Isaac Kasonde, a 22-year-old Kenyan Man Who Refused to Enrol in University, Establishes a 10-acre Farm in Botswana

• Isaac Kasonde has captured the interest of many with his successful 10-hectare farm in Botswana, breaking typical career pathways by choosing farming over academic study.

Kasonde’s supportive parents encouraged him to pursue his farming love by making an in-depth request and purchasing land for him.

Kasonde cultivates crops such as spinach, sukumawiki, and pepper, as well as livestock such as cows, pigs, and chickens.

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The 22-year-old Kenyan guy has set tongues spinning with his profitable farm on a 10-hectare plot of land in Botswana. Unlike many students, Isaac Kasonde had no dreams of attending university after completing high school.

“I graduated from high school in 2018 and the university was not planned: I sat down with my parents and told them I just wanted to join the family business, and they told me to look for something else to do.” “I decided to go into farming and make this my home,” he explained.

Botswana land costs KSh 11 million. According to the hardworking farmer, purchasing land in Botswana will cost a prospective entrepreneur between KSh 11 million and KSh 14 million ($80,000 to $100,000).

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Kasonde is now growing spinach, sukumawiki, and pepper on his farm. He also has cows, pigs, and chickens as pets.

Kasonde gave budding farmers some excellent advice, saying that they should first pick what they want to accomplish, whether it’s animals, vegetables, or both, and that it should be something they are willing to die for every day.

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Kasonde explained that back in Kenya, they had a large farm where they produced products like maize, and that is what brought her to school. “You need to be on top of your game in terms of consistency; when it comes to your game, it just depends on you,” he stated. Before considering farming, evaluate the costs of seed, fertiliser, and manpower.

In Botswana, the government provides farmers with seeds and ploughs their land with a tractor.