Networking

Today was a day spent at St. Peter's Cleaver Primary school in downtown Nairobi for the purpose of networking with other farmers. The meeting had been called by a company by the name Rabbit and Rabbit products. The aim of the gathering was to establish a governing council for the Nairobi area comprising of seven representatives who were to be chosen by the farmers.

This gave way to a one hour voting process and the seven were chosen. It is the task of the seven to register a council/cooperative through which the farmers and the company Rabbits and rabbits products will interact. The proposed name of the council is Kenya Commercial Rabbit Council. KCRC will then sign an MOU with Rabbits and Rabbits Products (R&RP) to find a market together for our rabbits as well as distribute their products to farmers. It is poised to be a win-win for both parties as one gets a market for their feeds as the other gets a market for their rabbits.

All in all, it was a very productive venture and as a smaller group within the larger Nairobi group, the Kitengela group is to meet on 3rd December 2011 at our group leader's farm in Mavoko. I am currently making plans to move into the farm in Kitengela permanently from next week because that is when the tractor will till the land in preparation for planting. That's about the time I will also purchase rabbits and take them to the farm with me. I look forward to a quiet farming lifestyle in the plains of Kitengela and moreso to a handsome harvest and plenty of cash :)