for sharing. We are learning a lot through your experiences. God bless you 🙏🏽
You are so welcome
I think you did well to buy your own land, even if it meant leaving the land sitting for 2 years while you save for your project, you don't want to invest large amounts of money on government land only to find some governor or some ministers son saying it was my father's land etc etc, and in Zims it can happen
So sorry for all the losses. It happens in life. Dont give up now that you have better knowledge. This is valuable knowledge for us who are wanting to go onto buisness in zim
".. Doing a good job under supervision.... " Truth has been said. NO STRICT SUPERVISION haaa it will be tears
Man I paid someone in Kenya to do a borehole for me it's still stories 7 months down the line 😢😢😢
why did you do that? how you get bore hole done is simple, you have to be there and you pay once work starts and then you finish paying when work is finished
Most people want to go big in one go because they have money saved up and cant wait for the next part. There's a lot of risk involved
too real, thank you.
Great share💯👌🙏
In africa if you don't buy your farm land, if you rent for example when you start making progress on your farm one day the owner will ask to live
It's not your land, so yes the owner can ask you to leave this true of renting anything anywhere in the world. The trick is to not invest anything into rented land that you're not willing leave behind, so when the owner want's the land back you just pick-up and leave and by that point you'll probably have enough experience that its worth considering buying your own land.
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I suggest proper leasing legislation before doing any land renting
I've heard about this. But it depends who you rent the land from.
That happens everytime. Even with renting buildings for business. Landlord can increase rents endlessly, lease or no lease makes no difference. If you want to challenge the rent rise legally, the landlord simply tells you that it's fine you have won, but when your lease runs out, get out of here.
Yu present well
Auga, love your channel and you have come a long way since we last met at Woburn in Luton 💪🏾 . In ref to Brit cars in zim . Do we not have a company in Zimbabwe importing used parts to repair uk imports? My parents are in Belvedere close to where you grew up and I have a few uk imports there but getting parts is a nightmare
Ndeip. Is this Joshua?
Land Rover is a very expensive car to maintain. I support you because I had one like such. Just a fuel pump cost $350😢.Sure repair it n sell. There's nothing wrong in buying fixed properties because you can still sell it if you want and if you were not scammed. You just did not put everything involved on your table. You missed on how you would finance your farming activities. One day you'll get there!
I think when looking for land, urban or rural, it’s best to know if other people in the area have found water and how etc. And still sometimes after all due diligence you win some and lose some
First 🎉
Have you tried Kuminda before?
You said it’s better to work with registered companies.. but How do you know the company is registered?
A few more things to consider when you try to invest whilst you are away:
1. Never use or rely on family or friends for your investments.
2. It's difficult for your investments to flourish if you're not on the ground.
3. Let people on the ground have the same level of thinking as you are on your investments, so they see value in it.
Ignoring these things will give you a heart attack.
This is why you need to be good with numbers or employ someone who is good in numbers to run any business. If you cannot measure it then you are in big Trouble. Metrics matter.
You just said you were spending $400 a week which is $5,600 in 14 weeks so if you had 1400 chicks that is exactly $4 without touching a calculator. Now assuming a dollar cost for each chick then each chick cost $5 to raise. Now you have not added any labor costs or other overheads. The question becomes how much was the market price for a fully grown chicken at the time.
Guys for any business plan, try to model what your costs and revenue outlooks look like. If you have a few extra dollars you hire someone like myself with a finance and business school background to crunch the numbers.
You’re 100% right. I was discussing the very same thing with a friend yesterday 😂😂😂
Where are you and how much do you charge for your services? Thank you
@@KumushaNdizvoI am in Zim right now. US educated but just quit my job inspired by guys like him and others. Banking finance and government experience managing billions of dollars in assets and expenses. I have not started this service but very conversant in capturing data and all associated costs and projecting out once we discuss what your business model is. If interested we can work something out. High integrity and none of your data or IP will be compromised.
@@ruwaorganic All good man. I am in town like you. Been here for two months now from the US. I am thinking one of these days we can a have sit down and talk about projects and help people who would like to see if their projects will translate into actual profits. Maybe we can end up offering a service to some viewers so people get into business with a little less risk. I think most businesses fail due to lack of planning. Like I said if you cannot capture or quantify all your costs then you could be selling stuff at a loss and only realize when your pockets run dry. Happy to talk when you are ready.
@@ruwaorganic Also one thing all those mistakes are a learning lesson so take heart my brother. It is only those of us who have never risked that look at it as failure. Think of it as paying school fees for future success.
Recommendations don't always turn out well. A woman was murdered by a bricklayer whose services were recommended by a mutual friend from their church. They were members of the same church.
I thought I was taken advantage of because I'm small and feminine but hearing your story gives me some form of guilty solace. I had to sell my beloved car because of this behaviour. Mechanics having completely damaged it beyond repair. One mechanic actually told me he had fixed the engine but I shouldn't drive over 100km/h only for another mechanic to show me what he had done to my car and tell me it doesn't make sense to say he's fixed a car but limits your speed.
So done with Zim!
I think that you should post on youtube or your own platform to get advice regarding your plans before you proceed. Other people would then be able to advise you accordingly. Trust your instincts and intuition. If in doubt you are probably missing something. Plus Zim requires advice from than 1 professional before progressing. Obtain any business contracts and read in advance as you cannot really rely on verbal contracts in court.
I see your point, but l believe you have "over simplified" the land issue. Land in Zimbabwe IS NOT EASY TO GET. Not the affordable and secure type anywhere. "Sabhuku deals will explode someday. We have already seen that. Land is "easy" to get when you know people..... the right people, and that is not always true for most of us.
I bought my land , with a tittle deed and l do agree that once l spent my money on the land, l (am) struggled to get cash to capitalise the project. I am still struggling with that. The beauty with my situation is that l can afford to look at everything LONGTERM. I bought land exactly where l wanted (next to a major highway) ..... and that is not always possible with "allocated land."
Leasing land is another option which l looked into but the challenge is that our people have no respect for lease agreements. Leasing a farm is not like Leasing an apartment were with 3 months notice.... a person can move out. Also half the farms available for lease have ABSOLUTELY ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE.
MY opinion is that if you are taking a long term view of Zimbabwe....... l suggest buy your land WITH TITTLE DEEDS. IF the goal is to retire here..... don't start with farming. Rather, while you work in the UK, work on the infrastructure you will need, particularly the infrastructure that is immune from theft (boreholes,Internet, water storage, electricity connection, farm house, underground piping and if you have someone at sight, fencing even. )
On the farm house never build fancy but rather basic (focus on views, lanscaping etc) . Put real money on fittings, esp internal fittings. What you want is a feeling of satisfaction when you are in that house.
The other GOOD option if you are not looking for a large piece of land is to use your ancestral land. That land (usually were your grand parents & parents are burried) actually has pretty good tenure. If you can survive or manage family politics l would take that option too.
You did well by buying land. I would buy titled farming land any day.
Its a dangerous game to rent farming land esp with a jealous land lord
discovery??? That was a crazy decision 😀
Thanks so much for your advice. We plan on moving back to Zim from the states in spring, though my husband who is from there is worried for the very issues you addressed. Also, can you please tell me, if you think it would be easier to buy a car in South Africa or even Botswana & drive over the border or to purchase in England & ship, though I can't imagine how expensive that would be. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Cars are cheap here. But off course if he is retuning he will have the chance to import two cars on zero taxes based on returning resident status assuming he has been in the states for more than two years.
I moved here too recently from the US and intend to make use of that facility.
we moved from the uk and we shipped our car in 2022 it was cheaper for us
If you're looking to buy from the UK, just make sure you get a car that has parts readily available in Zim or South Africa. I would recommend Japanese makes (Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi etc) sold in UK over the European ones (Renault, Volvo, Jaguar, Fiat etc). At least with the Japanese ones, some of the parts are interchangeable between models that are already there in Zim. You may get away with the German makes because they're popular with high end population, but parts will be very expensive.
sir whats the mic in use if i could ask
Rode Pod Mic
great video as always, what model is the mic, nice one
Thank you❤
Asi newewo, how can you take a Discovery to Zim 🤣🤣🤣
Why not, it’s an off-road car. It’s just expensive to maintain.
@@ruwaorganic It is expensive to maintain, as you say. Second, Zim has some of the dirtiest fuel in the world - read a report called Dirty Diesel: How Swiss Traders Flood Africa with Toxic Fuels. Third, too many electronics which means it breaks down easily and too often. Fourth: it is simply an unreliable car. Anybody who knows cars wont buy that British junk - sorry to be blunt
Don't worry bro, you never lost money. You just bought expensive business lessons. School is expensive man. We all pay, no one escapes this. Even those who made it, they paid huge fees at some point
That’s true 😀
Free land in ZIMBABWE I don't think you can get it. The demand for land is high however RENTING is the best option.
There are factors considered when starting agribusiness( farmers as a business)
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1. proximity to main road and market for perishables
2.Water and the means of harnessing it to use
3. CAPITALinclude human ,seeds,fertilisers ,chemicals,money etc.
4. Farming equipments
5. Infrastructure
Farming as a business when renting. You need to be clever enough and you must be smart.
Construct an agreement of lease that fevers yourself. Most farmers they just do it verbally rental agreement and by the end of successful project they change the goal post. To avoid this you need to engage the lawyers to draft an agreement be able to explain to the owner of the land that its not Agreement of sale.
Can be constructed in local language however in Roman in italics on other conditions especially the things like breach of contract which favours yourself.
The land owner will keep the other duplicate
When you got into conflict you will refer to the documentation and take the matter to the courts.
In Africa you can do everything right, but your employees will bring you down.
You need to be hands on and present to succeed in Africa. You can't run a business in Africa while living in another continent.
In Africa fun blacks respect whites than their black bosses,you will be blessed if you get a hard working workers ,
Everything goes to plan until u are punched in the face,starting anything guarantees that u will fail somewhere. We just have to learn and keep moving.
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8 minutes 22 seconds the video skips?!
our people work well under a threat. relax and u get a mediocre job. If u bring people to do stuff for u, dont buy them food, nor pay them until they finish. state it at the beginning you wont be paying for a rubbish job.
Mambo, I believe you went for the wrong project. Zvihuta, and road runners ( black austrolop etc) was a scam. Vazhinji vakanyura. Market yaivepo vanhu vaitenga vachida kuita the same project you did. As for selling the meat hakuna market. If we are to take the same amount that you spent and start either piggery or layers project l. I bet you tinobuda. Rabbit project is a scam too,
Sir your losses are too much. l don't know why it's always guys from overseas going through these challenges. When negotiating a deal, if I'm not satisfied l don't pay. Before you take the job you are forewarned that if you don't deliver no payment and risk ku Chowa Chowa. When discussing the deal l always bring along dangerous looking faces coz in Zim everyone claims to be a specialist with zero experiance
If you have funds I suggest investing in houses which can then be rented out. You can't go wrong if you take that route.
You didn't need to take care of 1200 chicks you were supposed to sell some and keep some but yah well greediness
That’s what I am saying.
Shamwari iwe, waigara mu England asi unenge usina chawakadzidza. Munyika ino tino painter mumba tega, mini car service tega, unoziva DIY.
Kana vakadzi vanoti "I won't need a maid when I go back home" wani. Wanga wakuda kuita zvisina basa rese. Kutambisa mari pazvinhu zvaunokwanisa kuita wega. Indava iwewe. Get your hands dirty
Your comment is so distasteful and you sound like someone who waits for people’s failures to sound better than them. Please teach us then how to drill an 80m deep borehole with your wife using your DIY skills
Not everyone can do that my dear.I have been here for over 20yrs and still can’t paint can’t put pressure in my car.Pple are different my dear
Seriously you cant paint your own house 😮😮😮. I hope you still have money left. Farming is no no area for me
Honestly, it’s that I can’t paint. I would rather spend my time on something else. Yes I still have some money.
You might have money and strategy and but at the end you will still fail. I think we need to involve God in our plans
Even thieves involve God in their plans. Who do you think doesn't pray over their plans??
I hate people who always come God this God that even God is not happy everytime you put his name were it doesn't fit , you think Kamala Harris wen she recently loose last year elections his party members were not praying you slly
@@cleodontina1 Your sentiment clearly shows that you don't even know the God I'm talking about the creator of Heaven and Earth. He doesn't bless thieves but he blesses those who earnestly seek him and the one who Eanerstly seek him is not involved in dirty deals but he walks in the light💡.
@@muchmuleya9651 why are you calling me silly, did I insult anyone in my comment, I was only giving an advise. By the way you mentioned about Kamala Harris, Mrs Harris is not a believer she clearly told people on her rally who were chanting the name Jesus that they were on a wrong rally.