How do you build an agribusiness managing nearly 5,000 acres across Africa without owning the land? When Kevin Kamau returned to Kenya in 2015 after a decade in the US, he struggled to find employment and turned to farming with no personal capital. What began with one acre of family land grew into Tukalime Ventures, an agribusiness operating across Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique and Nigeria. But growth came with expensive lessons. Failed harvests, rising production costs and delayed payments from large buyers exposed the financial risks of commercial farming. At one point, Kevin turned down a senior role offering up to KSh 1 million a month to continue building his business, eventually securing a proposed $100,000 investment that opened the door to expansion.In this Financially Incorrect Business Edition, Kevin breaks down the economics of commercial farming, why leasing land makes more sense for his business than owning it, how commodity trading helps manage risk, and the partnerships that enabled Tukalime to scale.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🧑‍🏫 Learn how to trade: https://lnk.bio/fxpesa📲 Open a demo trading account: https://bit.ly/DemoAccountYT 📈 Start live trading: https://bit.ly/LiveAccountYT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction02:29 Welcome to Financially Incorrect05:28 The Risks of Agribusiness09:06 Family, Inheritance & Generational Wealth16:08 Life in America21:08 Returning to Kenya25:41 Starting Farming With Zero Capital32:33 How Tukalime Ventures Started37:24 Farming Failures & Financial Lessons43:25 Finding Customers & Growing the Business46:35 The Cash Flow Problem55:30 The KSh 1 Million Job Offer59:00 Securing a $100,000 Investment1:03:15 Choosing Business Over Employment1:05:40 Building a Scalable Agribusiness

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