From the field, the lake and the mill

23 April 2026

Paddy farm field visit

A management visit to the paddy fields after heavy rain: wading the flooded farm road, crossing the river by footbridge, inspecting the crop along the irrigation canals and briefing the farm team.

8 May 2026

Aerial survey of the farms

Drone photographs of our land in the wet season: irrigated paddy blocks, the dams and ponds we built, lined fish ponds, the greenhouse and the river that feeds the scheme.

Rice harvest

Bringing in the paddy: combine harvesters in the field, bagging at the machine, drying on tarpaulins at the store and carrying the sacks out by motorbike.

Paddy season

The crop through the season: transplanted seedlings in flooded basins, green paddy at full growth, ripening grain, and visitors walking the fields.

Mwanza

Fish cages on Lake Victoria

Our aquaculture on Lake Victoria: HDPE cages on the water, feeding time, harvesting tilapia, bringing the catch ashore and selling it fresh, plus the feed and safety gear behind it.

Lake Victoria

Building our boats

Wooden boats for the cage operation, built on the lake shore: framing the hull, planking, painting and launch.

Taiwan

Agritech exhibition, Taiwan

Representing J & J ACL at an international agriculture and food technology exhibition in Taiwan, meeting machinery makers, aquaculture suppliers and research institutions.

Mlandizi

Mill, stores and sales centres

The Mlandizi rice mill at work, our warehouses, deliveries and sales centres, and the SIFAELI packs that leave them.

Around the farms

Greenhouse vegetables, paddy, machinery and poultry from across the company farms.