Onion Farming in Zambia: 2022 Update 7 (July 16): Impressive Texas Grano progress at Westgate

[@sharpysimwawa583]

Your videos are so educative, u are actually my inspiration when it comes to onion farming.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks. All the best.

[@eyeandisinclair821]

Keep making videos my brother , we all can learn something new every time we watch a new upload.

[@mondofarms4343]

I appreciate that

[@stevenmufichani7894]

I understand and appreciate your point. I have done a 50 x 50 or slightly bigger. I have been using Omnia Fertilizers, quiet expensive A thousand per 50 kg

[@teethefarmer.788]

I've got onions that are 2 months old at the farm.....am a new comer to the industry 😀😊and am in love with farming..watch your videos alot and also a second year student at nipa doing accounts

[@mondofarms4343]

Best of luck!

[@nsabilamabingo3885]

Doing a great job... Very impressive....

[@mondofarms4343]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@patriciamwansa8721]

I have really enjoyed this video. Learning alot on onions from your sharings. Keep em coming 👍

[@mondofarms4343]

More to come!

[@yctestdrive]

Well done, you motivating us here in Namibia 🇳🇦, I will surely come for a visit

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi there. All the best.

[@SharpShooterCollective]

Very informative video. I learnt a lot.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks Mudala. Glad you liked it

[@mpungachabi7553]

i am enjoying learn with Mondo Farms the Onion and Eggplants

[@mondofarms4343]

Great. Welcome aboard.

[@FreeThinker97]

Thanks Mr Chisha, this is great information and insights.

[@mondofarms4343]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oscarsitimela7332]

Just want to say thank you for sharing this information

[@mondofarms4343]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tendaifumbauta8942]

Seeing that you planted this paticular onion crop during the rainy season, wha are some of the measures you took to succeed with it.

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi Tendai. Thanks for your several questions about the onion. Sadly, we struggle to answer your detailed questions effectively. These videos were from back in 2021-22, which was some time ago for us in farming terms. We haven't grown any onion since then, and as you see from our more recent videos, we now focus on other crops. All we can advise you to do is watch the videos and get as much as value as you can from them. Thanks for your support.

[@tendaifumbauta8942]

@@mondofarms4343Thank you so much for the response. Really appreciate it.

[@Mfzambia]

Motivating program sir. Keep it on

[@mondofarms4343]

Thank you

[@wenatahakwano3718]

Hi may you please make a vidoe on pros and cons of drip and sprinkler irrigation.

[@mondofarms4343]

Request noted. Though I must say that it would not be the type of video I like to do. The MondoFarms Channel is about our journey to establish and develop our farms. All the ups and downs we have along the way. The very technical stuff is included as part of the package and not presented directly on its own. There are plenty of other technical videos on KZbin done by real experts, which already do a better job than I ever could.

[@wenatahakwano3718]

@@mondofarms4343 yes off course, your journey matters thats I watch your videos, being zambian under zambian conditions. thanks

[@stevenmufichani7894]

Very informative sir. Inspirational. So there is no use of granular Fertilizers, in all your onion project this season. I heard you say that in the old video. But using forlia right?

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi Steven, we do use granular from time to time. It has been hard adjusting to the increased prices. A year ago, we would pay K440 for a 50kg of ETG Veg Top 24, and it now costs K880!! That requires some thought and change in strategy, especially since product prices don't seem to really go up with input costs. Besides, the foliar fertilisers we apply have worked almost as well as we make the best of the new situation.

[@keltonorla3795]

hello, thank you very much for all his videos.. drip can be cultivated with onions... and can you give me the distance between the lines of the ducts. and the maximum put of the drip ducts on the ridges. ... because I want to know to do better also at home .... thank you.

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi Kelton. Thanks, but that is exactly what I was talking about at the end of the video at about 25min onwards. It is a challenge that I increasingly face where I am not able to get into very technical advice. Our channel is simply sharing the farming journey. I'm sure you will find someone more suited to deal with the technicalities of your particular situation. All the best.

[@victoriamanase8691]

All the way from Tanzania.i would realy love to see the outcome of the direct planted onions . The ones you planted using a planter. How was the harvest. The size of the bulb too.. How do you rate the planter from 0 to 10?? Thanks

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi there. We have other videos later in the series that shared what happened later on, including the harvests. The planter was very helpful, though we had some learning curves with getting to use if optimally.

[@martinandrew5980]

Hello my brother. Thank you for the post. With respect to your onion spacing did you mean 5 centimeters or 5 inches?

[@mondofarms4343]

You're most welcome. You have made me think a bit because it's been a while since we were on the onion adventure. But I'm sure it was centimeters. We're quite metric here and rarely refer to measurements in imperial.

[@_Darling0_0]

Good day Chisa. Thanks for educating me. IAM your student based in Botswana. I have a question; how many ha of onion did you plant? Thanking you in advance

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi there. I'm glad our videos are helping. We don't share such numbers about our finances on an open social media platform. After all, we are a business. The aim of our channel is to share the journey and help other farmers

[@adnanjaved5502]

Hi dear,joining you from Pakistan, What is your Finding on the results of direct seeding and transplanting? Which method is better from earning point of view??

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi Adnan. Botj methods are fine according to your circumstances. Sadly, the truth is that our whole onion ended rather poorly, with no proper financial returns after all that effort. It was due to timing challenges, but at least we learned a lot of painful lessons. Farming in the real world.

[@adnanjaved5502]

@@mondofarms4343 i am sorry to hear that,But upto july (Almost three months crop) it looked very healthy than what happened that you could not get better returns?

[@mondofarms4343]

The market was flooded by the time we harvested. next time we grow onion, we will work hard on our timing. Such are the risks of farming.

[@israelchilefu660]

From your setups, whats the approximate capital investment in 1 hectare

[@mondofarms4343]

Hi, Ba Isreal. Hope you're well. Pls read the previous comments under the video. We have answered this type of question several times over the last few months. All the best.

[@alicklwasa235]

What type of drip tape are you using?

[@mondofarms4343]

We use a 40cm drip tape. Our drip tape issues are discussed in detail in the previous onion update featuring our crop at Westgate. We hop you can watch it and have your questions answered better.

[@oscarsitimela7332]

How long does it take for nursery to be transplanted?

[@mondofarms4343]

It usually takes 6-9 weeks depending on the weather, plant variety and other circumstances.

[@tarabi2020]

How many sacks of 10kg can I harvest per hectare

[@mondofarms4343]

It all depends on so many factors, including which variety you plant, how you feed and protect it, weather, weeds, etc. I have struggled to apply such an accounting based approach to our farming.

[@temwanibanda4312]

Very informative and with humour😂😂😂 "we farm in a real world"

[@mondofarms4343]

Indeed we do. Always trying to keep it real.

[@waleed.2068]

شيء جميل ورائع منكم

[@mondofarms4343]

Sorry, we can't understand the language.

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

re: how much can you earn, onions in my area is typically 25 tons per hectare, now onions sell for +_ 38 to 45 rand/pesos... per kilo, your labour is high in begiining, is a lot to plant by hand, with planter is much lower, ( so labour ) 76K rands, per hectare, planter 13 K per hectare, net profit at 45 rand per kilo at the farm gate, = 970 000 per 25 tons +_ picking is labour intensive, by hand, more expenses, with machine labour comes down 64%.

[@mondofarms4343]

Interesting

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

This man is well educated, but he explains in lay men's terms, i like it! i grow onions as well, my germination is done outdoors as well but in a small cabinet with space for 800 onions, the cabinet lid is C through plastic, they germinate in 5 to 7 days, due to high humidity in the cabinet as well as the higher temperature, they grow up really fast, within 2 weeks is time to plant them out in the bed's , you can try it as well. small grid farming is a lot of fun.

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks and all the best

[@lordmbambu9677]

Horrible human beings! (Plant) 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is one of the most fun farming videos in Zambia!

[@mondofarms4343]

Thanks Ba Mbambu.