FARM WALKS. Big Solutions for Small Holder Farmers SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE.

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1 FARM WALKS SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE Big Solutions for Small Holder Farmers

Big solutions For small holder farmers SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE All our products are

demonstration farm where we provide One-day Practical Training courses and offer Educational Farm

Download a map Contact us for more information 0725 806086 What can you see on the Educational Farm

vegetable drip kits, tunnel tomato production, dairy goats, dairy cows, poultry for eggs, rabbits,

transplants, kitchen gardening, commercial horticulture production and hydroponic fodder.

- 400 Ksh per person (for two-hour tour) One Day Practical Training We offer a range of training

Practical trainings: Drip Irrigation management (1 day) Bag Farming (1 day) IPM for Tomato

2 Big solutions For small holder farmers SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE All our products are demonstrated at the Real IPM Smallholder Enterprise Centre in Thika Kenya Here we have a two-hectare demonstration farm where we provide One-day Practical Training courses and offer Educational Farm Walks of two hours duration. Download a map Contact us for more information What can you see on the Educational Farm Walk? Take a tour with our experienced farm managers and see: Ten-bag farm units, Quarter Acre field vegetable drip kits, tunnel tomato production, dairy goats, dairy cows, poultry for eggs, rabbits, biogas, insect protein production for animal fodder, vermi-culture, compost making, propagation of transplants, kitchen gardening, commercial horticulture production and hydroponic fodder. Group of less than 10 people Ksh per person (for two-hour tour) Groups of more than 10 people Ksh per person (for two-hour tour) One Day Practical Training We offer a range of training courses. If the training you need is not listed ask us we can help. Practical trainings: Drip Irrigation management (1 day) Bag Farming (1 day) IPM for Tomato Production (1 day) IPM for Field Vegetables (1 day) Animal husbandry and animal fodder production (1 day) Course Fees: 2,000/- per person (inc. light refreshment and lunch) SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE (THIKA) Call Centre:

PILE COMPOST PRODUCTION Composting manages organic waste Converts it into product to build health of soils Chop vegetable waste before layering fresh green waste with dry brown vegetation.

Keep compost moist during composting in shade Add MAZAO MIX to cool, ready-compost to help protect plants from pests and diseases.

3 PILE COMPOST PRODUCTION Composting manages organic waste Converts it into product to build health of soils Chop vegetable waste before layering fresh green waste with dry brown vegetation. Turn compost pile every week to increase air and fast track decomposition. Keep compost moist during composting in shade Add MAZAO MIX to cool, ready-compost to help protect plants from pests and diseases. VERMICULTURE Farm-made liquid and solid fertilisers using red worms to convert veg & animal waste. Chop waste before feeding to worms. Feed about 1 cm depth of waste at a time. To start - use 5 kilos of worms per meter square Worm trays on a 1% slope, watered once per week, to drain off a leachate that is a liquid fertiliser. Dilute this 1:part vermi-liquid to 9 parts water and spray or drench onto plants. Domestic Vermiculture worm bins Solid fertiliser can be harvested from trays but only used in small quantities as a fertiliser. BUY 1 kilo of worms in substrate - Ksh. 2,000/- Worm bins - Ksh. 3,500/- Vermiculture for large scale farmers saving on fertiliser 2.

KITCHEN GARDEN Quarter Acre Drip Kit Importance of crop rotation for soil health Biological control of pests and diseases using MAZAO MIX.

2,000/- per person per day BAG FARMING Intensive use of space - 100 plants in a bag that uses one-meter square.

Efficient use of water, labour and space. Easy to spray and no weeding.

4 KITCHEN GARDEN Quarter Acre Drip Kit Importance of crop rotation for soil health Biological control of pests and diseases using MAZAO MIX. Good quality seeds Planting programme ensures continual supply Kitchen Gardening including the above topics and Vermiculture and Composting - Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day BAG FARMING Intensive use of space plants in a bag that uses one-meter square. If plant in the soil - sukuma wiki only six plants per one meter square. Drip Irrigation kits for large bag farms business opportunity. Efficient use of water, labour and space. Easy to spray and no weeding. Also for animal fodder lucerne, sweet potato vines Bag Farming, including the above topics and Plant Propagation and Composting - Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day Large bags = Ksh 1000/- Medium bags = Ksh 800/- Small bags = Ksh 650/- Ornamental bags = Ksh 500/- Tomato bags = Ksh 150/- Ready planted balcony bags = Ksh 1600/- * 10 discount for more than 10 bags 3.

HYDROPONIC FODDER Intensive reliable production of animal fodder, easily digested and palatable Suitable for dairy cows and goats, chickens, rabbits, pigs and horses.

chickens (1 tray feeds 20 chickens) This is not a complete food, mineral suppliments and dry matter also needed Animal Fodder Production - including hydroponics, fodder bags, and drip irrigated

5 HYDROPONIC FODDER Intensive reliable production of animal fodder, easily digested and palatable Suitable for dairy cows and goats, chickens, rabbits, pigs and horses. PIC bags for weevil control In barley seeds Automated sprinkler irrigation, no fertilisers Feed 7 day old seedling mats (4 per cow per day, 1 per goat per day,) Feed 2 day old seedling mats to chickens (1 tray feeds 20 chickens) This is not a complete food, mineral suppliments and dry matter also needed Animal Fodder Production - including hydroponics, fodder bags, and drip irrigated perennial crops) and Composting. Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day INSECTS for PROTEIN PRODUCTION Intensive production of protein from insects to reduce reliance on layers mash and other expensive feed stocks Darkling beetle larvae produced in containers Harvest the larvae feed to chickens (3 per day) Darkling bettle larvae Insects for protein and Chicken Egg Production including Insect rearing programme, chicken egg production and animal health. How to use chicken manure. Lifecycle of the Darkling bettle BUY starter kit for 100 chicken at Ksh. 9,000/- Darkling bettle 4.

DAIRY GOATS Dairy goats more efficient conversion of fodder into milk Less vet bills, easier management Exercise yard for health &

dry Collect and use manure in bag farms and Vermiculture. Dairy goats and cows welfare, nutrition and management, health. Ksh.

MAZAO MIX in compost on bags and weekly in drip irrigation Real IPM Tunnel Tomato drip kits and bags for sale Sticky traps BUY your

6 DAIRY GOATS Dairy goats more efficient conversion of fodder into milk Less vet bills, easier management Exercise yard for health & welfare Easier to digest and suitable for gluten intolerant children Alpine and Togenburg breeds Up to 3 litres/day Housing clean and dry Collect and use manure in bag farms and Vermiculture. Dairy goats and cows welfare, nutrition and management, health. Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day. TUNNEL TOMATO PRODUCTION Tomato bags to keep roots away from soil and reduce bacterial wilt. MAZAO MIX in compost on bags and weekly in drip irrigation Real IPM Tunnel Tomato drip kits and bags for sale Sticky traps BUY your sticky traps and tunnel tomato drip kits from /online shop Tunnel Tomatoes IPM programme for pests and diseases, set up drip and bag system. Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day. 5.

PROPAGATION HOUSE Hygiene to reduce pests and diseases Clean seed trays and benches Sticky traps Growing media

control. Plant propagation and planting programmes Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day.

storage One teaspoon per person per day BUY a Moringa seedling at Ksh.

7 PROPAGATION HOUSE Hygiene to reduce pests and diseases Clean seed trays and benches Sticky traps Growing media inert, sterile How to sterilize soil Irrigation systems Planting programme Use MAZAO MIX for pest and disease control. Plant propagation and planting programmes Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day. MORINGA COPPICING Highly Nutritious for humans and animals Cut and come again leaf harvesting Dried and powdered for storage One teaspoon per person per day BUY a Moringa seedling at Ksh. 50/- ALOE VERA PRODUCTION Highly nutritious source of zinc and selenium for immune system Gel used for healing skin conditions Can be incorporated into a nutritious drink. BUY Aloe Vera plant at Ksh. 50/- 6.

DAIRY COWS AND BIOGAS Zero Grazing Unit hygiene management to avoid mastitis On-farm production of fodder 40 Kg per cow per day including Moringa and hydroponic

ENROL on the one-day practical training on Zero Grazing Cows and Biogas production. Animal Fodder production, hygiene, feeding programme and signs of illness. Ksh.

8 DAIRY COWS AND BIOGAS Zero Grazing Unit hygiene management to avoid mastitis On-farm production of fodder 40 Kg per cow per day including Moringa and hydroponic fodder. Collection of manure for biogas production Types of biogas unit feed stocks Exercise yard for health and welfare. ENROL on the one-day practical training on Zero Grazing Cows and Biogas production. Animal Fodder production, hygiene, feeding programme and signs of illness. Ksh. 2,000/- per person per day. CHARCOAL COOLER Harvested produce needs to be kept cool and fresh. Water drips down through the charcoal between wire mesh. Evaporation of the water from the charcoal keeps inside cool. 7.

FRUIT FLY CONTROL Real IPM has commercialized a programme for fruit fly control developed by ICIPE www.icipe.

Auto dissemination device for a natural fungus that kills fruit flies. Top up every 6 weeks. Lures in ADD attract all species, males and females.

9 FRUIT FLY CONTROL Real IPM has commercialized a programme for fruit fly control developed by ICIPE A young orchard of mixed fruit trees has been set up at SHEC to demonstrate how to use the Real IPM Half Acre Fruit fly kit. Click on for more on our fruit fly programme. Auto dissemination device for a natural fungus that kills fruit flies. Top up every 6 weeks. Lures in ADD attract all species, males and females. Top up every 6 weeks Fruit flies leave the device ALIVE to spread the fungus that kills flies in 3 to 5 days. Not to be used within 12 m of a mass trapping device. MAZAO MIX in the soil for fruit fly pupae MAZAO MIX in canopy sprays ORDER ONLINE Ksh. 5,000 /- Fruitfly SetUP Kit ORDER ONLINE AFRICAN FRUIT FLY IDENTIFICATION CHART Ceratatis rosa Ceratatis capitata Ceratatis cosyra Ceratatis rubivora Ceratitis fasciventris Natal Fruit Fly Mediterranean Fruit Fly Mango Fruit Fly Dacus ciliatus Dacus bivittatus Dacus vertebratus Dacus punctatifrons Dacus lounsbouryi Lesser Pumpkin Fly Pumpkin Fly Jointed Pumpkin Fly download a copy of the fruit fly ID poster developed in collaboration with ICIPE Dacus frontalis Bactrocera invadens Bactrocera cucurbitacae Bactrocera zonata Bactrocera latifrons Invader Fly Melon Fly Peach Fruit fly Solanum fruit fly Book your place now on the RealIPM FruitFly Training 8.

DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS Ksh. 21,500/- 10 bag Drip kit ORDER ONLINE 10 Bags Drip Kit (With Bags) Vertical bag farming is a very productive way to farm small areas of land.

This product is delivered as a package comprising of the irrigation drip kit (excluding a tank), Each kit purchased comes with setup instructions. Ksh.

It s recommended that farmers combine this green house drip kit with Real IPM tomato grow bags and that the tomatoes are grown out of the soil.

10 DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS Ksh. 21,500/- 10 bag Drip kit ORDER ONLINE 10 Bags Drip Kit (With Bags) Vertical bag farming is a very productive way to farm small areas of land. The ten bag farm kit has an integrated drip irrigation system made from 16mm PE pipes (tubes) with button dippers connected to a 25mm PE pipe(header pipes). This product is delivered as a package comprising of the irrigation drip kit (excluding a tank), Each kit purchased comes with setup instructions. Ksh. 45,500/- Tunnel tomato Drip kit +200 bags ORDER ONLINE Green House Tomato Drip Kit (With Bags) This simple drip kit is based on the 16mm PE pipe with a button dripper for each plant. It s recommended that farmers combine this green house drip kit with Real IPM tomato grow bags and that the tomatoes are grown out of the soil. This will help to prevent the plants from diseases such as bacterial wilt (Ralstonia). Real IPM biological control agents can be applied down the drip-lines into the compost bags. Ksh. 40,000/- Quarter Acre Drip kit ORDER ONLINE Quarter Acre Drip Kit The Real IPM Drip Kits are gravity-fed. The water tank and the header pipe must be set up at the top of any sloping field. Water will not move uphill unless it is pumped uphill. If the land is not sloping, the position of the header pipe and the tank may not be very important. However, a farmer should make sure that the water tank is raised at least 1.5 metres above the ground level to create the required water pressure Enrol on our one-day practical course on Drip Irrigation at our SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE demo farm. All our Drip Kits are being demonstrated at the farm. Course Fees 2,000/- per person per day. 9.

SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE For more information on our products

086 0717 741 717 Book a Farm walk at SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE

Please bring along your ID for admission. All payments by Mpesa only.

check Penta Flowers green houses Gate check Penta Flowers Coffee

Kichozi Farm, Thika Cell: 0725 806 086 0717 741 717 Web: Trade

11 SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE For more information on our products and services, visit our website /contact us or call us on Book a Farm walk at SMALL HOLDER ENTERPRISE CENTRE situated just off the Thika Gatanga road. Please bring along your ID for admission. All payments by Mpesa only. Gatanga Nyeri Mills C67 Gate check Main entrance Kichozi Farm Gate check Penta Flowers green houses Gate check Penta Flowers Coffee plantation Tropical Farm Management Joogoo Exit 18 A2 Blue Post Hotel Kichozi Farm, Thika Cell: Web: Trade deliveries A2 C66 Thika C67 18 Exit 17 A3 C66 17 Thika A2 1km A2 A2 Nairobi Ruiru A2 Nairobi Subscribe to our Youtube channels Watch the Real IPM You Tube video on our website for more detailed instructions. /resources Realipm

ORDER ONLINE Step 1 Step 5 Go to and click on ONLINE

and conditions icon and place your order.

processed and delivered to your nearest Fargo Courier

12 ORDER ONLINE Step 1 Step 5 Go to and click on ONLINE SHOP. Step 2 Click on the BUY tab at the bottom of each product. Step 3 Fill in your billing details, check the terms and conditions icon and place your order. Step 6 Click on Add to cart with the quantity you wish to purchase. Step 4 Choose your preffered mode of payment, follow the instructions and click on Complete. Key in the coupon code (for Real IPM Distributors) or proceed to checkout. Upon confirmation of payment your order will be processed and delivered to your nearest Fargo Courier depot. You will be alerted via SMS once your order has been delivered to the depot. TOTAL ORDER VALUES MUST BE ATLEAST 1000/- FOR FREE DELIVERY (+254) info@realipm.com SHOP ONLINE

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