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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by cybergee(m): 10:29pm On Nov 11, 2016

Ugole2013:

It can be kept for one week in a cool dry place. 4litres pale is #9000. It is not a local seed.

How can I get the seed,where?

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ugole2013(m): 4:06am On Nov 12, 2016

cybergee:

How can I get the seed,where?

My farm is in uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:28am On Nov 12, 2016

For the records, I am excited this thread is linking buyers to seller. The objective of helping the unemployed is looking real.

Okay I stated earlier I was done planting Phase C and here is the summary of it with pictures.

Phase C

Size: Approx. 150 sqm

Total seed planted: 430

It is important that I state that every single seed planted on Phase C, all 430, are already about germinating (divided seed- sign of germination). So I am expecting it to sprout within 7 days.

Now this is the lesson:

When you get seed in huge quantity, make sure the already cracked or divided seed are selected out and planted. Don't sun dry it since the embryo is already exposed.

The picture below is a snap shot that includes Phase B and C. You will notice 8 beds in all.

You may ask, why Bed?

For easy accountability and management in the shortest form.

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:36am On Nov 12, 2016

I finished clearing Phase D yesterday evening, the final phase for this portion of land. I am expecting better yield in this particular land because it has been left to fallow for up to 15 years.

I intend making good use of this fertility potential by planting more seed. The Phase D is also gully in a way, so water is usually trapped in the soil for longer time.

I also notice more of a mix of clay with loamy and sandy soil in this particular phase. This will help the water retention capability of the soil.

Yes, I am hopeful, the yield will be encouraging.

And hey, It seems bigger in size than its counterpart but I am yet to take measure.

I have attached a picture of it. It starts from where the barrow is located to the end of the wall.

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:44am On Nov 12, 2016

SWOT ANALYSIS

Opportunities

Yes, the opportunity of Ugu farming is huge and it is a bankable investment.

- The export opportunity abound. Buyers look out for sellers

- The commercialization of this business is really at its incipient stage. So this translate to less competition

- Local market is readily available: Igbos, yorubas, ibibios, efik, itsekiri, just to name a few eat it almost on a regular basis

A lot of opportunities out there. It is left for you to put that little effort to get it. Use the hoe and cutlass first and plan adequately, trust me, you will get your dream farm in no time.

I am glad i am showing my starting point to the world at this time, so that in the near future, no one will see it has a magical feat.

Be Inspired.

Good morning from

EJULA Farm

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by lanre2009: 10:09am On Nov 12, 2016

What quantity of seed will be required to plant one acre of land and how can one get the seeds in Lagos?

Ugole2013:

The biggest size is #1500 a bunch
The medium size is #1400 a bunch
The smallest is #1200 a bunch. If you want to buy already processed seeds, it's #35000 a pale of paint (that is 20litres).

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Mistymash: 11:25am On Nov 12, 2016

@ejula farms,good day.
Thank you for the opportunity to learn here. God's blessings.

Please may I ask? I intend farming ugu next year rainy season to utilise the rain as I don't have a means to dig a well now. What are the disadvantages in farming ugu during the rainy season?

From your knowledge and experience where can I access the best seeds for planting and also cost?

Can I just clear the flat land,apply like cow dung then plant my ugu seeds?

Thank you and sorry for the long write up.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by udejiga17(m): 12:38pm On Nov 12, 2016

Pls who can supply me Ugu seeds for dry season planting.... location Lagos

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by olaide68(m): 6:49pm On Nov 12, 2016

[color=#000000][/color][quote author=Ejulafarm post=50967772]SWOT ANALYSIS

Opportunities

Yes, the opportunity of Ugu farming is huge and it is a bankable investment.

- The export opportunity abound. Buyers look out for sellers

- The commercialization of this business is really at its incipient stage. So this translate to less competition

- Local market is readily available: Igbos, yorubas, ibibios, efik, itsekiri, just to name a few eat it almost on a regular basis

A lot of opportunities out there. It is left for you to put that little effort to get it. Use the hoe and cutlass first and plan adequately, trust me, you will get your dream farm in no time.

I am glad i am showing my starting point to the world at this time, so that in the near future, no one will see it has a magical feat.

Be Inspired.

Good morning from

EJULA Farm
God almighty will bless your work.I have never planted Ugwu for commercial purpose,you inspired me to do so .I have gotten 12 pods that - hope to get 500 seeds to plant.Land preparation will start soon.God grace I will update you my progressmthnks

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ugole2013(m): 9:32pm On Nov 12, 2016

[quote author=udejiga17 post=50977028]Pls who can supply me Ugu seeds for dry season planting.... location Lagos
Whatsapp: 08069692562[/quote

Check pictures from my farms ]
I can supply as many as you want.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by deedii: 2:26pm On Nov 13, 2016

hope they are not too dry for planting? i am interested, kindly confirm your location

Ugole2013:

Seeds and bunches ready for sale

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by youngzoologist: 4:39pm On Nov 13, 2016

Indeed I'm encouraged by the likes of ejula....and happy to share my experience in our group ugu project....we adopted a 1m * 1m plant spacing on an hectare....and planted a seed per hole.....I hope to also share pic of them once they sprout......

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:02pm On Nov 13, 2016

Mistymash:
@ejula farms,good day.
Thank you for the opportunity to learn here. God's blessings.

Please may I ask? I intend farming ugu next year rainy season to utilise the rain as I don't have a means to dig a well now. What are the disadvantages in farming ugu during the rainy season?

From your knowledge and experience where can I access the best seeds for planting and also cost?

Can I just clear the flat land,apply like cow dung then plant my ugu seeds?

Thank you and sorry for the long write up.

Nothing is wrong planting during the rainy season, the only setback people assume as setbacks is the "excess" availability of the leaves. But that is NOT true because, I believe the demand outshine the supply.

I still believe you should plough if the soil is hard. If not, your recommendation can fly.

"Best" seeds? Well, go to a farm and see ugu leaves for yourself. If you see very broad and dark green leaves, they you should opt for the pods.

Wish you the best

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:03pm On Nov 13, 2016

olaide68:
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Welldone and more grease to your elbow. Do post your progress to help people out there and get advice.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:06pm On Nov 13, 2016

youngzoologist:
Indeed I'm encouraged by the likes of ejula....and happy to share my experience in our group ugu project....we adopted a 1m * 1m plant spacing on an hectare....and planted a seed per hole.....I hope to also share pic of them once they sprout......

Really excited that you have started your project. From your land size and spacing, you are targeting planting 10,000 seeds.

May your effort yield bountifully.

Ejula Farm

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 5:07pm On Nov 13, 2016

UPDATE:

I will be posting update pretty soon. The germination rate is very encouraging.

To Success.

Ejula Farm

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ugole2013(m): 7:24pm On Nov 13, 2016

deedii:
hope they are not too dry for planting? i am interested, kindly confirm your location

I have posted many pictures from my old and new farms. My farms are in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by aboutbiz: 10:11pm On Nov 13, 2016

Ejulafarm:
UPDATE:

I will be posting update pretty soon. The germination rate is very encouraging.

To Success.

Ejula Farm

weldon sir

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by olaide68(m): 11:57am On Nov 14, 2016

aboutbiz:
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weldon sir

Good daySir,how is work?Sir I am a keen follower of this trend.I want to ask these questions,I have a waterlog swamp area that intend to use for ugwu production,do I need to make ridges for Ugwu to do well?How often do I water the area if I need to water atall since it is waterlog?I promised to update you on my progress.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Mistymash: 12:36pm On Nov 14, 2016

@ejulafarm
Thank you so much for your response.
God's blessings.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by deeone4u: 12:57pm On Nov 14, 2016

@ Ejulafarm
Thanks a lot for the inspiration.
Pls,what quantity of seed is required to cover an hecter

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 2:41pm On Nov 14, 2016

olaide68:
Good daySir,how is work?Sir I am a keen follower of this trend.I want to ask these questions,I have a waterlog swamp area that intend to use for ugwu production,do I need to make ridges for Ugwu to do well?How often do I water the area if I need to water atall since it is waterlog?I promised to update you on my progress.

There're varying reason for creating ridges.

But the main reason I created one on the water logged area of my farm is to prevent excess water and also it acts as a caution effect should in case an unexpected rain falls at the start of the dry season (This scenario do play out at times).

Other reasons are

- Easy weeding
- Protects the root.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 2:43pm On Nov 14, 2016

deeone4u:
@ Ejulafarm
Thanks a lot for the inspiration.
Pls,what quantity of seed is required to cover an hecter

Really depends on your spacing.

For 1m * 1m - 10,000 seeds

For 1.5-2 ft * 1.5-2 ft - 20,000 seeds.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 2:51pm On Nov 14, 2016

UPDATE

I am happy to say I have completed planting for my first land for this project. The total size of the Land is roughly 1.5 plot i.e. 1000 sqm.

The total area planted is roughly 70%. The other 30% took care of the walk path, spacing.

The Total seeds planted - 2,317 seeds

To beds created - 15 beds

To divide: 4 (phase A, B, C, D)

I will continue to update the house on my progress.

Be Inspired...

EJULA FARM

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 2:56pm On Nov 14, 2016

Simple video tutorial on planting ugu seed

I have created a 30 seconds lite weight video tutorial on how to correctly plant ugu seed. It is very crucial, one get the planting right.

I will also paste the link at the first page for those that don't read beyond page 0 grin

Ejula Farm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_C58UO43m0

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by olaide68(m): 3:04pm On Nov 14, 2016

udejiga17:
Pls who can supply me Ugu seeds for dry season planting.... location Lagos

I can process viable Ugwu seeds for you and send to you in Lagos.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by olaide68(m): 3:09pm On Nov 14, 2016

Ejulafarm:

There're varying reason for creating ridges.

But the main reason I created one on the water logged area of my farm is to prevent excess water and also it acts as a caution effect should in case an unexpected rain falls at the start of the dry season (This scenario do play out at times).

Other reasons are

- Easy weeding
- Protects the root.
@Ejula farm.Thanks for your response.I am very grateful.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by lanre2009: 3:57pm On Nov 14, 2016

Thanks for the update.....What is the cost of 10,000 seeds in Lagos/Ogun state

Ejulafarm:

Really depends on your spacing.

For 1m * 1m - 10,000 seeds

For 1.5-2 ft * 1.5-2 ft - 20,000 seeds.

Hope this helps.

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 7:50pm On Nov 14, 2016

lanre2009:
Thanks for the update.....What is the cost of 10,000 seeds in Lagos/Ogun state

Budget this price range: 25 - 70 Naira per seed.

Depends on ur bargaining power

Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by graciousme(f): 8:09pm On Nov 14, 2016

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Ejulafarm: 6:49pm On Nov 15, 2016

SWOT Analysis

Threats

Everything around us is threatened including the air we breathe in. So goes for Ugu farming. Proper understanding of these threats and ways to curb them will go a long way to make the ugu farmer profitable.

I will state some of the threats but in generic form.

Diseases: Most of the diseases that affect ugu leaves are airborne. Fungi growth on leaves is also a big threat to ugu farming considering that it is majorly farmed for its leaves.

Insects: Yes, insects are attracted to good looking broad , greenish ugu leaves grin

. Is not only we humans that know good thing. A simple solution to this is spraying a mixture of neem oil mixed with water. This has proved to be highly effective.

Animals: The fulanis and their cows comes to mind. Anyway, lets hope for the best as far this threat is concerned. Because doing the dry season, there will be drier and fewer vegetation and which fulani won't want a good greenish ugu leaves to feed his cows. Part of the solution is to create a form of barrier around your farm. Though costly, with little time frame, one will recoup his/her investment. The barriers can be a fence block or welded Iron bars.

Lack of irrigation: Anything can happen but it is better to be prepared especially doing the dry season farming. Make sure your pumping machine and source of water is intact. You never can tell.

Market: How accessible are you to the market place? Please give this a very serious thought before delving into this enterprise. If your farm is far from a settlement, do you have a form of transportation aid (bike, motor) to convey your produce to the market?

Poor Understanding: The good book i.e. the bible, states that my people perish for lack of understanding. Understanding is synonyms to acquiring knowledge. Have you done your homework to better understand the rudiments of ugu farming? This will go a long way, I tell you.

I hope this will help you better understand the threats associated with this farming. The list is not in anyway exhaustive, but as I come across any addition, I will add it up.

Be Inspired

Ejula Farm

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Re: Dry Season Ugu Farming:Scope, Process,SWOT Analysis,And Contribution( Pics,Vids) by Juliana7: 7:25pm On Nov 15, 2016

@ejulafarm, thanks for d good work. Pls sir when i what to plant my ugwu, is it d "eye" side of d seed dat will be facing downward or upward? Thanks

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