| SMART FARM | Baled silage making in Machakos

The months of January and April represent the dry season in the country and farmers are often urged to plan for adequate feeds during this period. To adequately and sustainably meet this demand, some farmers are now wrapping their silage in a bid to preserve their quality and nutritional value. The move marks a shift from sale of silage compressed in open packs. Denis Otieno has more on this week’s Smart Farm.

[@abishagikairu1763]

Congratulations Mzungu for the innovation and job well done.

[@thetruthone7240]

yep... endelea kuuabudu mzungu kama mtumwa 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿. nyinyi ndio wale wafrika ambao mnapenda kuuabudu wazungu alafu mnachukia wafrika wenzenu.

[@philiponkui8650]

if he is investing and creating job whats wrong with that?

[@kentosh120]

@@thetruthone7240 Use your energy to find solutions for never ending cycle of starvation in Kenya .

[@codyrodes8721]

Ths are the kind of investors we need in ths country ,,,,I salute you Stuart, I salute you

[@rahimali3004]

Whats not being told is that this farmer was a farmer in Australia. he came to kenya for an agri program and what he saw was a country insuffecient in food production with potential that could be harnessed. he sold his family farm in australia for 3m dollars basically gambled his family source of income to come to kenya and settle and do farming. he bought land thats was considered unproductive because the area was clay soil. Even the govt which was part of selling the land thought the land is unproductive only suitable for shrubs. The place is semi arid and growing any crop was a lost cause even the local thought the same. The muzungu thought otherwise , he practiced something called conservation agriculutre and the the clay soil was a bonus as it absorbed as much moisture as possible whenever it rained and that was just enough to grow wheat which was so successful and the only problem he had was birds flocking to consume the wheat. so if someone is willing to sacfrice all they have, leave the comfort of their first world lives and come to Kenya with all the uncertainties whether he will succeed or not, on top of that bring new ways of growing food since we are desperately food insecure after 60yrs of independence our African leaders have not figured a way to stop famine cold. Why wount i want someone like this muzungu to help. Kenyans have been caught up with their own African colonialism they can not see beyond their noses. ironically they respond to this comment using the muzungu language instead of their own mother tongues. Lakini Wakenya ni wajinga

[@ng1841]

It would be idioticnto respond to this or the video in mother tongue. What would the point of that be? How many people would understand it? And you only need to search 'how to prepare silage in Kenya' to get tens of videos of local farmers doing the same. It's not magic. Look beyond your nose and you'll see the entrepreneurship, hard work and innovation being undertaken by local farmers.

[@rahimali3004]

Now this is how to transform Kenyas cattle keep. Open up many feedlots around the country and feed them on these baled silage.

[@joeimagesllc]

Beautiful content, shallow /rushed documentation

[@kentosh120]

The man sounds frustrated by the clueless reporters!

[@andredejager484]

What weight are you bales please and what tonnage did you get per hectare with your Sudan Grass Thank you.

[@maryamjey6340]

Waooh, nice

[@rukuwangaracu]

shame on us. thanks mzungu, we are so lazy to even think on how we gonna feed ourselves

[@Eddyke]

Wewe wacha. If speak for yourself.

[@ng1841]

You must have never watched any of the thousands of vids of Kenyan farmers doing impressive things. Educate yourself.

[@johnmichire7809]

Shame on ukambani politicians

[@stefanogizzler]

That's awesome right in Ukambani

[@thetruthone7240]

Awesome becoz it's a mzungu doing it??? ,🤷🏿‍♂️. Kazi yenu ni kushabikia mzungu kama mafala.

[@stefanogizzler]

@@thetruthone7240 We would applaud you equally the same, go do it n post here, no discrimination here!! Hakuna aliyekukataza doing the same!!

[@thetruthone7240]

@@stefanogizzler you & i know wafrika wanapenda kuuabudu wazungu. The same mzungu who enslaved & colonized our people. That's a fact.

[@stefanogizzler]

@@thetruthone7240 True this I accept, however watu wetu wako na shinda in a way, I don't adore wazungu but their mode of operation surpasses ours!! We tend to believe too much on the unknown or unseen, Them they do it there n then bang on!!

[@thetruthone7240]

@@stefanogizzler mzungu designed the world economic system to benefit themselves alone. It's extremely difficult to compete with them economically. They hold the keys.

[@annahmwangi5367]

Great move sir

[@thetruthone7240]

Unamuita sir exactly kama siku za ukoloni. Bado uko na kasumba ya kujitharau kama mwafrika.

[@annahmwangi5367]

@@thetruthone7240 it's a respect no matter where u came from or a person u r respect matters

[@Ndu-wa.uroony2]

​@@annahmwangi5367acha kujifanya unaijua sana hiyo lugha ya mkoloni.Mbona ye haongei lugha yako?

[@blockbusters377]

Just pathetic reporting, why didn't you invite Him in studio if you knew you couldn't show the process.

[@gashogumuturi]

So it's always a q white man being highlighted by the Kenyan media

[@Godsfavourite.1507]

It's sad, seems in Kenya we still worship them

[@rahimali3004]

@@Godsfavourite.1507 Its sad that kenyans think this way. Any country would love to have him in their country contributing to their food security. We need more of him in Kenya.

[@njokikariukimary1047]

Iam in Eldoret I need this

[@thetruthone7240]

@@njokikariukimary1047 why don't you do the same & bale your own grass 🤷🏿‍♂️. Eldoret is a very rich fertile area. Unangojea mzungu akusaidie kwa sababu hauna akili ??? 🤷🏿‍♂️.

[@thetruthone7240]

Wafrika tunajitharau sana. We worship & praise mzungu too much. Even simple things like growing & baling silage we think it's genius just becoz mzungu has done it 🤷🏿‍♂️.

[@nicholasrau8958]

tons and tons of plastic waste