Zwooks:



Ah. I did deep research oh. I found out a lot of things I didn't earlier. Contact me privately I don't want the information in public


My maize on ridges did fantastically great

I just sent you a mail.

Zwooks:



I planted my three farms differently. I planted the first without riges the cobs were small, the second that was planted on ridges just started to fruit, I will update you on the size of its cobs in due time


Do you have buyers for your dried maize now ?

Please, don't forget to update me.


I've re cleared the farm and will likely start making ridges next week. I will like to know how the ones you planted on ridges fared, so I can decide if I should use same seed, or try something else.

betabread:

Hmmmmmm

I get u but let me tell u dat if I source my seeds locally I usually get 100% germination with excellent vigor especially when I carefully select and replant my seeds .............. I dont plant seeds older than 3 months

Whats the use buying expensive seeds, treating and getting poor germination + the transport involved......

Waste starts when u band fertilizer with planter to dead seeds

I really dont want to rant but if i must buy hybrid it must be by an extremely local breeding company that I know when d seeds are harvested

How do I know the seed I'm getting from the market is the local one, and not a 2nd (or nth) generation hybrid?

Zwooks:



I planted my three farms differently. I planted the first without riges the cobs were small, the second that was planted on ridges just started to fruit, I will update you on the size of its cobs in due time


Do you have buyers for your dried maize now ?

Alright, I will be expecting the update.

For the dried maize, I am not looking for buyers yet as I'm thinking towards getting a Corn Thresher.

Zwooks:



I like to ask about the size of your cobs. Were they moderately well developed? I noticed 510 on my end were small compared with local maize

Majority of them were small, but there are some big ones too.

Although, people said the reason why majority are are small is because I didn't make ridges before planting. They said assuming I had made ridges, everything would have been big.

Tompson88:
Someone already gave you the same advice, leave it on stands, let it dry,rain won't do anything to it,by September or latest October, maize will be scarce but fresh and dried,by then you will smile to bank,I sold part of mine 30k per bag 2weeks ago in ekiti but now it is 20k,you I left the rest on stands.

Alright, thank you.

That's what I'm doing now.

betabread:


My dear sell at this price loss and use this as a lesson, you are gradually understanding maize, u have started speaking the language and are talking of the problems you will solve to make good money from maize

Dont just follow what you read hook line and sinker,
Many things will still need a little tweeking here and there......

There are many obstacles to cross but once you reach promise land maize is blood money

Thank you.

Tompson88:
Do you want me advise you because I also have a maize farm?

Yes, advise me

epainos:

Good luck!

Thank you.

Standing5:
100-120 is high o. Commerce doesn't work out like that. You sell to those who resell. If they overdoing the pricing process, consider taking it to towns around you, rent huge pots, buy firewood and cook it before selling at around N100 in order to recover you capital.

Smoked maize goes for N200 per one here. It's if you price that they'll give you 3 for 500.

So, if cooking or smoking, you'll sell at N150 per cob at a minimum, and this place is even a local environment, not those big cities.

I do understand the economical aspects though, and thinking about it, I believe that's where the issue comes from.

All the women that came yesterday came from a big city, and their transportation cost (to and fro) should be at least N1,800 per person. If we factor in how much they'll get charged for load (to move from farm to express, and express to city), then the transport costs for each of them can go up to 7k or even more.

None of them bought up to 30K worth of products. In fact, one bought only 16k worth of products and she even had to borrow money to complete the payment.

The issue here is that, this small scale buyers will need to buy extremely cheap themselves, for them to break even. Imagine the woman that buys only 16K spending 7k on transportation, already, her costs already shoots up to 23k (Almost 50% up).

I think, going forward, if I want to sell from farm, then I will probably look out for those that can buy in huge quantities (as they will be able to buy at a better rate, since their transportation will be cheaper). But for now, I will be taking to the market on market days.

Zwooks:



I forgot to ask for details.


I want to believe you are selling fresh. If you are selling fresh, how many cobs do you have in your bag. I want to know so I can confirm your output per acre and speak more accurately

It should be at least 223 per bag on average.

The women used 4 of those big beans bags, and 3 of those 50KG rice bags.

I came up with the 223 figure because the women took 18 for N1,000, and they had 87 stacks after grouping the maize into 18 per stack.

(87x18) divided by 7 will give a little over 223 for each bag.

If we add an extra 50 for the stacks that are more than 18, then it can go up to 230 per bag on average.

Peacefultosin:
You should not make loss if you sell a cob of maize for at least N50. I am not saying you should not charge higher so that you can raise your income/profit from the farm.

I think you need to check the elements of your costs and amount inccured on each to know where you need to apply cost reduction techniques.

Like someone rightly said, eliminating the activities of middlemen in transactions will give you more income and consequently higher profit but necessary value addition (with its consequences) will be taken care of by you.

Lastly, you should think of intercropping the maize with other crop(s) on the same piece of land so that the cost will be distributed on all crops planted on the land.

Yes, you're right. I already noted the things that shot up my cost and will address them.

I also intend to plant Cassava/Potato/Beans with the corn the next time I'm planting.

youngzoologist:


I love this humility.. A lot of factors determine profitable farming especially at the primary level, one of such is size of cultivation... The little I know in crop farming, the larger the size of farmland, the more the quantity of produce to be harvested, the more the profit.

Yes, the bigger the farmland, The more profitable it is.

Zwooks:
Everyone around me is suggesting you are right o. 45 Naira is a big rip off, and you should be selling around say 120 Naira per corn. I will work on deeper channels to get information

Thank you.

Zwooks:

I have over 60,000 cobs presently with another 300,000 in view

I know the entire maths and expenses involved.

I bagged some maize yesterday and I know the exact amount that can come out from an hectare. So, as you see, I know the maths

When you get sincere with the qty that can come out from your land size, you will see the honest truth

Well, like I said in my opening post, this is my first time. So, I'm clueless on how much quantity to expect, and you don't expect me to be selling like I'm doing giveaways with this kind of uncertainty.

All the theoretical maths didn't actually work accurately too. For example, theoretically, A 3 acres land size should take 25KG of maize seeds. But when we planted, we didn't even finish the 20KG bag of seeds (we planted manually. I intend to use a machine to plant next time, so as to address this).

Also, I can see we discussed on another thread about the germination rate. I planted Seedco 510 seed variety, I believed pests removed a good portion of the seeds, even after replanting. you on the other hand suggested the germination rate was poor from your experience.

So, I have to make decisions in my best interests, with all these in mind.

You may be making alternate decisions from the one I'm making, based on the information and experience you have, and that's fine.

Foodqueen:
Sell them yourself, either roast or cooked.

Or look for all those mkt where they have market days and take them to.

Yesterday was Sabo mkt in ikorodu.

laivwire:
What I did: I harvested myself very early in the morning on a market day and hauled to the market.

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Very early so I meet the retailers before customers start coming. They rush you as soon as you get to the market and you can sell from 5 cobs per transaction to a full bag. It's brisk business as long as your cobs are good.

This is what I'll do now. The community next to me has a market day every 5 days. I intend to start taking the products to the market myself.

Zwooks:






Stop being greedy. 40-55 Naira per maize will sufficiently repay all your investments and leave you with at least over 120% profit. You are greedy and don't want people to make money

Well, you're in a very far distance from reality. Like I said, I don't see how I will break even at that price.

And even if I would break even at that price, there's nothing wrong with wanting more money for my produce.

They resell at a rate of 3 maize for 500, but thinks is OK to buy 9/10 maize for 500 on the farm. Literally, they are selling at 3 times or more what they buy on the farm.

And even the 9/10 maize they pick on the farm, they still take more than that even when monitored. They know you can't count everything, so they'll sometimes take far more than 10.

The entire thing they harvested filled like 7 bags yesterday, and everything they paid is 87K, which is not even up to 1/4 of my expenses.

The money I spent on Labour (Clearing, Packing, Weeding, Planting, Spraying of Herbicides etc) is around 400k, maize seeds for an Hectare came at a rate of 45k including delivery.

If I keep selling at this rate, then I'll need about 42 bags to break even, and around 92 bags to make a 120% profit (as you claimed). Do you think a 1 hectare farm can produce up to 92 bags? I'm really curious and will like to learn from you

epainos:

...farmers will always shy away from it a d give their products to "powers and principalities" ruling the agro businesses called agents. Lol. Dem go wipe am oraimo cord very well.

Omo, the powers and principalities strong gan. Na the first time I dey go into large scale farming be this, and the thing do me funny.

stanvesco:



If you are in a good town

Whole not set up corn roasting hubs na

Five spots can finish Ur maize farm

Na village side I dey ooo. Na small town.

JealousCobra:
Which state?

Ogun State

I'm a first time maize farmer, and my maize farm is finally ready for Harvesting. Someone brought in some market women to harvest and buy today.

The rate at which this women purchased is so ridiculous that if I continue selling like this, I won't make what I spent on the project back, not to talk of profit.

It was actually painful because I didn't discuss price with them before they started harvesting, as I assumed the person who brought them already did the discussion, only for this women to come up with a ridiculous rate after harvesting. They claim there's now excess maize in the market.

Another buyer someone called for me offer even worse prices.

It appears they have a maize seller association, where they fix their buying prices.

I'm currently considering harvesting and taking to the market myself, because I'm sure I should be able to sell at X2 of their buying prices (their buying prices is currently between 40 - 55 Naira per Maize on Average, and I think I should be able to sell at 100 - 120 Naira per Maize at the market)

I can't leave the maize to dry because of the rate of rainfall we're currently experiencing.

Any Clue from experienced farmers?

Geomartinsurvey:

Town Planning involves both control of existing and new development, and "strategic planning" to ensure our resources are carefully managed to match our future needs and expectations.

Planning is a dynamic process that is constantly evolving in response to changes within the community.

Town Planners develop strategies and design the communities in which we live, work and play. Balancing the built and natural environment, community needs, cultural significance, and economic sustainability, planners aim to improve our quality of life and create vibrant communities.

As cities and town continue to grow in terms of size and population, planners are in increasing demand to manage these changes.

They frequently work with other professionals such as engineers, architects, building surveyors, economists, developers, politicians, scientists and environmental scientists.

Why planning is very important?

It helps to ensure that structures get built in the right place.
It helps to balance the development between homes, factories, offices, schools, places of worship, health facilities, and transportation routes.

Technical Requirements for Setbacks

Setback for Residential
Standard – 6m
Substandard – Existing building line
Special schemes – 9m
Others – As specified by approval order for such scheme or area.

Airspaces for Residential
Standard – 3m both sides.
Substandard – 1.5m one side
Others – 3m between main building & B/Q and 4.5m in special areas 6m between buildings of two (2) floors and above.

Rear Airspace
Standard – 3m
Substandard – 1.5m
Others – 4.5m if height is up to 4 floors
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Required Setback from Highways and Roads

Primary (Federal or State) Highway 90m right of way – 45 meters from the centre.
Secondary (Federal or State) Highway (60m Right of way) 30meters from the centre.
Local Road (State) (24m, 18m, 15m, 12m) – 12m, 9m, 7.5m, 6m.
Access Road / Street 9 metres, 6metres from the edges.

Required setback from NNPC Pipeline

15m from the property line.

Horizontal Distance from NEPA High Tension

11KVA = 6m
33KVA = 9m
132KVA = 15m
330KVA = 22.5m
Substation = 12m

Required Setback from Different Water Bodies

Ocean / sea = 150m
Lagoon = 50m
River = 15m
Seasonal = 15m
Gorges (New Areas) = 10m
Gorge (B.U.A) = 10m

Distance to Rail Line

Minimum of 21m setback between property and railway line.
60m setbacks between the property and unmanned railway crossing level crossing.



Now that you know, check the land before you buy it! Observe the setback requirements before you build it!

Thank you

Ayemileto:
Good afternoon Mr. GAZZUZ

I am thinking of getting a Nigerian used Suzuki Every to make it easier to transport things to farm, and transport farm produce to market.

However, someone mentioned to me that Suzuki Every's are problematic. He suggested I save more money and go for a 1999 - 2002 Sienna.

I will like to get your opinion on this sir.

Abeg, any opinion about this.

Good afternoon Mr. GAZZUZ

I am thinking of getting a Nigerian used Suzuki Every to make it easier to transport things to farm, and transport farm produce to market.

However, someone mentioned to me that Suzuki Every's are problematic. He suggested I save more money and go for a 1999 - 2002 Sienna.

I will like to get your opinion on this sir.

Zwooks:




It's the seeds. I noticed very poor.germination rate. It was so bad that we.can.say the.geimation rate with them is 65%

Wow. Thanks for this.

Esude007:
buy maize from the market, soak it in water and mix it commando.... Broadcast it on ur farm and see wonders

Alright, thanks a lot.

Zwooks:




It's not wild animals. It's the seeds. Tell me, you planted SeedCo 5xx abi ?

Yes, Seedco 510.

But I think it's wild animals because I actually saw the holes they dug.

They also removed beans I planted too.

But I'll like to know what's wrong with the seeds though.

Esude007:
.. yeah... Let's go together

Hi.

What do you recommend I use against all this bush rats that keep removing the maize seeds after planting?

Like, their population is soo high that they can remove like 3 plots the same day of planting.

So, the Madagascar guys scored 149 own goals as protest?

What happens to not showing up for the match?

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Missowombo:
Dear Family landers. I am here to seek your advice on how to rescue my car from my neighbour.
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I bought a car, direct from abroad, a very clean and sweet ride, and registered in September, 2023 (5months ago). However, due to the high fuel consumption( V6, 3.5l engine) and the ever unstable fuel price today, I decided to put it up for sale to get a smaller engine capacity. A neighbour expressed interest in buying the car and decided to pay in installment which I agreed. I was also searching for a replacement at this time hoping to use the money realized from the sales to get my preferred ride. My preferred ride prices were shockingly high such that even if I doubled the price I gave to my neighbour it will still not be enough to buy the new ride. Prices rise by the hour these days in Nigeria and I have no hand in this crisis. I returned to my neighbour to inform him that I will not be selling the car anymore due to the present crises in prices of goods in the country. I apologized profusely for every inconvenience and transferred his money back to him. He got angry and said that I must submit the car key and documents to him. He even threatened to send his community and area boys to beat me up and extract the above items.

I came back from work to see my car jacked up, surrounded by 2 other vehicles to prevent the car's exit. For the records, there is no written or signed agreement between him and I concerning this sale. I refunded all his money 1 day after he paid his last installment and kept back my car. I have no hand in Nigeria's current problems. I am pushed to use force here but I am thinking that some initial peaceful resolution could be an option.

How far.

How did you resolve the matter eventually?