Soya Bean Farming in Zambia: The Harvest Process in 2024

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@galaydh2255 6 ай бұрын

I follow you from Ethiopia and learned a lot as a new farmer you contribute to the development of new farmers around the world Thanks a lot

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

You're most welcome ☺️

@Hassankaafi-n5s 6 ай бұрын

Hadaba biyo dhul waad haystaa be good farm like this gentleman and be part to eliminate poverty our continen of Africa brother mafahminoo

@MwewaK 6 ай бұрын

I've just subscribed as an aspiring farmer, and I find this very inspirational.

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard

@martindempster6515 Ай бұрын

High quality video, great insights.

@mondofarms4343 Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@williamsinkala9927 6 ай бұрын

good morning sir, I am just here to thank you for your knowledge.i was able to do soybeans and have a reasonable harvest all because of the knowledge from your channel..mwabombeni daddy you have made one more farmer out of your channel.i have learnt a lot from you.The content is raw and easily relatable.

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, and well done to you in your venture

@songwenyembe 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Chisha for your selfless motivation and content sharing

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@chimwamutambo5904 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing all this information. I'm developing a farm and hope to plant soya for the first time in Mkushi.

@mondofarms4343 4 ай бұрын

All the best

@andrewphiri3504 6 ай бұрын

I am very impressed with your dedication in farming and your development so far. Hope to join you soon from uk

@mondofarms4343 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, and all the best.

@alisonlungu 6 ай бұрын

Hi Chisha, brilliant as always! thanks for the content; following the journey.

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@accidentalhomestead5522 6 ай бұрын

From America, we are spoiled here with all the big machines. You mention muscle memory and thats no joke . Thank you for these videos. I am curious about the cost of labor.

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

Indeed, we are working towards being able to buy some machines and increase our productivity. Fortunately, the cost of agricultural labour in our distruct is quite reasonable and allowing us to grow slowly. Others who operate farms in more rural areas face real challenges with the quality and quantity of labour.

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

@jjsaj7938 3 ай бұрын

just found your farm, watching you from the Horn of Africa great content . i am setting up my farm in a virgin land which is flat and no rocks. but has a lot of shrubs and small trees., my question is which one is better for land clearing; wheel loader or backhoe? thanks and keep going forward.

@mondofarms4343 3 ай бұрын

Hi there. Pls have a look at some of our videos that feature land clearing, including: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXmrmX9ujK6LkLM kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWW8Y6p8oq-KmpI All the best.

@stevejohnstonbaugh9171 6 ай бұрын

For a farm your size that is growing working capital, that portable thresher seems to be a very good choice. Something I'm certain you consider is one extremely complicated and expensive combine would be a marvelous status symbol - but it would put all of the soybean cutters and all but one of the people supporting the thresher out of a job. And it would be a maintenance nightmare. In Zambia, as in every developing country, gainful employment is so important to everyday people. Some may call it the "distribution of wealth" but I prefer "a rising tide lifts all boats" even the very very small boats. A rising tide is what fuels the healthy growth of a nation like Zambia. I like your use of the inexpensive blue tarps in many sizes. They are so critical with a crop like soybeans because they capture the majority of the pod explosions or "ballistic dispersal" of beans. For these reasons, I suggest you use tarps right from the very beginning of harvest. 1) Give each cutter their own small tarp that they will pull behind them as they move through the field in a straight line. 2) As they cut the stems, they are thrown into a pile on their small tarp. 3) When their tarp is full, the harvester can carry the entire bundle in one trip to the designated threshing area. 4) Now all ballistic dispersal beans are captured by the tarp and multiple small piles can be moved by one person in one trip to the threshing pile by collecting the four corners of the tarp into a bundle. 5) It will be obvious to the cutters who is cutting stalks quickly and efficiently and who is lagging. 6) The cutters will be self policing because they do not want the slacker to make the whole team look bad and jeopardize their individual wages. The soybean straw is a very valuable byproduct. If you want to do anything more than disc it into the ground where it lands, have your mechanics build an enclosed box on top of a large tractor pulled farm wagon and blow the chaff directly into the box. If you can efficiently transport it, you can sell it as animal bedding. Then collect it and spread it as fertilizer once it has been used. That, my friend is a win - win! =D

@mondofarms4343 4 ай бұрын

Thanks

@mahamudfarah8777 6 ай бұрын

I feel like this channel is misleading. You make it like it's so simple and easy to farm 😆 🤣 every time I watch your videos. I am getting closer to becoming a farmer ❤

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

Indeed.

@susanmalumbe872 2 ай бұрын

Wow! Impressive! 1.What kind of weedkiller do you use? 2. Is it wrong to wait for soya to dry so that you just pick up from the ground especially dina which doesn't shatter much. 3. From the machine do you pack directly in the bags or it has to be cleaned again. Thanks

@mondofarms4343 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ba Susan. Pls continue to watch our other videos featuring soya beans. They cover a lot of the questions you have.

@susanmalumbe872 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@EmmanuelOdanga-ox2dx 6 ай бұрын

Hi, very inspirational. How many tons per acre was your harvest. Well done.

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

Hi Emmanuel. We dont share such numbers on the channel. We feel that as a business, we need to keep that information proprietary unless it is directly relevant to the story we are sharing. Other channels share such. But our focus is on the journey and our experiences in this crazy farming thing.

@cape-cairomedia3367 3 ай бұрын

I'm watching from Cameroon. How old is your farm?

@mondofarms4343 3 ай бұрын

Greetings. We started our farming journey in 2020.

@samuelkojonketsiah7708 2 ай бұрын

Pls is it the same mashine that can be used to to process maize after harvesting?

@mondofarms4343 2 ай бұрын

No, the two machines are quite different because of the work they have to do.

@rainchildagribusinesslimit696 6 ай бұрын

What happened to those names like Chimwemwe and adumbuwane where did Florida na Muzake come from? Strong work Mondo Farms

@mondofarms4343 6 ай бұрын

Chimwemwe, Kondwani, Sangwani and other tumbuka names are found at Kimberley, which is deeicated to my late mother. Winterthorn is much larger, and over the years, we have various sets of names for fields in different areas. E.g. US states (Alaska, Georgia, Florida) Central and South American country names (Jamaica, Brazil) US Democratic Presidents (Clinton, Kennedy) locational references (Riverside, Westgate), and Asian cities (Tokyo, Baghdad, Bombay, Dubai, Jerusalem)

@rainchildagribusinesslimit696 6 ай бұрын

@@mondofarms4343 awesomeness

@nduduzohowardnkosi9099 5 ай бұрын

What was your yield per hectre

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

The yield was better than we expected after the effects of the worst drought Zambia has experienced in 40 years. We have to be grateful for what we managed to get.

@jonanderson4280 6 ай бұрын

26:18 not so fast mondofarms. I already saw the brand name of the machine @ 14:16. Now they have to compensate you for the advertisement😂.

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. We have to draw a balance in such things. Show it, but dont sell it unless they pay you for the marketing exposure. The channel has been taking up a lot more time and effort, not to mention all the equipment I keep buying to improve quality. But we are now starting to work with commercial partners for marketing products and services.

@benjunielodtojan5630 5 ай бұрын

Black soybeans and white are used pigs feeds?

@mondofarms4343 5 ай бұрын

Pls watch the series we did last year that gives a lot more details about soya beans. The first video is all about soya beans and why it is one of the most cultivated agricultural crops around the world kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKUm4mVpqp-lZIsi=4-xmDJgg3pzU7AAq