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adedayoa2:
never knew dagrin got married before he died.

Shut up

Dagrin Wife oga, HBD. FTC

vickifeanyi47:
@ Op You forgot pig farming oo..very lucrative

I will do so in next article, I will do more ressearch abt it sir, Thanks for d notice

ogene70:
nice right up op, I'm currently looking at number 2 and 5 , anywhere I can get professional guide as to best farm practices for maximum yield?

@let talk bro. Whatsapp 08074114382

Talk2Bella:
looool
its more of a hobby for me jare

You email me here greatestanebira@gmail.com Nice one ma

Talk2Bella:
haven't started yet dear

I discover in ur profile that u re a blogger, welcome to d blogging world, Can we be frnds?

karma2000:
what pains me is dat de youth have thrown away agriculture in nigeria

It true sir, they are now into fraud, white collar Jobs, Bro we can still make something together, Operation Go Back 2 Farming

hardballripplez:
Hello sir, Can I have your email address?

Greatestanebira@gmail.com

omojeesu:
May God bless you! Thank you!!

Thank u sir

hayor2014:
Hi Adieza, visited your blog, I think it's nice and can be improved.
First, your agricultural pieces and columns should come first and other sections like news, articles, health should come after.
Second, you don't have to write a piece every two days, else your work will not be thorough and detailed and you will burn out fast.
Can you please do a detailed piece on goat farming, risk, rewards, profit per annum on a specified quantity, rearing period to maturity, sales price in open market, vaccination, feeding, sickness, possible danger of herdsmen in the south, birth rate of a female per annum, space required for a specified quantity E. T. C

Thanks sir for ur advice i will look into that very soon, on the Goat farming am still thinking abt it, I will get back to u soon

we have few agric bloggers in nigeria

egobetatoday:
I was once a banker so I understand all u wrote. only a fool thinks farming is for the poor. in fact I ensured my younger sister read Agric science instead of pharmacy. After she graduated, I asked her if she had any regrets reading the course. She was so happy I made her go that way.

I like ur way say, Farmers gonna be king very soon, I choose Agric blog in order to put it in d mind of d youths, That why we have pple like me

Talk2Bella:
thanks I know this

we used to sell to companies who would weigh sell before paying us and most times we got nothing out of it so the processed one is better

Hi Bella can we be frnds, i can be buying it ma

madgoat:
Well pineapples are my best fruit. Even if i buy juice, i prefer pineapple juice/flavor

No wonder u knew the current price at Mile 12, we need mod to push it to front Page

madgoat:
Up Barca.... Barca for life; i will never deny my club

So u be barca fan, no wonder, U re beating around d bush, Recieve common Sense in Jesus name

cc: madgoat

madgoat:
No need to fear baba; though i don already know say you be agric blogger with no farm . You will still get enough gullible people to believe and read your blog so no shaking

Thanks for ur comments, If u dont have knowledge about something it better you Keep quiet sir, Mind u Face ur Business, Have a nice tym, d gullible one. Barca Type

check my new post on nairaland on Catfish Farming. www.nairaland.com/3736611/how-start-intensive-cat-fish#55488346

madgoat:
Yes, i inferred Lagos state because you said : A Pineapple sells in Mile-12 market in Lagos for about N200 — If you are able to harvest one million in a year, you will earn least N80 x 1,000,000 = N80,000,000

#this is pure Internet blogger farming

I decided to use Lagos as an example sir

How To Start An Intensive Catfish Farming
Catfish farming is one of the profitable agribusiness venture for youths. One could easily make a lot of Money venturing into commercial Catfish farming.
I will give a detailed guide on how I started my own catfish farm. Just do me a favour by patiently reading till the end.
The species of catfish I'm farming. For my fish farm, I am culturing the African catfish known as Clarias gariepinus.
Clarias gariepinushas an average adult length of 1–1.5 m, it reaches a maximum length of 1.7 m and can weigh up to 60 kg. My target is to achieve a live weight of at least 4kg.
The African catfish was realized to be a very suitable species for fish farming for the following reasons:
*.It has fast growth rate and feeds on a large variety of agriculture byproducts
*.It is hardy and tolerates adverse water quality conditions
*.It can be raised in high stocking densities, resulting in high net yields
*.The selling price is higher due to its demand
*.It tolerates difficult conditions in fish farming
System of management
The System of management I used in this catfish farming is Semi-intensive system. It mainly involves fertilizing the pond so that algae will grow as supplementary feed and source of dissolved oxygen for the fishes, and occasionally flushing the pond.
I am using this management option because I stay in a place where there is no constant water supply.
Fertilization of Pond water
Fertilizers are natural or synthetic substances that are used in ponds to increasethe production of the natural food organismsto be eaten by the fish. These organisms includephytoplankton, zooplankton,and insects. They are all part of a complexfood webconverging toward fish production. By increasing the availability of major nutrients,fertilizers promote the development of planktonic algae, which provide food for many fish.
Fish pond can be fertilized with two types of fertilizers.
1.Mineral or inorganic fertilizerswhich contain only mineral nutrients and no organic matter. They are manufactured industrially to be used in agriculture for improving crop production and they can be obtained from specialized suppliers or agro-allied companies.
2.Organic fertilizers, which contain a mixture of organic matter and mineral nutrients. These include poultry droppings, pig faeces, cow dung, rabbit faeces e.t.c
I used poultry droppings for the fertilization of my pond. See the video demonstration of how to fertilize pond.
After fertilizing the pond I let it stand for more than one week. After one week I noticed the growth of algae which is the natural food of the fishes. I then removed the bag of poultry droppings from the pond water.
Stocking with fingerlings of Clarias gariepinus
When I wanted to stock my fish I removed three-quarter of the pond water which is now very green and filled up with clean water. The reason for this is to reduce turbidity and light penetration into the water.
The Catfish I want to farm is the African Catfish scientifically known asClarias gariepinus. I now introduced the fishes into the pond water.
Feeding of the fingerlings
I fed the fishes three times daily; morning, afternoon and night. For the first three weeks(April 4th- April 25th) the fishes were fed 1mm of extruded(floating) fish feed rich in protein content. In the evening of April 25th, I started to feed the fishes with 1.8mm feed and that is what they are eating up till now.
The video below is me feeding the fishes.
Flushing of Fish pond(partially changing pond water)
Although I use the semi-intensive culture of catfish where algae is allowed in the pond water as supplementary fish food and source of oxygen, it is important to flush the pond for a number of reasons.
1. Water changing remove excess nitrates, heavy metals (which will just concentrate if the pond water is only replaced through evaporation). So reducing like three-quarter of pond water and refilling with clean water will reduce the concentration of this compounds.
2. Flushing of pond reduces pond water turbidity which impedes light penetration into the pond water. This turbidity is usually caused by high concentration of organic matter in the pond.
3. It reduces algae boom; a condition in which the green algae becomes over-populated in pond water and harm the fishes by greatly reducing oxygen content of fish pond water.
4. It also helps reduce the foul smell that might be coming out from the fish pond.
Other points to note: Always examine your fishes well and make sure they are well fed with the best feed at the fingerlings stage.

www.agricinfo.com/2017/03/how-to-start-intensive-catfish-farming.html?m=1


Video Link of how i made a good one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYioCFmeURo

madgoat:
Go to mile 12 and other locations and see how cheap and plentiful pineapples are

Sir u are only talking abt Lagos State, What of Northen States Sir?

madgoat:
Just make sure you process your cassava into garri or other things and sell the processed product or else the low income yield from cassava tuber sales will frustrate you. Do your fact findings well and dont just believe what all this internet blogger farmers come to put up on nairaland. Most don't even have farms or just operate very small backyard farms.

Dont call me internet blogger, I go into farming

Talk2Bella:
will go Into cassava farming soon

mehn that sturv ain't easy o

got experience in it sha na small funds remain and the best part about cassava farming is that u don't have to weed it regularly sometimes thrice a year or if you're harvesting 9 months is okay

I can help u even with ur little funds ma
With Aroms Farms

madgoat:
Bloody internet theoretical farmer

Why sir?

nothingmega122:
Dude get a life Cassava,Rice are all taken care of yours is not gonna make it in Nigerian market

A full Cabstar of cassava is now 200,000 naira here in Ekiti Sir

thunda1:
this is the thread of the day to me,,, nice one op

Am happy i made someone day, U can visit my blog for more sir

binsanni:
nice one bro....

Thnks for appreciating, Dont forget to visit my blog for more

cc: Lalasticlala and Mynd44

6 Vital Health Benefits Of Pineapple
Pineapple is surprisingly good for you with a potent and unique nutritional profile. Ahead are6 pineapple benefits for improved digestion, arthritis treatment, better skin, more energy, disease prevention and even using pineapple for coughs and colds.
Also, find out when is the best time to eat pineapples and why. Plus the sugar content and glycemic index of pineapple versus their true glycemic load and why it matters if you want to lose weight.
Let’s start with one of the most important health benefits of eating pineapples — better digestion.
1. Pineapple for Digestion
Many people suffer from poor digestion, particularly of protein, and it’s a widespread health problem that leads to many diseases and an overall lower quality of life.
Undigested proteins in the digestive system can form compounds that are absorbed into the bloodstream, creating allergic reactions and stimulating an inflammation response. This can manifest in a variety of seemingly unrelated health problems such as tiredness, allergies, general muscle weakness and regular headaches.
Undigested proteins are also involved in forming uric acid crystals that cause gout and other forms of joint pain. All in all, it’s very important to make sure you’re digesting the protein in your meals properly, particularly if you’re regularly eating large amounts of low-quality protein, like burgers or meat-based processed foods.
Here’s where eating pineapples can be of benefit. Generally, it’s not a good idea to eat too much fruit after a heavy meal as it can interfere with digestion. Pineapples, however, contain a unique protein-digesting enzyme called bromelain .
Actually a collection of enzymes, bromelain cleaves the protein bonds making meat and other concentrated protein foods much easier to break down and digest. It’s so good at this job that it is used commercially as a meat tenderizer.
The most bromelain is found in the core of the pineapple so make sure that you eat that part too (it’s easier if you have a small part of it with the rest of the fruit rather than leaving it all to the end).
Putrefying protein in your digestive tract can lead to serious health problems. Unfortunately, hydrochloric acid production for protein digestion usually declines for most of us after the age of 35.
As we get older HCl production decreases even more and nutritional deficiencies can also impair protein breakdown. One of the best times then to enjoy a slice of pineapple, with its bromelain-rich core, is after a big protein meal.
While it’s advisable to cut down on meat-heavy processed meals, particularly as you get older, the health benefits of pineapple and its bromelain may help if you’re having problems digesting your protein.
Concentrated bromelain capsules sourced from pineapple cores and stems are also available. These are a low-cost and convenient way to improve your digestion if you don’t have fresh pineapple available.
Many people report not just improve digestive function, but also positive effects on a variety of seemingly unrelated health issues when they start taking bromelain regularly.
2. Arthritis, Sticky Blood and Cancer Prevention
Pineapple and its enzymes and other nutritional properties explored ahead have many extra health benefits beyond digestion. For instance, therapeutic doses of bromelain have been shown to have significant potential for pain relief for arthritis sufferers as this compilation of available studies demonstrated.
Bromelain also appears to stop blood palettes from sticking together and may be a useful treatment for those at an increased risk of dangerous blood clots.
Importantly, you should discuss taking bromelain supplements and large amounts of pineapple, like regular pineapple juice, with your doctor if you are currently taking blood thinning medication.
The benefits of pineapple and its bromelain even extend to treating cancer with the enzyme extensively studied as a therapeutic anti-cancer agent for various forms of the disease, especially breast cancer and colon cancer.
This review of the current scientific literature related to using bromelain to treat cancer concluded that: ‘Traditional and anecdotal clinical evidence suggests the bromelain could be an effective anticancer therapeutic agent…’
While bromelain supplementation was used in the studies to treat cancer, even the smaller amounts in a slice or two of fresh pineapple with the core may act as a natural cancer preventative, especially considering the next nutritional element that pineapples are so rich in — vitamin C.
3. Pineapple Antioxidant Benefits and Better Skin
Pineapple is an unusually high source of vitamin C, far higher than the much-touted oranges. Just one cup of fresh pineapple chunks contains more than 100% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C (though many health authorities considered this to be set far too low and many of us would benefit from much more of it).
Your body’s main water-soluble antioxidant, vitamin C is on the front line of defending your cells against dangerous free radicals that can lead to cellular damage and potentially cancerous changes.
Free radical damage is widely considered a contributing factor in a variety of diseases, from cancer to asthma, arthritis to heart disease and many more serious inflammation disorders. Getting a good daily amount of vitamin C into your diet is an important part of defending your body and its cells from free radicals and staying healthy.
The rich vitamin C content in pineapples makes them an easy and great tasting source of the nutrient. Here are some other good natural sources of vitamin C
to make sure you’re eating regularly and top up your antioxidant defenses.
Another health benefit of pineapples and their vitamin C is an improvement in the quality of your skin. The collagen that glues your skin cells together is particularly reliant on adequate levels of vitamin C in your diet. Without it, your skin will be one of the first areas of your body to suffer, with poor skin tone the likely result.
Pineapples also contain carotenoids like beta-carotene for skin cell protection and significance amounts of the mineral copper for promoting elasticity in your skin.
4. Colds and Coughs
The combination of very high levels of vitamin C with anti-inflammatory bromelain makes pineapples a particularly effective treatment for coughs, colds and other respiratory problems.
While the positive benefits of vitamin C in reducing the severity and duration of colds and flu are well known, bromelain also has a role in reducing respiratory problems.
Enzymes in pineapples have been shown to reduce inflammation of the nasal cavity and help break up excessive mucus in the respiratory system. These effects can combat regular colds and coughs and may even be useful for treating more serious respiratory problems like bronchitis.
With so many health benefits, a slice of pineapple looks like a much better option than a glass of commercial orange juice if you’re trying to recover from a cold.
5. Strengthening Bones
Aside from the good levels of copper already mentioned, pineapples are extremely high in the mineral manganese, with around three-quarters of the recommended daily intake of this valuable trace mineral per cup.
Manganese is needed by your body to build healthy bones and support connective tissue. It is particularly vital for growing children and teenagers and the elderly, whose bones are likely to be weakening as they get older.
6. Energy and Stress Reduction
The rich manganese content of pineapple is also of benefit for energy production. The trace mineral is an important cofactor needed for the creation of enzymes used in the production of energy within your body.
Pineapples health credentials also extend to stress reduction as they contain good levels of B vitamins, so vital for proper brain function and increasing your ability to deal with stress effectively.
The fruit is especially high in vitamin B1 thiamine (also needed for energy production) and vitamin B6 pyridoxine, both at over 10% of the RDI per cup. Folate and pantothenic acid are also well represented at around the 7% RDI per cup and smaller amounts of niacin, biotin and choline are also available when you eat pineapples for preventing B vitamin deficiency.


http://www.agricinfo.com/2017/04/6-vital-health-benefits-of-pineapple.html