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Finally, we have managed to travel 30kms by asking for a lift.
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It is our first lift taking experience in Kenya. There are a lot of vehicles passing by. We can start our journey by asking for a lift.
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They also have Renault duster here. We traveled by car.
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We are taking this highway now.
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They also have TVS here.
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We have got the second lift finally.
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Asking for a lift and traveling is very easy here. It is a lot of fun.
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Our second lift just ended. Onto the third one now.
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I am waiting here while my friend is asking about the details. The view from here is very nice.
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Oh my god. It is amazing.
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We are taking our 4th lift now.
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We are travelling with this man now.
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There is still 4 kms to travel to reach Naivasha.
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You can say 'Welcome' in Tamil.
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This is Naivasha.
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Finally we have arrived at Naivasha.
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We have come to a farm called Rainbow agritech. It is been run by our Tamilians.
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When we came here we saw people getting their salaries. You can see it too.
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One of the owner is Chakaravarthy.
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Others are chandru and Arul. They run this farm.
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Come we'll see how the farm is.
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We are cultivating 200 acres of land here. We just use only one borewell.
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The borewell is also just 300 feet.
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The water is taken to all the land through the pipes.
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The water goes for 1km and then taken inside by pipes.
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The size of the pipe is 8 inches.
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The pipe we use in our hometown will be much smaller. you can see, these ones are larger.
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How much do you pay for the government?
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For water alone, we pay around 40,000 to 50,000 shillings per month
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In our country water is free but here we pay. They calculate using meters.
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They read using meters like the ones we use to read electricity usage.
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They calculate and we pay accordingly.
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So you pay based on the meter readings. Yes. Do you also pay for electricity here?
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Yes. Here is the EB line.
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We pay around 3 to 4 lakhs for electricity alone.
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Sometimes in summer the bill comes around 8 lakhs.
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Each month.
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During the rainy season we pay less. Around 1 or 2 lakhs.
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The name of this is Pivot.
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It is 450 metres from the centre. It has 7 wheels.
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When all the wheels move it spreads water across the field.
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One machine is enough for the entire land. One operator is enough.
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Is it automatic or operated? Only one operator is enough.
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The speed of this machine is also good. Since there is no water inside it we have kept it off for a while.
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The water goes through the tube and sprinkles from above.
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Will this be spinning everytime? Yes.
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If you see in this road
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you can see how the tires are placed. It just moves like this.
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You can set the speed according to your wish. While planting we give adequate space for this wheel.
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That plant is beans and this one is coriander.
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So this will go round the entire land. How long will it take?
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You need to set the speed. In the dry season it will take 6 days.
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During rainy days it takes 4 days. So you bought this with your own money?
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It is rented. How much is the rent?
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We pay 7 Lakhs per month.
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For rent alone.
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This is coriander.
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Where do you sell it? We take it to the local market here.
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We plant 10 acres per month here. We also send some of it to Nairobi.
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Per day we harvest 10 tonnes.
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Do you put it wide on the scale? Yeah, you can see here.
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What else do you cultivate here?
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We plant beans, brocolli,
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chilli, some local veggies, capcicum, spinash, etc.
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You plant local varieties or have you planted anything from India? No. Everything is local.
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We plant what local kenya people consume.
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The chilli we plant here is all local.
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These are fine beans. We export it to Europe.
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When do you export? We do it daily.
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One to one and half tonnes everyday. The workers are collecting it.
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Now the truck comes and they send it. Is this also the African variant?
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yeah. All of this goes to Europe.
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Okay. Okay.
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Except for coriander we put feed for every plants.
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These are the brocolli plants.
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This is one complete acre.
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We have left spaces for the machines and tractors to move.
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Today we don't have any pest kill program. Tomorrow we will do.
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Today is just the manual work.
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You can see.
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How much do you harvest in a day?
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Sometimes it will be high and sometimes low. Since the weather is good the production is also good now.
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We harvest 1 to 1.6 tonnes per day.
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Per day. We do it everyday.
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Brocolli alone we harvest once in two days. Because it is susceptible to infections.
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See this is the right stage to harvest.
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If the head opens then it will be infected. So we need to harvest before that.
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Do you send to local market or export? This is export.
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Beans and Brocolli are for export. Chilli and coriander are for the local market.
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See they are weeding Brocoli.
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We use 15 people per acre.
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We assign targets for each person.
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If they finish, they can go. Do they work for monthly salary?
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We provide weekly as well as monthly salary.
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Weekly means we give on Saturday and Sunday.
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What is the target per day for them?
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We give 7 bed for each person. If it is more then we reduce.
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Okay. Okay.
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These are D mount chilies. We harvest 500 to 600 Kgs per day.
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We send this to local market. We harvest it daily. You can see there.
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500 to 600 kg per day.
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The one we have in India is different. This one grows facing upwards.
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The production will also be high.
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How many acres have you planted?
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Currently 12 acres. How long does it take to grow?
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Takes upto 1 year.
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We are harvesting since 3 months will go upto 7.
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Manual or machine harvesting? This is all manual. You can see.
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He is the weeding supervisor here. He is working for 9 years with us.
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9 years with us. He is Christoph
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I have seen the farm completely.
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He showed us a lot of things. Coming from India he has invested in Kenya.
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To do in Farming here how much will it cost?
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According to the area,
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You will need 70 to 80 lakhs for 170 acres of land.
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With that you can start the business.
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We are exporting to Europe.
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We are not exporting directly. We tie up with someone and they export.
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We give them the produce
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and they export.
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Is your company registered and how long it has been?
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We did it in 2011. The name?
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Rainbow Agritech.
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We do it like a corporate company.
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We give all the facilities to the workers like govt jobs.
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We give 6000 as salary.
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We also give extra credits for their work. Like 8000 to 10000
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You give Pf, hospital fund, etc?
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Yes. Even transport too.
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Everyone works here is Kenyan right.
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Management alone is us. 130 people work here including the security.
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Night time we have 10 securities and 12 supervisors.
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Workers alone are 120 per day.
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Do you want people from India to work in your company?
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No. Only we see the management.
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Since we are brothers we are doing it together.
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Workers are all from here. all 120.
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Indians to work here is difficult.
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Also we can't have much profit. We will go in loss.
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We need to pay 6 to 7 Lakhs for them alone.
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More expense for them. So we manage with kenyans.
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More Agriculture literates are jobless in India
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if they want to come and work here where can they try?
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Rose farms are main here.
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In tamilnadu, only hosur there is roses. If you have a great experience you can get job here.
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Experince complusory? Yes. Else not possible.
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For investment you need 70 lakhs also right?
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Yes accordingly to the area. How long will it take to pick up?
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Alteast 3 years.
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All business will take minimum 3 years to establish.
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to reap the return of investment.
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If anyone wants to invest can they contact you? Yes sure.
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We can help our best.
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We can give them ideas and suggestions.
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But business development is in their hands.
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We can guide.
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Okay. Thanks for the trip around your farm.
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I met more tamilians here. I didn't expect.
