Hello everyone.

I've been wondering for awhile about the seeming dearth of commercial beans farmers in the South West of Nigeria.

I am not saying we don't have beans farmers, but we seems not to have a high population of commercial beans farmers like we have for tomato, cucumber and a few other crops.

What could be responsible for this?

And if there are commercial beans farmers, can they share their experiences here so we can all learn?

Even though I am not sure of a few things but I know that our soil can support beans cultivation and the weather shouldn't pose much of a challenge.

So, let's discuss and learn from one another. Whatever you share here will surely help a lot of aspiring beans farmers to come a certain conclusion.

So...over to you good people of NL.

LucidG:
Hello everyone.

I've been wondering for awhile about the seeming dearth of commercial beans farmers in the South West of Nigeria.

I am not saying we don't have beans farmers, but we seems not to have a high population of commercial beans farmers like we have for tomato, cucumber and a few other crops.

What could be responsible for this?

And if there are commercial beans farmers, can they share their experiences here so we can all learn?

Even though I am not sure of a few things but I know that our soil can support beans cultivation and the weather shouldn't pose much of a challenge.

So, let's discuss and learn from one another. Whatever you share here will surely help a lot of aspiring beans farmers to come a certain conclusion.

So...over to you good people of NL.

The problem with beans and other grains xonsumed dry is the window of drying, most bean farmers plant beans with late rain in September to november to take advantage of the dry season spell between secember to mid February...,,,,

Here in the south west we get silly showers in the dry season from time to time, for farmers that rely on sun drying this is a curse. One silly shower on beans during drying can ruin months of hard work and damage millions of naira.....

Thats d basic reason u dont get beans farmers in the south

betabread:


The problem with beans and other grains xonsumed dry is the window of drying, most bean farmers plant beans with late rain in September to november to take advantage of the dry season spell between secember to mid February...,,,,

Here in the south west we get silly showers in the dry season from time to time, for farmers that rely on sun drying this is a curse. One silly shower on beans during drying can ruin months of hard work and damage millions of naira.....

Thats d basic reason u dont get beans farmers in the south

@betabread... thanks for yoir comment.

As much as the points raises are valid,.I still want to believe there could be ways around this.

That's just my thought sha. Let's wait to hear from more People though.

LucidG:


@betabread... thanks for yoir comment.

As much as the points raises are valid,.I still want to believe there could be ways around this.

That's just my thought sha. Let's wait to hear from more People though.

Any way around this involves spending money on dryers, which the bulk of the farmers that plant the beans we eat will never expend..........

When one purchases a dryer in the south, it never makes economic sense to dry grains especially before trashing, when there are other crops with higher value like cocoa....

Anyway I end it here

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One of the mistakes many farmers make is trying to use money to solve all of their problems.

As far as I know, farming (and agriculture generally) is knowledge based. Your depth of knowledge will determine how successful or otherwise you'll be eventually.

Let me digress: Russia is among the World largest exporter of wheat. And if you must know, they once experienced a famine that killed millions of people (which was largely due to some wrong government policies at that time).

Even though they have less than a 150 days planting window, they're now among the top wheat producer.

My point is this: is it not because we think we've alternative to beans production that has made us a bit laid back in Beans production?

I am hoping we can have a rich and deep discussion about this beans matter sha.