world1: AGRIBUSINESS OPPOURTUNITY 1.

INVEST IN MUSHROOM BUSINESS
Mushroom farming will become a very important cottage industry activity in the integrated rural development propramme, which will lead to the economic betterment of not only small farmers but also of landless people and other weak sections of communities in Nigeria.

The payback period is pleasantly short. This lasts between 8-10 weeks depending on the type of mushroom. During this period you will not only recover your investment but will break-even and make huge profit from the venture. Mushroom is a cash crop.

world1: AGRIBUSINESS OPPOURTUNITY 1.

INVEST IN MUSHROOM BUSINESS
Mushroom farming will become a very important cottage industry activity in the integrated rural development propramme, which will lead to the economic betterment of not only small farmers but also of landless people and other weak sections of communities in Nigeria.

The payback period is pleasantly short. This lasts between 8-10 weeks depending on the type of mushroom. During this period you will not only recover your investment but will break-even and make huge profit from the venture. Mushroom is a cash crop.

kay29000:


You mean it takes just 10 weeks for you to plant and harvest mushrooms? Can they be planted in Lagos?

Adesiji77: Please, when are the 'peak' and 'off-season' of the above named commodities?

blackiebobo: ..there's no large market for it at present

world1: Yes.
It can grow any where even on your TV set because you don't need soil.

world1:
Nigeria mentality at work there is demand for the product in large quantity. The major thing you need is not market but demand.

skyeboy98: Pls I need where I can buy day old chilk in ibadan very releable source pls.

ops:

Ok, so if I were to plant mushrooms, where & how would I sell them?
I'm askin because I don't recall any market where its sold in large quantity as such.

world1:
Call 08035810551
If you live in Ibadan there is a seminar coming up this month you will meet the agribusiness stakeholders in Oyo state there.
I will be talking about highly lucrative crops
https://www.nairaland.com/1914317/invitation-2014-national-agribusiness-summit

world1:
Generating amazing wealth with watermelon cultivation.

Growing watermelon, amazingly, requires minimal cost, but a very high propensity to make a farmer generate wealth in less than three months and break away from poverty.

It is one of the highly cultivated and consumed crops believed to have originated almost 5,000 years ago from the Kalahari Desert of Africa.

When you consider quick cash in farming, watermelon is among the crops to plant. The gestation is 70 and 90 days (depending on varieties), average days for maize and sweet potatoes.

Cultivated all over tropical climate, it is produced all over in Nigeria but at different periods for optimal bumper harvest.

Time of planting
Watermelon is best planted at the outset of the raining season or when the raining season is almost done. This would allow for low relative humidity, a condition essential for normal growth of the crop in southern Nigeria. In the northern parts, he said, early season planting is in May and late season planting is July. But with functional irrigation in the north, it could be planted round the year, accounting for why it is usually brought from the north.

Land preparation
Watermelon can be planted on flat land or on ridges/plant beds depending on the nature of the soil. According the plant physiologist, if the water table level is high (in the core raining season), seed beds or ridges are essential. It requires loamy soil or silt loam soil and it also performs well on heavy soil if it is well drained. It does not tolerate water logging and so, if planted on heavy soil, ridging will be helpful to improve drainage. On loamy soil, it is usually planted on the flat land.

Harvest
One way to determine when watermelon is ripe is to watch the tendril closest to the melon stem. A tendril is a modified leaf or stem in the shape of slender, spirally coil. When it turns brown and dries up, the melon is ripe. The trouble with this method is that with some watermelon varieties, the tendril dries and drops off more than a week before the melon is fully ripe. The surest sign of ripeness in most watermelon varieties is the color of the bottom spot where the melon sits on the ground. As the watermelon matures, the spot turns from almost white to a rich yellow. Also, all watermelons lose the powdery or slick appearance on the top and take on a dull look when fully ripe.

Capital requirement
planting one hectare (15 plots of land) of watermelon would require about N190,000. Breaking the cost down.
land clearing, plowing and harrowing one hectare mechanically would cost about N20,000
seeds, N50,000
planting and weeding labour would cost N34,000
fertilizer (four bags and application labour) and N30,000
Insecticide, application labour, N20,000
sprayer N10,000 and other expenses, N20,000.

Yield potential and marketing
On one hectare of land, 10,000 seeds can be planted using 1metre by 1metre spacing, of 10,000 watermelon seeds are successfully grown, each will produce at least two big fruits if fertilizer is properly applied and weeds controlled at the appropriate time. So, no fewer than 20,000 watermelons would be harvested on one hectare of land, all things being equal.

According to street value survey of watermelon, a mini truck containing 500 units of the product is sold for N50,000. Dividing 20,000 estimated harvest by 500 would make 40 mini trucks of watermelon. Multiplying this by N50,000 would mean N2 million. This is the minimum estimate.

Marketing watermelon, is easier, as many bulk buyers about in major cities, especially at fruits market. You can also sell the produce to supermarkets and local fruit retailers.

We have the seedless watermelon for planting.

ccajolims:
so what time of the year is best to plant water melon and how long does it take to mature

world1:
AGRIBUSINESS OPPOURTUNITY 1.

INVEST IN MUSHROOM BUSINESS
Mushroom farming will become a very important cottage industry activity in the integrated rural development propramme, which will lead to the economic betterment of not only small farmers but also of landless people and other weak sections of communities in Nigeria.

The payback period is pleasantly short. This lasts between 8-10 weeks depending on the type of mushroom. During this period you will not only recover your investment but will break-even and make huge profit from the venture. Mushroom is a cash crop.

world1:
AGRIBUSINESS OPPOURTUNITY 2.

INVEST IN GRAVIOLA FARMING BUSINESS
Soursop is a Promising Cash Crop
Soursop (Annona muricata L.), also known as graviola, guyabano, guayabano guanabano and babana, is a shrub or small tree 3-10 meters in height. It is adapted to warm, humid tropical climate, and can tolerate both drought conditions and partial shade.

This fruit crop grows in any kind of soil but prefers loose, fairly rich, deep loam and well drained soil with pH ranging from 6.1 to 6.5. It thrives well from sea level up to 300 meters above sea level although it is known to grow up to 1000 m.

It has numerous uses. The young green fruits with seeds that are still soft can be cooked as vegetable. When ripe, the flesh can be eaten off hand or as dessert, or processed into candies, jams and jelly.

Its juice is used for flavoring or packaged into refreshing guyabano drinks. The leaves are used as herbal medicine. Because the tree is small and tolerant of partial shade, it can be intercropped with coconut or with large fruit trees like mango, durian, avocado and jackfruit.

world1:
AGRIBUSINESS OPPOURTUNITY 1.

INVEST IN MUSHROOM BUSINESS
Mushroom farming will become a very important cottage industry activity in the integrated rural development propramme, which will lead to the economic betterment of not only small farmers but also of landless people and other weak sections of communities in Nigeria.

The payback period is pleasantly short. This lasts between 8-10 weeks depending on the type of mushroom. During this period you will not only recover your investment but will break-even and make huge profit from the venture. Mushroom is a cash crop.