I wouldn't mind if anyone can train me am currently in Ogun state

kennykg:

I studied computer science and currently working for a major telecommunications company and I wish I studied agriculture, if only you know how much I do believe in agriculture you just a gold mine yourself. .. I don't mind if you can coach me or trade places

Exactly. I'm a Builder, however after studying the rice value chain, this year I got 20 hectares to start my rice farm. Agric is the sure way to go.

caesaraba:


Exactly. I'm a Builder, however after studying the rice value chain, this year I got 20 hectares to start my rice farm. Agric is the sure way to go.

Do make sure you acquire a harvester and a thresher, anything outside these would make no sense as manual labour will be a waste of money.

Pavore9:


Do make sure you acquire a harvester and a thresher, anything outside these would make no sense as manual labour will be a waste of money.

Okay sir. Will plow the land this weekend (starting today) with a tractor. I hope to acquire a thresher before harvest as I do not like the method the villagers use (beating with sticks). As for the harvester, I saw a video on YouTube of hand-held ones similar to those hand-held mowers used for cutting grass. Shouldn't be too expensive hopefully. Any more pointers?

caesaraba:


Okay sir. Will plow the land this weekend (starting today) with a tractor. I hope to acquire a thresher before harvest as I do not like the method the villagers use (beating with sticks). As for the harvester, I saw a video on YouTube of hand-held ones similar to those hand-held mowers used for cutting grass. Shouldn't be too expensive hopefully. Any more pointers?

Those hand-held ones should no cost beyond $200. I recall posting a video of it being used in one thread. The thresher can be sourced locally. Where is your farm located?

Pavore9:


Those hand-held ones should no cost beyond $200. I recall posting a video of it being used in one thread. The thresher can be sourced locally. Where is your farm located?

Makurdi, Benue state.

caesaraba:


Makurdi, Benue state.

Do check out with your state's Agricultural Development Programme office, they should be in a position to link you up with local fabricators of threshers because the Anambra State's office did help link us up with a fabricator in Awka.

Pavore9:


Do check out with your state's Agricultural Development Programme office, they should be in a position to link you up with local fabricators of threshers because the Anambra State's office did help link us up with a fabricator in Awka.

ok thanks.

Have been reading Comments on this Thread and am very happy for the kind of people here...I see a very bright future for this country's Agricultural sector. Threads like this will go a long way in gathering greats minds. Keep up the good work everyone

fatytoy333:
Its a laudable project to embark on. Each time I travel through the Oje fruit market at Ibadan, it grieves me to see the effort of our farmers being Wasted everyday.

I process fruits for fresh juice in Lagos. How can I get fresh fruit from this market? What are their prices like compared to Mile 12 market?

jasper7:
I want to quit farming this year... I want to go into processing and marketing of food products. I want to manage farmers. Not because farming is not profitable but because some really good farmers I know are suffering. Really suffering. And that is not down to the abundance of food but because they lack the right management practises. It's a big problem and I want to put in my quota in solving it.

I have been restless for a while now. Very restless. Nigeria's economy is sinking with the price of oil.

Statistics show that Nigeria spent 35billion dollars on food importation in 2015. And made a meagre 350 million from food exportation. This is a serious problem. Nigeria is in Trouble

I am speculating that more Nigerians will die of hunger than boko haram's terrorism in the next 10 years if we do not save our economy.

How can we save this economy of ours... There are areas of agriculture that is sweeping in foreign exchange for the country on a daily basis. And there are other areas that we can close up shop. And stop sending our precious cash abroad.

I have been doing some research. I think every well meaning farmer irrespective of his farming interests should have a level of export product to gain some foreign exchange.

We can turn this economic problem to our favour. We can make it the best thing that has happened to us. Believe me, a lot of attention will be transferred to people with exportable product. Considering that Nigeria is desperately scrambling for ways to revive its economy.

Let's set up plantations, farm settlements an farm estates for exportable products.

Hotmas911 already caught the vision as he is setting up a cashew plantation in ogbomosho (Land of Cashew ).

With this I have tried to streamline what I will do in 2016.

When I saw the topic my heart skipped a beat until I read through the vision. I have actually been stumped by the amount of wasted agricultural produce, hence my foray into fresh juice processing.

The way forward will not just be fresh produce outlets, though that will help massively. There's need to be innovative and think long term preservation like drying, mincing, juicing etc. The market is huge and growing by leaps and bounds and demand is escalating. Meeting long term and future demand is crucial.

Look at tomatoes for example. What I bought for a thousand naira yesterday is what I would normally buy for 300 naira in January/February. Imagine if there was some innovative way to preserve tomatoes.

Onions is another case in point. I heard about 60% goes to waste every year in Nigeria.

Hopefully we will wake up to the potential for food processing in Nigeria.

Jasper7 please do u sell coco peat? Or can u help me with where to get? Thanks

@Jasper7 and other big Bosses in the agric business should please come to my aid.

I have 2 acres of land on which I intend to plant GINGER. Kindly advise me how profitable it is. And if it is not, advise on another thing to plant that will be more profitable.

Is/are there any other things I can plant alongside with the ginger? (I mean interplanting)

Waiting for your candid advice.

My location is Suleja-Abuja.

Another big problem Nigeria needs to tackle is food processing.
I recently bought about 8 Onions for 50 bucks on my street. The woman simply gave it out because it usually get spoilt due to low demand and excess supply.
Just two months ago, this same woman sold three miserly Onions at the same price.

Same goes for pepper and tomatoes. You cannot imagine how much gets rotten even during shipment from the various farms.

That to me is a huge waste.

Sorry to budge in late, but you also mentioned another problem which is food storage. I am sure you will see food processing and storage as the same thing, but the truth is that while the like of tomatoes and chicken can be accepted in a processed form, the likes of yam and potatos will be harder to be acceptable as a processed commodity.

Not everyone likes potato chips and yam chips is not thinkable for now. I am surethere are other foodstuff that suffer for lack of proper storage facilities.

What do you think We can do about this?

Its good to find people who think like this. I have also being working on this recently. How far have you gone. Would not mind chatting further. grace2ally2k@yahoo. com

Newway2:


I also doubt the workability of this plan because of the peculiar nature of Nigeria farmers. They will simply take your trainings, inputs e.t.c, use it for a while & abandon you. Go & ask Guinness PLC, Lever Brothers (& other companies that have tried it in the past) why they had to have their onw farm or import their agricultural needs.

I think this issue can be avoided by signing forward contract with the farmers to buy their produce at a stated price, better than what they would have realised by selling their produce to other marketers

How Come @jasper7 Has Not Posted On This Forum Since February? Do You Know The Number Of Lives You Are Affecting Positively? Hope You Are Not Being Discouraged By Some Negativity Springing Up Here and there, You(We) Need Them As Well. Cheers!

A Journey Of A Thousand Miles They Say, Starts With One Step, Start Somewhere And See The Vision Blossom.

Oloogunebi3:
How Come @jasper7 Has Not Posted On This Forum Since February? Do You Know The Number Of Lives You Are Affecting Positively? Hope You Are Not Being Discouraged By Some Negativity Springing Up Here and there, You(We) Need Them As Well. Cheers!

You can't imagine what it means coming online to read your comment... It means a lot. Work and trainings have not let me post as often as I would want. But it is good that my posts inspired people. That's all it was meant to do... And the success stories of those who followed my posta come in through mails, whatsapp, texts and calls. I feel a great level of fulfilment from every success story.

I really needed this your comment at this time... so, thanks

I need your contact details. I will like to have a conversation with you. My email is globalapogeeltd@gmail.com and my number is 08053268551

jasper7:
I want to quit farming this year... I want to go into processing and marketing of food products. I want to manage farmers. Not because farming is not profitable but because some really good farmers I know are suffering. Really suffering. And that is not down to the abundance of food but because they lack the right management practises. It's a big problem and I want to put in my quota in solving it.

I have been restless for a while now. Very restless. Nigeria's economy is sinking with the price of oil.

Statistics show that Nigeria spent 35billion dollars on food importation in 2015. And made a meagre 350 million from food exportation. This is a serious problem. Nigeria is in Trouble

I am speculating that more Nigerians will die of hunger than boko haram's terrorism in the next 10 years if we do not save our economy.

How can we save this economy of ours... There are areas of agriculture that is sweeping in foreign exchange for the country on a daily basis. And there are other areas that we can close up shop. And stop sending our precious cash abroad.

I have been doing some research. I think every well meaning farmer irrespective of his farming interests should have a level of export product to gain some foreign exchange.

We can turn this economic problem to our favour. We can make it the best thing that has happened to us. Believe me, a lot of attention will be transferred to people with exportable product. Considering that Nigeria is desperately scrambling for ways to revive its economy.

Let's set up plantations, farm settlements an farm estates for exportable products.

Hotmas911 already caught the vision as he is setting up a cashew plantation in ogbomosho (Land of Cashew ).

With this I have tried to streamline what I will do in 2016.

I'll be sharing them in 2 posts. You are welcome to partner, copy, criticize (constructively) or give your own view point or idea to improve what I already have.

Cc My big bro pavore9, Kalusam, hotmas911.

May God continue to bless you!

jasper7:

You can't imagine what it means coming online to read your comment... It means a lot. Work and trainings have not let me post as often as I would want. But it is good that my posts inspired people. That's all it was meant to do... And the success stories of those who followed my posta come in through mails, whatsapp, texts and calls. I feel a great level of fulfilment from every success story.

I really needed this your comment at this time... so, thanks

egopersonified:
Wow, thanks to nairaland, I planned on starting a small poultry. Then the borders were closed last year to frozen chicken and I got the idea to source locally bred chicken and process them. I discovered there were Farms that sell already dressed chicken, that was how I started my processing, packaging, branding and distribution business. Right now, this business pays all I and my three kids' bills, my salary untouched. And I am only working at this with 5% of my time. Have being tempted to resign but family and friends keep telling me it's too early to take that step.

are you serious?? pls hw can I contact you? will like to knw hw you started

[quote author=jasper7 post=42440876]I want to quit farming this year... I want to go into processing and marketing of food products. I want to manage farmers. Not because farming is not profitable but because some really good farmers I know are suffering. Really suffering. And that is not down to the abundance of food but because they lack the right management practises. It's a big problem and I want to put in my quota in solving it.

I have been restless for a while now. Very restless. Nigeria's economy is sinking with the price of oil.

Statistics show that Nigeria spent 35billion dollars on food importation in 2015. And made a meagre 350 million from food exportation. This is a serious problem. Nigeria is in Trouble

I am speculating that more Nigerians will die of hunger than boko haram's terrorism in the next 10 years if we do not save our economy.

How can we save this economy of ours... There are areas of agriculture that is sweeping in foreign exchange for the country on a daily basis. And there are other areas that we can close up shop. And stop sending our precious cash abroad.

I have been doing some research. I think every well meaning farmer irrespective of his farming interests should have a level of export product to gain some foreign exchange.

We can turn this economic problem to our favour. We can make it the best thing that has happened to us. Believe me, a lot of attention will be transferred to people with exportable product. Considering that Nigeria is desperately scrambling for ways to revive its economy.

Let's set up plantations, farm settlements an farm estates for exportable products.

Hotmas911 already caught the vision as he is setting up a cashew plantation in ogbomosho (Land of Cashew ).

With this I have tried to streamline what I will do in 2016.

I'll be sharing them in 2 posts. You are welcome to partner, copy, criticize (constructively) or give your own view point or idea to improve what I already have.

Cc My big bro pavore9, Kalusam, hotmas911.

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jasper7:
I want to quit farming this year... I want to go into processing and marketing of food products. I want to manage farmers. Not because farming is not profitable but because some really good farmers I know are suffering. Really suffering. And that is not down to the abundance of food but because they lack the right management practises. It's a big problem and I want to put in my quota in solving it.

I have been restless for a while now. Very restless. Nigeria's economy is sinking with the price of oil.

Statistics show that Nigeria spent 35billion dollars on food importation in 2015. And made a meagre 350 million from food exportation. This is a serious problem. Nigeria is in Trouble

I am speculating that more Nigerians will die of hunger than boko haram's terrorism in the next 10 years if we do not save our economy.

How can we save this economy of ours... There are areas of agriculture that is sweeping in foreign exchange for the country on a daily basis. And there are other areas that we can close up shop. And stop sending our precious cash abroad.

I have been doing some research. I think every well meaning farmer irrespective of his farming interests should have a level of export product to gain some foreign exchange.

We can turn this economic problem to our favour. We can make it the best thing that has happened to us. Believe me, a lot of attention will be transferred to people with exportable product. Considering that Nigeria is desperately scrambling for ways to revive its economy.

Let's set up plantations, farm settlements an farm estates for exportable products.

Hotmas911 already caught the vision as he is setting up a cashew plantation in ogbomosho (Land of Cashew ).

With this I have tried to streamline what I will do in 2016.

I'll be sharing them in 2 posts. You are welcome to partner, copy, criticize (constructively) or give your own view point or idea to improve what I already have.

Cc My big bro pavore9, Kalusam, hotmas911.

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This is pure bliss for me. @jasper7 and pavore i hope this vision is still very much alive.