Our small but ever growing and expanding integrated farm versus bigger and more established farms.

Описание: Our small but growing and expanding integrated farm in Mindanao, Philippines versus more established and bigger farms. Our small farm won.

As a kid, I watched and learnt from my late father how to establish and build an integrated farm in Singapore in the 1960's.

I was born in 1959 in Hougang, Singapore.

Into an above middle class family.

My late father was a smart man, a thinker and great in business.

I grew up in the village surrounded by some of the best Agri-growing land on earth.

But the people who farmed it stayed poor.

Singapore in the early 1960's was rather backwards, many lived in villages or "kampongs" and the farmers grew and reared whatever Agri-food to earn a decent living.

After I finished my education I went into a somewhat safe career in real estate to earn a living.

But during my time working, I started thinking about Agri-food business.

Studying it.

I realized that working for corporations would only help them to make plenty of money albeit I am earning a salary to survive.

I opined that doing an Agri-food business could create jobs, help investors' earn reasonably good dividends and lift quite a number of people out of financial difficulties.

So, upon completion of my last work stint as Chief Operating Officer for an Asset Management Company, I moved to the Philippines on 4th November 2019.

People were saying
“You’re throwing away your retirement future.”

“You can’t compete with bigger more established farms and farmers.”

“Stay in Singapore.”

I didn’t listen.

In mid 2025, at 66 years old, I canvassed and secured investors in coconut copra and coconut charcoal. Followed by Tilapia fish farming. Then, pig farming.

My only asset was a mindset, resourceful, experience and skillful manpower and the good opportunity that presents itself.

That was it.

No office.

No connections.

Just a group of investors who have faith, trust, confidence and belief in us and a team of resourceful manpower.

We searched from farm to farm buying old de-husked coconut known as "bakers" to produce coconut copras and coconut charcoal to ready buyers.

My initial capital was literally the promise I made to investors that they would receive quarterly payouts.

I even helped in producing coconut copra and coconut charcoal with my staff.

I even helped to deliver the coconut copra and coconut charcoal to sell to ready buyers.

Some people I knew did not expect me to be in the business.

My entire operation ran out of a plantation.

But I kept ploughing.

Kept doing.

Kept selling.

One business venture leads to another. We expanded into tilapia fish farming, pig farming, vegetable farming, poultry farming, fruit farming and cash crop rubber latex. Very soon we will have native chicken breeding and wood charcoal making to sell.

So far, business has worked and been good.

But we are not done.

We will make a move that will change, enhance and expand existing businesses to do something bigger.

We will do the next solid business slowly, gradually and in the most steadily possible.

People will call what we have been doing todate, a David versus Goliath.

A Singaporean who ventured to Philippines to start a business venture on their own turf.

We will survive and be a “Zero to Hero !.”

We are ever thinking of new good opportunities and will continue to grow.

Because we understood something most people never figure out.

You don’t need permission to build something that matters.

You don’t need the resources before you start.

You need the problem.

You need the work ethic.

And you need to be too stubborn to quit.

Stop waiting.

Start investing.

Think Big !