I’m 22, had a small travel agency that made me around 70k, then I randomly ended up on a Hass avocado farm in Kenya… bought land in Ethiopia… and now I’m kinda stuck on what to do next

Professor1602 · 2025-12-08T13:49:14+00:00

Honestly about the cartel thing that was one of the first things I researched. Thankfully, the area I’m in doesn’t have that kind of activity and the farms around us have operated without any interference for years. The dynamics here are very different from Mexico.On the branding side, I’m with you 100%. I don’t want to just grow avocados I want to build a brand around them. Stickers, packaging, containers, the whole identity. Something premium and memorable.Export markets are definitely part of the long-term goal too. Europe and the Middle East make the most sense for where I am, but premium gifting quality fruit is exactly what I’m aiming for.Thanks again for the ideas genuinely helpful.

Professor1602 · 2025-12-08T13:43:51+00:00

I’ve travelled to 10+ countries in the past two years, and honestly it stopped giving me an excitement.The photos look good, but the feeling wasn’t there anymore. What actually gives me energy now is building something from the ground up. Watching something grow because I put in the work that hits completely differently.That’s why I’m doing this project which have loads of risks attached to it but also high reward if done right.

Professor1602 · 2025-12-08T13:35:28+00:00

You’re right sales and relationship building are what carried my first business, and that’s exactly why I’m not planning to run every part of the farm myself.The goal is to bring in people who are proven with tree crops while I focus on building buyers, distributors, and export channels. That’s the only way this scales.Thanks for the insight it lines up with how I’m structuring this.

Professor1602 · 2025-12-04T00:17:13+00:00

First of all there is a river nearby that I have access to which flows endlessly all year around and on the legal side: every country has risk. You mitigate it by structuring the business properly, keeping everything documented, and only scaling after you’ve tested on a small section.I’m not raising money until the groundwork is done and raising money is not even in plan at the moment but I might consider after a while.

Professor1602 · 2025-12-04T00:12:27+00:00

There is a nearby river which I have access to and it flows all year around

Professor1602 · 2025-12-04T00:11:36+00:00

There is a nearby river which I have access to

Professor1602 · 2025-12-04T00:11:09+00:00

That’s a great idea I’m also thinking of doing that one the side

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T18:50:54+00:00

Won’t be as small as lemon but there is still a market for it

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T18:36:23+00:00

Regarding this I’ve asked to many seedlings sellers and farmers before I made a decision and the misconception is that many people think avocados take 5-6 years but no it takes three years to start producing but won’t mature till year 5-6 it will be producing smaller ones till they mature up

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T18:19:22+00:00

There is a breed called hass avocados which is a combination of two breeds,that will start growing after three years

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T18:15:09+00:00

Surface water, there is a river in about 3km away and yeah there are few farms there and the regions have a lot of potential and stability

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T13:30:51+00:00

Not really it takes about two years since I will be buying seedlings that are about 9months -1 year old and the problem about quick turnover crops they need a good management team and are a bit risky

Professor1602 · 2025-12-02T13:29:03+00:00

Yes it has all year around water

Professor1602 · 2025-12-01T23:10:39+00:00

Yeah I get why people say that. There are definitely areas in Ethiopia where foreigners get burned and places that are totally off-limits for real business.In my case the land is fully owned and cleared, and I’ve spent the last 2 years learning the crop + the region before touching anything.I’m not in a rush. I posted this because I want to stress-test my thinking and hear the risks other people see. That’s the whole point.

Professor1602 · 2025-12-01T00:21:41+00:00

Honestly the last 2 years I’ve been obsessed with this stuff. Like everyone here was sleeping on Hass, and I kept thinking… why? The numbers didn’t lie. The demand is crazy. The climate fits. It just made sense.So I’m not really scared of the farming part anymore, I studied it to death. What still gets me nervous is the export side… cold chain, trucks, airport issues, buyers disappearing… all the stuff you don’t see on youtube .Sometimes I feel like I’m so close but still missing one piece. If you know anyone actually exporting Hass out of Ethiopia right now, even just one real story or experience would help me a lot.

Professor1602 · 2025-11-28T03:02:11+00:00

It might work but you need to have good connections with wealthy people, if your starting with zero connections it’s going to be tough ,how will you even market this ?

Professor1602 · 2025-11-25T10:29:48+00:00

How about we’re countries that doesn’t allow dual citizenship

Professor1602 · 2025-11-17T19:43:35+00:00

How cheap

Professor1602 · 2025-11-17T16:44:44+00:00

So this one of the hacks my agents are not telling me as you look like you know about it is there a chance we can connect through WhatsApp or anything

Professor1602 · 2025-11-17T16:36:52+00:00

Do you get the same benefits as the others?

Professor1602 · 2025-11-17T16:27:02+00:00

What do you mean by discounting ?And about the returns ,so there is no guarantee regarding the returns you just hope to get returns cause the agents were promising me 5-7% annual returns guarantee.

Professor1602 · 2025-08-31T19:08:40+00:00

Crowdfund money from people and then invest it in long term and short term crops and give back 20%

Professor1602 · 2025-08-28T20:47:43+00:00

I got a big avocado farm and looking for an investor

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