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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 
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They also have Renault duster here. We traveled 
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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 
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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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Welcome

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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 
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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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Yeah.

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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.

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