On farm Vegetable Practical and Agribusiness Training

Venue: Ago Amodu Saki East LGA of Oyo State

Time Table For April 4th - 29th

1st week.
Tomatoes, Sweet peppers and Cauliflower

2nd week.
Cucumber, Okro and Water Melon

3rd week.
Cabbage, Chilli peppers, hot peppers and
Ugu

4th week.
Maize/sweet corn, Lettuce and radish

Others
Dairy Farming
Pasture growing for profit
Soya beans cultivation

Trainings will involve
1. Soil Requirement and Soil treatment
2. Method of planting; Direct or transplanting
3. Planting Space
4. Nutrient and water requirement
5. Disease and Pest
6. Maturity days
7. Health benefit of each
8. Storage and packaging
9. Marketing
10. Profitability.
11. Methods of staking
12. And lots more

Call 08188540096 or mail adesola_yinka@yahoo.com.

Training started since April 4th. Its continuous till June ending. Planting season is here. Take the advantage Seize the opportunity And let's create jobs together

pls can I get continental seed? okro, watermelon,. kindly let me know the cost pls. thanks

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pls can I get continental seed? okro, watermelon,. kindly let me know the cost pls. thanks

Call 08057668999

Hello Jethro good work there . I followed this thread and am convinced that you r a practical farmer .I would have loved to attend the training at Ago Amodu but I couldn't make it. I want to ask what is the best tomato hybrid seed to plant and where or how can I get it. Waiting to heat from u thanks

Our on farm agribusiness training are in 2 forms.

1. Farm Managers Agribusiness Training
Training duration is minimum of 3 months
Training fee is free.

Accommodation fee is N15,000 for the 3 months
Accommodation is optional.

2. Individual Trainees.

Trainee fee is :
N25,000 for a month
N15,000 for 2 weeks
N10,000 for a week.

The farm Managers Training starts by July 6th.
The Individual trainee can breeze in any time they choose

xcoxco:
Hello Jethro good work there . I followed this thread and am convinced that you r a practical farmer .I would have loved to attend the training at Ago Amodu but I couldn't make it. I want to ask what is the best tomato hybrid seed to plant and where or how can I get it. Waiting to heat from u thanks

There are lots involve in tomato farming than seeds.
The best seed with poor management gives you zero returns.
To be successful, one needs to combine all the factors involve in the production such as
Seeds
Water management
Soil management
pest and disease control
etc

More Clarification on Our Vegetable Training.
We have been receiving several calls from intending participants.
Currently we have an ongoing training that we will be rounding up by August.

The next schedule training is September - December.

Our training are of 2 types.
1. The Individual Trainee.
This is a flexible short term for very busy people.
It affords you to have basic idea of what is involve and require in starting your own vegetable farm.

Time durations and fee.
A month participation is N25,000
2 weeks participation is N15,000
A week participation is N10,000

To register for this.
You call to check if a specific month and week or weeks is vacant.
Once confirmed payment can be made to book for that date.
Please note:
Space can only be reserve when payment has been made.

The 2nd Training.
This are designed for intending farm managers, unemployed youth etc.

This is a compulsory 3 month stay on the farm.
Yes. Full 3 month.
By the end of the training:

1. Successful participants will be referred to farm settlements/organisation that requires their service

2. Successful participants may choose to stay and practise on their own with some assistance from our team.

3. Participants can start their own farm wherever they choose to be.

How To Register For This.

Training is free.

However, we make accommodation arrangement for participants at the cost of N15,000 for the 3 month period.

Registration is on first come, first serve.
The first set of people to make payment for accommodation.

Resumption date for training is
September 5th 2016.

Farm Settlement Location.
Balogun's House
Ago Amodu,
Saki East LGA of Oyo State.

For more details please call
08188540096
08064688501

Buying Or Leasing A Farm Site?

When starting my farm.
All I read is how to make millions in the farm.
Never know anything about the challenges I will be facing.

Nothing was put into plan
Basic concern was just land
Yes. I just need a farmland
Where ever I can get one.

And then I search for reasonable price.
The cheapest I can get.
Irrespective of the distance.

Imagine you have an offer of nearby land for N80,000 per acre and another one but at a far distance for N40,000 per acre.

There is no doubt the first instinct will be to go for the cheapest land offer.
After all farm na farm.

And so I opt for the second offer
Its cheaper, saves me money.
So I thought.

I Inspect the farm land and pay for it
Now I am a farmland owner.
A proud one at that.

My first day going to farm was easy.
I went with some friends who are mobile.

How do you intend to be getting to farm?
Bola asked.

Oh sure that can't be an issue.
I said.
There are plenty motorcycle riders in the village.
Its just paying them some token.
So I thought.

But i find out its not as easy as i thought.
The okada are not easy to come by.
Those plenty okadas i was banking on are for personal use.

And when you finally get one.
The price will almost cut your head off.

So thats how i have to factor in 30-45minutes roadside waiting into my timetable.
Though some days i might be lucky.
To get a means on time.

Then the daily transportation fee which was never ever budgeted find its way into my calculation.

So I cough out N200- N300 to farm every day.

If i had known what i had known now by then. I would have opt for the nearby land which would have save me time and later funds.

Its advisable to have your land nearby
For effective management
It saves you cost and time
The workers know you can show up anytime.
It get them to behave

One also need to check the farm from time to time.
The Fulani herdsmen are another farmers headache.
They tend to graze cows on your farm whenever no one is there.

Its only when you are lucky to catch or know them that they will be force to pay damages.
Remember "if you are lucky"

Bush burners are some other set to watch out for.
In their bid to kill rats and bush animals they set bush on fire.

The fire might mistakenly burn your farm.
But if you are close by. These can easily be prevented.

Thats why its so advisable that your farm be close by for proper monitoring.

Like we keep saying
Farming is life

Training! Training!! Training!!!.
2ND Batch Of Farm Manager Free Agribusiness Training
Training session will be covering but not limited to
1. The construction of green house using local materials such as bamboo, teak etc.
Participants will be involve in building the screen house.
2. Construction of solar dryer for fruits and vegetables
3. Growing different vegetables in green house.
Vegetable such as
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Peppers
Cabbage
Onions
Beet roots
Cauliflower
Brocolli
Lettuce etc.
4. Construction of a local preservative cooler for fruits and vegetables
5. Marketing the vegetables.
Hotels, restaurants and supermarket are paying enormously for organic vegetables.
Our products are purely organic.
6. Farm Manager job placement:
Yes. We have clients that needs experience hand on farm.
They require farm managers that can work with little or no supervision.
We assure you of good salary package, accommodation and others.
Terms and condition apply.
Duration
September, October, November
Farm Settlement Location
Ago Amodu, Saki East LGA of Oyo State.
Resumption Date
September 5th 2016.
We can only accommodate 30 participants.
Its first come first serve.
Registration closes by August 25th.
We made accommodation arrangement for participants for the 3 months at the cost of N15,000.
Registration is in progress.
To register call 08188540096, 08064688501.
Thank you

Growing Maxim Tomato Variety..
The first time I heard of this variety was through a colleagues that we were doing a project together.
" There is a new tomato var heard about. I learnt the breed is good. It has high yield He said"
The high yield got my attention
Had someone tested it before? I asked.
People has testified to it.
Then he opened the catalogue for me to read.
The first catchy thing there was its resistance to the almighty 'Bacteria Wilt'
An experience tomato farmers will understand what that means.
Bacterial wilt is a highly communicable diseases in tomatoes. It can destroy farm within the twinkle of an eye.
Its a soil borne disease that withered the plants at the points of fruiting.
The second point is the yield per acre under good Good Agricultural Practises. GAP.
The yield is 70 tonnes per acre.
Let me simplify the tonnes.
1000 kilo equals 1 tonne.
Which make 70 tonnes to be 70,000 kilo.
And so you think?
An Hausa basket is 50-70 kilo.
Sure we all know the Hausa basket.
That gives us 1000 basket per acre.
What!!!!!!!
Now I am getting your attention
A basket at last year peak was as high as N30,000.Then figure it.
" How is that even possible"?
Those are just crazy figures....
She is just advertising......
Reading your thoughts..........
Yes. Its possible if one follows the guide lines.
There is something we call Good Agricultural Practise GAP.
It sure entails all involves from seed handling through nursery to management, post harvesting and storage practises.
That's part of what we offer at the training.
70,000 tonnes.........
Per acre?
That's absurd.
Ridiculous.
" The same way I thought too
My colleagues that told me about it bought an acre requirement and give to me to test.
A sachet of 10g then was sold for N5,000
Those that have been following our page definitely know by now how many grams is needed for an acre.
Then I have some arrangement with my village farmers. So I gave to seed to my right hand man to plant on his farm.
3 months later, his farm become the tourist centre for some other farmers who want to see that big tomato.
Another one, Maxim was planted in September and transplanted the same month, rain stop falling by October.
We started harvesting by December and we harvested the last batch in February of the next year.
Still with me?
We experiment by harvesting some tomatoes and keep at home to see how long it will last before it get bad.
It stay more than 3 weeks.
No refrigeration.
So what quantity do you make from an acre?
It never occur to us to measure or calculate then.
So you ask how much do you make from the produce?
Our production was off season.
There is surplus in the market
So the price was poor.
Very poor
N2,000 per same basket
Transportation cost inclusive.
Harvesting cost
Basket cost
Police cost
Loading cost
That's where batch production and knowing peak and off season comes into farming.
We never follow the GAP
No staking
No fertilizer application
Spraying was irregular
No watering after the rain stop
Etc
We have tried out several varieties after because we feel its expensive by then.
But I know better now.
That was last year experience.
Another peak period for tomato is approaching.
* For more class
Join us next time to discuss the target market for different crops.