The operations at Polla mixed Farm mainly include:
We invest 5% of our profits towards supporting the disadvantaged members of the community.
Polla Farm is currently paying school fees for five students of which four of them are children from the community surrounding the farm.
We are also training women groups in value addition (starting with bee products), and in this way we ensure the community moves forward with us, training on grow- ing of short season crops such as vegetables for both markets and supplementing their diet
The market to absorb the perishable produce of the farm is inadequate causing loses to the farm. This calls for value addition through processing that requires huge capi- tal to acquire and built a processing plant.
The cost of feeds and quality of feeds on the market are of a great threat to growth of livestock especially in fish farming, the inputs on the market such as feeds and fingerlings are very expensive and quality is compromised quite often. This again calls for the farm to formulate and produce their own feed hence need to acquire processing machines, which are very costly on the market
Hire of consultants such agricultural extension workers is expensive
Hurdles in obtaining working capital for expansion – our asset evaluation is low because of the location which affects our collateral value
Unavailability of logistical materials – Being located upcountry, access to materials and equipment is challenge.
High cost of delivering to our high-end clients in Kampala
High expectation from the community
our future plan
