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Chris Babu – Post #1 – Introduction

This time we are introducing you to Chrisphene Ontonyi Omwebu from KisiiCounty, Kenya, and his Mkulima Nursery.Chris, as he is usually called, has been running the nursery since 2018.After graduating in the field of Agriculture resource management, it waslogical to start a business in the field and at the same time, to help societyconserve the environment and keep it green. The nursery was a way tosupply customers with needed plants as well as an opportunity to advisethe same customers on what would best suit them when they build theirown garden.Chris focused on tree seedlings, both fruit trees and ornamental trees,species, [...]

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Chris Babu-Post #2-How did you build the business for the past 6 years?

Here we will go through the history of the business. From its establishment up to today. Initially, Chris had several challenges as happens to every business. The first, asfor many, question was, what to start? A farm, if so, then what? Secondly, afterdeciding to start a plant nursery, would he have a market for his products? Thenof course, how to acquire materials, seeds, seedlings, fertilizer, etc.? Finally, oneof the most important questions was, where would he get the funding?To overcome all these challenges, Chris sought out and found experts to help, andsearched for information on the business aspect of a nursery [...]

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