People look down on farming. Why?

U feel xo?

Some individuals feels it's a dirty job


whereas it's a goldmine

It is actually a hard job which only mechanization can make much easier. But with tractors going for as much as N12.5m and the hand-pushed tillers costing as much as N400,000, what is the way forward? Certain farm tasks have to be done by hand.

tonytizzle:
People look down on farming. Why?

They don't know how to do profitable farming.

Please I have a question to ask, how best can 6plots of land in the city be utilized? Which agric do you suggest one can go into with this size of land?

karlxavier:
Please I have a question to ask, how best can 6plots of land in the city be utilized? Which agric do you suggest one can go into with this size of land?

It's not the size of the land that matters it's the size of the effort and other resource you are willing put in. It's not something you can dash in willy-nilly . Be prepared.
I have a plot and sometimes I get overwhelmed- I built a nice trellis for my edible pumpkins but their message has now become clear : despite my efforts, they want to lay on the Beds and grow more root nodes on their vines, take more than the portion I theoretically apportioned to them and that my fancy bamboo stakes are actually a wet blanket.

To the topic - it's not a fancy job if you are the fancy type but if you are motivated , the feeling you get from the sight of your plants doing very well in the field is so good
However, the fact that I have to work my phone like a financial instruments trader just to buy or get seeds and other supplies justify the bad view people hold about farming . The system isn't there rara. Too bad.

Many people don't realise that Farmers are well to do and proud people elsewhere. So here it is seen as an activity for broke or poor people unless it is large scale. Some are even ashamed of saying they farm as in it in not hip.

I have friends who farm and i decided to set up a website to discuss our experiences ( www.agricforumng.net) when I ask them to join me in publicising what we do, they are reluctant.

stagger:
It is actually a hard job which only mechanization can make much easier. But with tractors going for as much as N12.5m and the hand-pushed tillers costing as much as N400,000, what is the way forward? Certain farm tasks have to be done by hand.

Bro, I go like ask u something privately about haulage... if u don't mind

Farming is difficult in nature, bt if u rili want to b a commercial farmer u must think of the labour, ur farm size, ur soil and crop. Wen lokin at d labour that were the problem cum, how much can u put in for mechanization and ur labour force. If u have 6plot dats 1acre of land, den try vegetable farming. 08166021705

tonytizzle:
People look down on farming. Why?

- Farming in Nigeria is still at its crude stage...just production with archaic tools...
- Processing of farm inputs in the value chain is almost zero....
- Middlemen/Agent problem is an hydra headed monster, they always cheat farmers...
- Lack of Govt subsidy to encourage farmers....
-the average farmer is at the last man in the chain..... he bear all the risks ...... with almost no value for all his efforts.
- Lastly, we only have few successful farmers on the commercial level.

If anyone can work around all the above problem... then that individual is on a goldmine.