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Seed money for lucrative tree growing trade

I bought my first Mercedes from trees and so can you! I nurtured and sold thousands upon thousands of tree seedlings. It was all about reaching a critical mass and selling the trees en masse in their hundreds of thousands as opposed to hundreds.

According to the Kenya Forest Service, there is a growing local market of 100 million tree seedlings annually. Since these are normal as opposed to specialised tree seedlings, they are sold for about Sh25, earning Sh2.5 billion. I suggest that you participate in this guaranteed Sh2.5 billion cake. You ask, how do I participate in baking it.

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