The way out of Nigeria economic crisis. First , let us produce our food. If we can make food available in the country without importation ,we are 50% gone about our economic buoyancy

See enough grazing ground for herdsmen.

whitering:
How I wish this could be done on rice & tomatoes production.

Check this thread to know about plans for rice.

http://arewaonline.com/4/heard-about-anchor-borrowers-programme

Jeezuzpick:


The pic makes it obvious.

Agriculture is the way out.

No Agriculture, Nigeria should just forget it.

Take out hunger, and the average citizen will most probably begin to think of great things.

The countries we are trying to emulate are where they are because they first dealt soundly with hunger.

Once hunger was out of the way, they had time for Research and Development.

You're right man. True independence is us feeding ourselves.

Rokaa:
Last year after Kaduna investment summit, a French agricultural firm Vicampro partnered with Kaduna state on production and processing of potatoes.

The 120 million investment comprises establishment of a 2, 500 tonnes per day potato processing plant, cultivation of 10, 000 hectares of land and generating 30, 000 job opportunities.

The joint venture also aims to balance the potato supply deficit in the country, produce the annual 8 billion worth of french fries we import and start exporting raw and processed potatoes to other places.

This week the first harvest commences in Manchok, Kaura local govt. Congratulations Kaduna may you achieve those objectives.









http://www.arewaonline.com/42/first-potato-harvest-from-kaduna

Thanks to God! #moretocome

Rokaa:


You're right man. True independence is us feeding ourselves.

Gbam!

That is what the word "INDEPENDENCE" means.

Like seriously? Wether u like it or not, Buhari is still ur president.

NtoAkwaIbom:
Africans Generally have it wrong.
the way to wealth is not Agriculture... it will Never be.
the way to National wealth is technology.

Today, people are growing plants technologically... plant modification and all.
Without technology
we will keep on importing. tractors on a daily bases.. and importing those to fix them, and spare parts to fix them.

Agriculture is nice, but We need to invest more in technologically advancement.

The world already has technology, we dont need to technical to compete..... Technologically what do arab nations do? But with their ideas and concept, Dubai is now the business and economic hub, our potential here is abundance of raw matetials and fertile land.. If we can key into how to properly utilize them, we will be amongst the leage of developed nations, infact it is then that technology will locate you...

NtoAkwaIbom:
Africans Generally have it wrong.
the way to wealth is not Agriculture... it will Never be.
the way to National wealth is technology.

Today, people are growing plants technologically... plant modification and all.
Without technology
we will keep on importing. tractors on a daily bases.. and importing those to fix them, and spare parts to fix them.

Agriculture is nice, but We need to invest more in technologically advancement.

We need money to invest in technology, and where is that money going to come from since Oil is 10kobo now and it seems to be the only thing we have and export. So agricultural is the way

I'll be glad to see the products from here in our stores as ready to fry chips.

capital lie, the people they employ are not up to 20 person and is 500 naira per daily work from morning to evening. After extorting our parent from their lands

capital lie, the people they employ are not up to 20 person and is 500 naira per daily work from morning to evening. I have a friend who work for 5weeks but he has not been paid.

MDsambo:
Nothing good comes from the north

Why can't we appreciate our own instead criticizing one another.

Is there anything wrong to have potatoes grown in Kaduna? And who told you nothing comes out of the north. Who are the highest producers of tomatoes, pepper, Jinger e.t.c. in Nigeria? Abeg, keep ur commonsense under your shoes.

HarunaWest:

The world already has technology, we dont need to technical to compete..... Technologically what do arab nations do? But with their ideas and concept, Dubai is now the business and economic hub, our potential here is abundance of raw matetials and fertile land.. If we can key into how to properly utilize them, we will be amongst the leage of developed nations, infact it is then that technology will locate you...

see I did a research before this.
The biggest Agricultural exporters in the world are USA and China... they export 80% of what we and other African countries eat...

but with that export... Agriculture makes up Les than 10% of the GDP...
You don't grow with food.

aisammy4:



Why can't we appreciate our own instead criticizing one another.

Is there anything wrong to have potatoes grown in Kaduna? And who told you nothing comes out of the north. Who are the highest producers of tomatoes, pepper, Jinger e.t.c. in Nigeria? Abeg, keep ur commonsense under your shoes.

Ever heard of the word "sarcasm"?

BTW I'm a northerner, Kaduna to be precised

NtoAkwaIbom:


see I did a research before this.
The biggest Agricultural exporters in the world are USA and China... they export 80% of what we and other African countries eat...

but with that export... Agriculture makes up Les than 10% of the GDP...
You don't grow with food.

Oga let us solve our agricultural issues first, we dont even have enough talkless of give... Nations grow with Agriculture oga, not all nations will be technologically inclined thats a fact that we must understand... The African man has certain limitations, we must accept fact that we can never be as good as the europeans and asians, buh we can chart our own history by doing what we know how to do best... God already have us our roles in this world, but we are buay copying another races own

pterson:
Sweet potato!

French fries?

Thats more like irish potatoes

Comkash:
Good work

Certainly but I always wonder why their farms are never prone to herdsmen attack ...only in the south and central part of Nigeria

Waooh! i love the size of the project.

deepwater:
kai
i love potatoes

my dear, what are you doing in deep water with all this empty dry land?

she is our employee, but we can send her back to biafra .

googlepikins:
Chizoba instead of investing in the east, you've thrown your money in the enemy line.

MDsambo:
Nothing good comes from the north

When will they grow potatoes in Biafra?

[quote author=firo08 post=58259403]Nice one But they are still jobless. Dangote get mouth sha[/quotes]. You better keep quiet who told you they jobless the rate of unemployed graduate in south is more than the north ...npower registration portal will tell u more ....keep condemning gradually they are solving problems

We produce so much food in Nigeria,

but thanks to yeye policies by PMB,

his Agric minister & economic team, all

foods produced in the country are affordable

only to elected officials & govt appointees.

They themselves don't know what they are doing...

MDsambo:



Ever heard of the word "sarcasm"?

BTW I'm a northerner, Kaduna to be precised

Sarcasm? So what are you saying? It's fine you're from Kaduna. Expantiat the meaning of "sarcasm" to relate growing potatoes in Kaduna.

This is a laudable development, far better than.'we will grow' or 'we are making plans to grow '