I just wanted to know.

For instance, in Anambra State where I live, I get to see lots and lots of of oil-palm trees that are growing untamed and un-attended-to inside the wild bushes and inside uncultivated lands.
On most of these palm trees are found dried-up bunches of palm-fruits.

If we have this large number of palm trees that are scattered all over the place, and they are thriving and surviving on their own, then it means that the land is very good for the cultivation of oil-palm trees in large quantities.

So, why are the people not looking into this direction?
Why are the palm fruits wasting?
(And yet, we are in short supply of palm-oil in the country)


Is there any quick solution to this??

You are correct. Back then, when I went to see a relative in IMO state, I went on a hiking adventure to the Otammiri river. It was lonely, full of trees and strange singing birds. Along the bush path, I saw plenty tall palm trees, bearing fruit, rotting away. I asked my uncle why is nobody harvesting them? He replied that ever since the internet came, the youths are into fraud, and the elders are into selling of land. I shook my head.

He then took me to my great grandfather's palm farm. My uncle has recently harvested the nuts from them, so only the unripe ones were standing.

It was the profits from the palm that was used to send his kindred's children to the universities in Lagos, Nsukka and London. You can imagine!

In fact, during the time of Sam Mbakwe, palm produce accounts for job creation, food security and economic prosperity in the defunct state.

The problems that significantly led to the decline of the palm industry was urban migration in the 70's, (everybody was moving to Lagos, the land of milk and honey). Others include the crude oil craze(black oil with black demons), taste for urban sophistication, intellectual laziness and selling off land for stupid ventures and crazy profits (building of hotels and relaxation centres for youthful distractions).

We have to start now. I'm working my ass off to make money to start up an agro outfit. Thanks to NL, I can experiment on sac farming. If nobody is interested in my great grandfather's palm farm, I'll take over it. Thank God I have knowledge of agriculture. I make my money and use it to improve the lives of those around me.

Thanks for this info, I ventured into it last year and hopping to start cashing out in 5yrs time .

king4afric:
Thanks for this info, I ventured into it last year and hopping to start cashing out in 5yrs time .

I wish you the best in your produce.

It is due to laziness breeding and harvesting among the youths.

HarlequinLekex:
It is due to laziness breeding and harvesting among the youths.

Well.


Let me be fair enough on this.
I won't totally blame Laziness for this.

I will majorly put it on lack of awareness, and lack of knowledge.

They are aware, most youths don't want to go near agriculture. On part of knowledge, our parents started farming one day, they should ask for any knowledge from their parents into farming or the villagers.

BluntCrazeMan:
Well.


Let me be fair enough on this.
I won't totally blame Laziness for this.

I will majorly put it on lack of awareness, and lack of knowledge.

Yes

Nko1:
Yes

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The title is actually a rhetorical question...
It is a question that is aimed at bringing awareness to a particular topic.

It's not meant to be answered..