ALOE FARMING BUSINESS: Starting Aloe Vera Farming Business In Kenya...

ALOE FARMING BUSINESS: Starting Aloe Vera Farming Business In Kenya...

Starting Aloe Vera Farming Business In Kenya...

Hope you are well. I write this following numerous and extensive inquiries made on Aloe Vera Farming, Trading / Business etc and in this vain, I promised to give you some information on the same.

My History With Aloe Vera:

My names are Fred Ouma, and I have been through schools of different proffesions that include:

• Food Engineering and Technology
• Information Technology
• Mass Communication
• Social Sciences Research
• Internet Marketting etc,

I first ran into aloe-vera when I was a young boy and saw my dad use aloe vera extract to heal my brother of a skin infection that looked to have been caused by fungus. I later encountered people who used aloe vera orally to heal ulcers of the gastro intestinal tract and for healing many other ailments as well. I however, begun working on Aloe-vera when a boss of mine asked me to assist him as he had an aloe vera farm with ready plants to harvest in Kenya but didn't know where to go from there. At that time I was a social sciences researcher and I took it upon myself to do a research on the plant and its suitability both as a medicinal plant and as a cash crop. What I came across really got me excited and very sad at the same time. I found out that:

• Aloe-vera commands a multi-million dollar market world wide.
• The potential of the crop has only been utilised to less that 1% in the country.
• The crop is resistant to many adverse conditions you would not believe.
• The crop is very particular in the way it is handled as it becomes self-destruct when it senses attack.
• The information about the crop is very vague out there and that's why some farmers are able to plant the crop only for the processors to refuse to take their produce because it lacks the required aloin content.
• The farmers who have succeeded in selling their produce only managed to get 10-30% of what they deserve to get for the same.
• Not all aloe species are profitable in terms of aloin content contained in them and not all species are permitted for trade.

These and many more facts, I was able to deduce and felt the need to first empower the local would-be aloe vera farmers to do their business in a way that would not only be profitable but sustainable at the same time.

It is therefore worth-considering that for successful venture into the trade, accurate information is required and that's why I set training groups of potential and existing farmers and traders in a bid to equip them with the most-relevant and latest knowledge required in aloe vera farming business.

Curently am working on the design of an aloe-processing machine that I intend to work on to the manufacture stage and put the machines in the market at a much lower price than what curently exists in the international market.

Aloe Circle:

The Aloe Circle is the process that aloe goes through from the time it is sown as a sucker to the harvesting to the processing then transporting to the point of sale/delivery after proper packaging of the product. Throughout all this circle, there is very specific instructions to follow.

Information:

Knowledge is power and that is rightly as stated. I have been involved in the training and follow-up of farmers on aloe-vera issues extensively. I am currently involved in marketting aloe vera for Kenyan farmers to the international market and we're beginning to see Fruits.

Training:

For training of organized groups I charge a moderate fee of USD 310 (This fee is exclusive of transport to and from Nairobi which can be discussed on negotiable terms depending on the means of transport agreed on) for a one day workshop. The initial workshop covers virtually all the important aspects of the trade that will equip the audience with the power to:

• Practise proper aloe handling techniques during cultivation.
• Market their product locally and internationally avoiding the traps of middlemen.
• To maximise on available resources in production of aloe products to maximise on profits.
• Subsequent sessions will cover aloe processing and follow-up of aloe products.
• Training on aloe processing will cost USD 400 (This fee is exclusive of transport to and from Nairobi which can be discussed on negotiable terms depending on the means of transport agreed on)
• Follow-up on on-going aloe-projects will be charged USD 150 (This fee is exclusive of transport to and from Nairobi which can be discussed on negotiable terms depending on the means of transport agreed on)

Any further querries and inquiries can be put across through this e-mail address or through my Mobile Nos: +254722566330.

P/s: It is easier for the organizers to ask participants to give calculated costs to cover for the trainings and subsequent costs.

I hope you decide to empower yourself and wish you all the best in your profitable venture.

Regards,

Fred O.