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Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 2:56pm On Aug 02, 2018 |
Greetings, The four acre farming model seems to be very promising economically for African farmers. If you don't know what four acre farming is, it is a system promoted by President Museveni Of Uganda, which he claims will generate millionaires in Africa. Well the gold of Africa has always been food as of one time Africa feed the entire world. So what is the four acre farming method exactly? Well it involves taking four acres of land and dividing it up into different cash crop investments. Cash crops are crops that are highly in demand in your local area, which can vary according to geographical region in Africa. Such as yams can be cash crops in Nigeria yet in Uganda it maybe rice for instance. I know around Lagos there's alot of waters to grow rice and lots of rice farming. Some states of Nigeria have different cash crops depending upon what is highly grown in that state. Cash crops can be converted into cash, hence the name, farmers trading and selling their grown goods. To the four acre model specifics, one acre can be fruits, the other can be yams, the other can be chickens and the other can be beans. This is commercial farming essentially with the purpose of taking the farmer beyond subsistence farming into making a huge profits based upon food sales. It does require a tractor as this is a lot of land to work. So many Ugandan farmers are under the impression the idea can not work yet it can. I will provide some solutions here so that this great vision is adaptable to those who don't have a tractor. I know if I was into farming I would go with the four acre farming model but it can make one rich! Let's get right to it. Farmers using the four acre farming model must take a look at the advantages of Square Foot Gardening. Square Foot Gardening produces alot of yield for a small space. And the poor farmer can begin to make some money from commercial sales that will hopefully bring him closer/her closer to the goal of affording a small tractor. Also we will take a look at large greenhouses which can be situated on your four acre farm near your house. Square Foot Gardening Benefits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJgs6W0DKns You can make natural raised beds with stones and other nature items like large sticks, etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMIld3clEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxijbIcUeLY Greenhouse farming, this type of farming can really pay off for the small poor farmer because he/she can grow food nearly all year round, including in the cold and rainy season. No need for a heater in the tropics of Africa so greenhouse farming can be done without electricity, gas, or any fuel source other than the Sun. I really love the Kenyan model because they did investigation and solved the issue of expensive metal greenhouses by using all wood. The costs of this greenhouse can be around 600 U.S dollars! Yet this greenhouse will pay for itself and then some in the future. You can use square foot gardening inside your greenhouse and take advantage of adding more space because of this scientific method of space arrangement. You can also add trellis, which can be made from any material, including using some plants as trellis. The trellis can add an upward space to give you even more impressive yield without taking away from your acreage. It is something worth investigating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy72pRX6hJw The Benefits of a Greenhouse: Advantages of Vertical Trellis in growing Vegetables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfO6ReWrMhY How to grow food for you and family and get rich www.feedyourselfandyourfamily..com Enrich your soul with cultural awakening www.undergroundriseup..com |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 6:26pm On Aug 02, 2018 |
Call it what it is. Adaptable four acre farming. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 9:06pm On Aug 02, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 11:48pm On Aug 02, 2018 |
Sharing is caring. This is information is available to anyone online yet better shared than searched for. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 4:46pm On Aug 03, 2018 |
Lots of food gets lost after harvesting and so its a needed necessity to be able to prevent this loss. More than 30% of food gets loss after harvest. How to build grainary machines and storage? This is the point of this post and the videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9cVlhqyi90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tivmYefWbto |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 8:13pm On Aug 03, 2018 |
I am doing a long fervent prayer that you get this my people. I know in Africa it's hard to get information because you have limited internet so I work to provide you with some of the best videos on farming. I have researched this and this Square Foot Gardening is a very mathematical system that utilizes every single each of your land. Old fashioned long row farming leaves alot of land wasted yet it is good for mass commercial production with the proper workforce and equipment. Go with the Four Acre Farming model because this is guaranteed to make you rich! www.feedyourselfandyourfamily..com |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 3:48pm On Aug 04, 2018 |
Keep studying. Create a map of the square foot garden and see for yourself how mathematical precise it is. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 6:42pm On Aug 04, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 7:33pm On Aug 05, 2018 |
Keep studying you will understand. Its not all easy in one lesson or one sit down yet it pays off. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 2:23pm On Aug 07, 2018 |
Don't just grow food yet grow in wisdom. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 12:24am On Aug 08, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 2:09pm On Aug 08, 2018 |
In the four acre model, 1 acre is used to grow wheat, some can be sold, some used for bread or some saved in a grainary. Growing Wheat - small scale |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 10:15pm On Aug 08, 2018 |
In the four acre model, 1 acre is used to grow wheat, some can be sold, some used for bread or some saved in a grainary. Growing Wheat - small scale Jassius Wise Published on Jul 21, 2017 Growing a small plot of wheat for home use and bread making. This video covers the things I learned, what went wrong, what went right; it covers the entire process from preparing the soil to harvest, threshing and milling into flour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUBQ_o6vRkg |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 4:37pm On Aug 09, 2018 |
Salom, At least one of the four acres can be devoted to Cassava which has many uses yet mainly used as a bread. The bread form doesn't stay fresh long so there's always a need for fresh Cassava, which makes this a good cash crop. The old cassava can be used as feed for farm animals so nothing goes to waste. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whoEB28kHrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogOL1bd0H8c |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 1:00am On Aug 10, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 3:03pm On Aug 10, 2018 |
This time planting 1 acre of fruit trees. I guess the best direction is to decide which fruits are the cash crop of your region. Choose the right fruit that easy to grow on your land, the amount of resources it will require, and how you can nurture and protect your produce. Fruits are very good for children so if you have children they will love eating and enjoying fresh fruit which will give them strong digestive system. Alot of delicious pastries can be made from fruit to create bakeries such as cake, pies, cookies, etc. Also fruit can be preserved in jars for use later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgtD7pWppF8 Fruit tree seedlings in Ethiopia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dbgD89LqCI Planting Fruit Trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XQRaB3C1bA Don't Plant Fruit Trees Until You Watch This - Raintree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK2EsmADLu0 Square foot gardening with fruits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLwxYVDsAVM |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 7:21pm On Aug 10, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 9:10pm On Aug 26, 2018 |
Grow beyond your own limitations you place upon yourselves. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 8:35pm On Aug 27, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 2:26pm On Aug 28, 2018 |
josite: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 7:14pm On Aug 30, 2018 |
Grow beyond your own limitations you place upon yourselves. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 1:37pm On Aug 31, 2018 |
President Musenvi has great vision for Africa. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 12:22am On Sep 01, 2018 |
Walamu: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 3:26pm On Sep 01, 2018 |
Do be square, balanced, and get off on the right foot with square foot gardening. |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 10:05pm On Sep 01, 2018 |
Obakuso: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 11:08pm On Sep 04, 2018 |
Business growth |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Obakuso: 3:08pm On Sep 10, 2018 |
Obakuso: |
Re: Advantages Of Square Foot Gardening & Adaptible Four Acre Farming by Walamu(m): 11:42pm On Sep 10, 2018 |
ugoulo196: OOsha says, caring is sharing too! Better to receive than give. |
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