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ogb5: might be the best decision and also the worst decision of his life. It depends on several factors.

Vegetable farming is more profitable when done close to a big city as the sales cost of the vegetable is higher in the city and cost of taking it to market will be less.
So lacation of the business is a big success factor.
However there are several issues he need to look at.

1st why does he want to go into farming. Is that is passion or thats what he can afford.

How will he manage with money between when he starts and when the vegetable will be ready for market.

What happens during the off season when he will not be raising any vegetable.
What does he know about vegetable farming
what does he know about running a business, being a small business owner means in most cases you will be jack of all trades.

Has he thought of all the risks involved, and how to manage them.
How much does he really think he can make from a 4 hectare farm to support him. Thats just a little above subsistence farming depending on what he is growing.

I once had a 20 hectare farm in delta state, Fulani heldsmen started grazing the cattle on my crops. If it was my only source of income, maybe I would have murdered someone then.
Your friend should look well before he leap and at thesame time it is very refreshing to be a successful enterpreneur.

donofdons: [size=18pt]you must be a very big 400ل.you want to resign and farm vegetables....let me tell you something jar head.i have been farming cassava for 3 years now because i read a stupid
Motivational book called rich dad and poor dad and decided to leave my job and now i have become a poor dad.better keep your job or let me take it and maybe give you my farm[/size]

donofdons: [size=18pt]you must be a very big 400ل.you want to resign and farm vegetables....let me tell you something jar head.i have been farming cassava for 3 years now because i read a stupid
Motivational book called rich dad and poor dad and decided to leave my job and now i have become a poor dad.better keep your job or let me take it and maybe give you my farm[/size]

lagbaja: Great decision. 4 things you must do to be successful as a vegetable farmer
1. make sure you have access to adequate water (you need at least 10,000 litres of water per day to irrigate 1 hectare)
2. Use a drip Irrigation system (buy emitter or drip tapes, that is what you will use to water the plants everyday and to also apply fertilizer straight to the roots. read about it)and a green house if you can afford one , it costs much but you wont regret the decision.
3. Get hybrid seeds. Tomatoes is the most lucrative. You can make over 50m on one hectare of land per annum if you do green house farming.
4. Use fertilizers, either organic or in

dosibuch:

if he has been earning less than 50k a month 4d last 5yrs, do u tnk he can afford these.

@OP, he should reach out 2veggie farmers in d area he is going 2, they will be of better aid.