
Farming (commercial Agriculture) is one of the cores of human survival. Without it, human existence would cease to exist. For so many years, farming has been a source of income for many people in many countries. It has also seen a lot of billionaires rise along the way.
In Africa, farming is without a doubt a top business for many people, businesses as well as governments. In fact a lot of people have been asked by their governments to do farming and given them a lot of incentives. Take an example of Uganda, government has enticed many people to adopt farming as a means of earning income through the 4 development model.

Some of the crops grown that are huge earners for Ugandans include coffee, vanilla, maize, beans, wheat, barley, fruits among others. Indeed if done right, farming can help one to become very rich, but what are some of the things to consider before venturing into large scale farming:-
- Purpose of Farming
First and foremost, you need to know the purpose of why you’re going to engage in farming. Is it for commercial or personal purposes. This will help you to strategically plan for how you go about the matter such as crops to grow, where to grow them and also plan accordingly.
- Availability of Land
This is one of the key factors when engaging in large scale farming. You do not want to just plan how you’re going to farm without availability of Land. There should be a large scale availability of Land and it’s fertility depending on the type of crops you’re going to plant. Make sure you have this land in bulk before you decide to engage in commercial agriculture.
- Enough Funds
Commercial Agriculture is a business and that’s the first thing you have to put in mind. There is no business you can do without investing in. You should have the funds to literally purchase everything. This includes from buying seeds, pesticides, paying labour and offsetting other unplanned for things along the way. Make sure you have this in plenty to avoid any obstacles.
- Season
In Uganda farming is usually done depending on the weather seasons. There are two rainy seasons one starting around late February to April. Another one is between September and November. This is when people preferably plant and you should have this as a key factor while venturing into commercial agriculture. But these seasons in the past couple of years have at times veered off course. This is therefore why you should have enough funds to practice irrigation in case you develop any problems with the weather.
- Type of Crop
This is a very key factor to put into consideration. Both cash crops and food crops are a major source of income. Cash crops include include coffee, vanilla, among others. On the other hand, food crops include gnuts, maize, beans, matooke, fruits among others. Therefore choose they type you want to do but make sure you have enough information about the type you’re going to settle for.
- Factor into consideration several factors
Bear in mind that growing crops is not an easy ride. There are a lot of obstacles that you might encounter along the way such as weeding, pests among others. Therefore prepare for all this in advance. You wouldn’t want to get caught off guard and see your investment go to waste.

- Factor into consideration price value of crops
Since you’re growing crops for earning, factor into consideration the market value of the crop you’re going to venture into. But bear in mind that these prices change over the course of time. Therefore there’s a possibility that you might find prices have either reduced or increased by the time you harvest your crops.
There are a lot of factors to consider while venturing into farming besides these listed above. Make enough research like any other business before deciding to dive into commercial agriculture because it’s a tricky and unpredictable field.