Good day all. This will be my very first thread on nairaland. I want to share my cowpea farming experience. In another way its a documention for me. Please don't mind my English.

The farm is 3 hectare located in Tiga, that's about 50 kilometers from city centre kano

Well done sir , wish you many bountiful harvests

Please share pictures

Good for you Sir..

Atleast you weren't sitting around waiting for Bubu's 5k

I got the farm at 10k per hectare.
Today I started the farming process.
I sprayed non selective herbicide, glyphosate at the rate of 3L per hectare

I paid 600 naira per litre for the labourers that did the spraying. I got the herbicide at the rate of 1500 per litre

Now I will have to wait for at least 15 days before I do any other thing.
Meanwhile I have gotten all chemicals require but I have not gotten the seed yet. I wanted planting IT99-573-1-1 but it's not available

Yildiz:
I got the farm at 10k per hectare.
Today I started the farming process.
I sprayed non selective herbicide, glyphosate at the rate of 3L per hectare

Thats 30k for the 3. Pls does this sum provide full ownership or it covers only the planting season?

Tochex101:

Thats 30k for the 3. Pls does this sum provide full ownership or it covers only the planting season?

Only planting season

Nice. Kano farmers are the best.

I was around the Tiga area some months ago. I was also at Kura. So impressive how water is managed.

I actually came for market research on cowpea. I ended up at Dawanau.


I am following your thread and would willingly buy up all your produce at harvest time if your price is good. You dont need to go to Dawanau to sell.

More grease to your work. I wish you success.

A few questions:
What variety are you planting?
Whats your expected yield per hectare?
How would you typically sell your harvest?

PapaBrowne:
Nice. Kano farmers are the best.

I was around the Tiga area some months ago. I was also at Kura. So impressive how water is managed.

I actually came for market research on cowpea. I ended up at Dawanau.


I am following your thread and would willingly buy up all your produce at harvest time if your price is good. You dont need to go to Dawanau to sell.

More grease to your work. I wish you success.

A few questions:
What variety are you planting?
Whats your expected yield per hectare?
How would you typically sell your harvest?

Am planting white medium maturity type
Expected yield is 1-2 ton per hectare depending on many factors
I haven't decided on how to sell yet

wow! very nice. I love the courage.

Impressive.

Yildiz:

Am planting white medium maturity type
Expected yield is 1-2 ton per hectare depending on many factors
I haven't decided on how to sell yet

How much is one tone of Cowpea at the open market?

kingralph:


How much is one tone of Cowpea at the open market?

The price varies a lot, from 180k to 300k depending on the time of sell. Normally if you sell immediately after harvesting the price is lower.

The land looks like it does not have much weeds.

Will it not have been better to just plough it instead of applying herbicides to kill the weeds.

Is there water close by for irrigation and can one get up to 20 hectares to lease there

Yildiz:
Good day all. This will be my very first thread on nairaland. I want to share my cowpea farming experience. In another way its a documention for me. Please don't mind my English.

The farm is 3 hectare located in Tiga, that's about 50 kilometers from city centre kano

.......very interesting...

Atlanticfire:
The land looks like it does not have much weeds.

Will it not have been better to just plough it instead of applying herbicides to kill the weeds.

Is there water close by for irrigation and can one get up to 20 hectares to lease there

Yes there is no much weed but am trying to about manual weeding till the end and also I don't intend to plough, I will just make ridges and plant.
You can get 20 hectares but it's very competitive.
There is no water nearby

Yildiz:

Yes there is no much weed but am trying to about manual weeding till the end and also I don't intend to plough, I will just make ridges and plant.
You can get 20 hectares but it's very competitive.
There is no water nearby

Thanks for your response. I can not do any farm in the North without the option of irrigation.

I will like to have a farm in the North. Anywhere with water for irrigation will be nice.

Yildiz:

Am planting white medium maturity type
Expected yield is 1-2 ton per hectare depending on many factors
I haven't decided on how to sell yet

PapaBrowne:
Nice. Kano farmers are the best.

I was around the Tiga area some months ago. I was also at Kura. So impressive how water is managed.

I actually came for market research on cowpea. I ended up at Dawanau.


I am following your thread and would willingly buy up all your produce at harvest time if your price is good. You dont need to go to Dawanau to sell.

More grease to your work. I wish you success.

A few questions:
What variety are you planting?
Whats your expected yield per hectare?
How would you typically sell your harvest?

I don't just like that crop. my grandma used to tell us then that if you drink the water used for cooking it, you Tommy would swell up and person may die.
it takes several hours before you can cook it, you keep changing the water before it finally gets done, and at the end of the whole stress, it tastes very flat.

Apart from cooking/eating, what are the other uses of the crop?

Following....

How many months does it take to Harvest after planting?

Wonderful ! Allah shall provide strength for you to succeed. Do you need a partner for more hectare like 10

Atlanticfire:


Thanks for your response. I can not do any farm in the North without the option of irrigation.

I will like to have a farm in the North. Anywhere with water for irrigation will be nice.

Why please if I may ask?

happybrother:
Wonderful ! Allah shall provide strength for you to succeed. Do you need a partner for more hectare like 10

Thanks but I don't need a partner

henrimoto:
Following....

How many months does it take to Harvest after planting?

3-4 months

Following with keen interest, please who has an idea how i can get an hectare for lease in either Lagos or Ogun , I'm planning on starting up cassava farming very soon

Yildiz:

Why please if I may ask?

You can not control rainfall, so without irrigation, your crop performance is at the mercy of the elements.

With irrigation, you are in control of when the crops are watered and you can farm all year round.
Also crop yield better when their water requirements are well managed compared to when they are left at the mercy of the elements

If u don't mind ibadan, almost 200 hectares is here in Ibadan for rent

Prince4945:
Following with keen interest, please who has an idea how i can get an hectare for lease in either Lagos or Ogun , I'm planning on starting up cassava farming very soon

U can reach Bolbash and son Nig. Enterprises on 07068886619 for land and tractor lease as well as IITA cassava stem.

bashman290:
If u don't mind ibadan, almost 200 hectares is here in Ibadan for rent

bashman290:
U can reach Bolbash and son Nig. Enterprises on 07068886619 for land and tractor lease as well as IITA cassava stem.

A interested in the Ibadan lands. Where is the location please? And is the land mechanized ( can use tractor to cultivate) or not?

Tractor is allowed. we also have d tractor for hire at the same place. Call on 07068886619 or e-mail @ bolbashandson@gmail.com

olly6559:



A interested in the Ibadan lands. Where is the location please? And is the land mechanized ( can use tractor to cultivate) or not?

HOW TO START A PROFITABLE CASSAVA FARM BY BOLBASH AND SON NIGERIA ENTERPRISES
1. Get a piece of land e.g 1hectare if u are new to the business or lack of capital @ #12500
2. Hire tractor @ d rate of #20000 per hectare
3. Buy Paraforce powder and Paraforce herbicide @ #4000
4. Spray it on the cultivated land #4000 laborer
5. Buy IITA improved cassava stem #500/bundle, you will need 75bundles per hectare.
6 plant the cassava stem after 10 days u sprayed the herbicides.
7. Go and relax for good 3 monthh or above for second weeding. If you don't make profit with this procedure never believe me again.
8. Note, you have to choose a suitable land and high yield cassava varieties. For land advice, land lease, tractor hire, cassava stem, maize seed and so on call on 07068886619 or email bolbashandson@gmail.com

bashman290:
U can reach Bolbash and son Nig. Enterprises on 07068886619 for land and tractor lease as well as IITA cassava stem.

olly6559:



A interested in the Ibadan lands. Where is the location please?
And is the land mechanized ( can use tractor to cultivate) or not?

@ bashman290,
* where in Ibadan pls?
* is it a tractorable land which doesn't involve much stumping?
* is the 20k meant for single ploughing or it covers both 1st and 2nd ploughing? Thanks.

it's tractorable land located @ ido local government, I think u call me or chat me on WhatsApp 07068886619. email: bolbashandson@gmail.com Thanks

OluchiDelly:


@ bashman290,
* where in Ibadan pls?
* is it a tractorable land which doesn't involve much stumping?
* is the 20k meant for single ploughing or it covers both 1st and 2nd ploughing? Thanks.

Following.