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Pistotita:
Comparison analysis is the way to do it well. How many tons do you get per hectare sir?

@Ifedola28, let us wait for his answer madam, and we know how to analyse it better. I always rely on figures, and not speculation. Perhaps, my brother may even want to try fresh maize if he finds good market for it. People do not understand the hidden treasure in fresh maize. The first impulse is sales per ton of dried ones.

It is very difficult sharing experience in a discus. I now understand why some experience farmers advise to keep quiet. I wrote my experience above and also shared pictures and you assume it is speculation.

Anyways, I get between 2.5-3.5 tons per hectare. It varies due to spacing as I use manual planting (labour) but in as much I supervise the planting. A picture below of my present manual maize farm spacing.

Finally, I will be mindful of any tone of question and might not answer if I find it offensive. Thanks.

stagger:
The guy who said dry maize is profitable: can he expatiate more, because that has not been my experience. Drying of maize is very stressful. Losses start from the farm to birds, then to human harvesters, and if you are not careful to further dry post-shelling and bag well with preservatives, you can be in for a nasty surprise.

You are right about the post shelling and preservation if the farmer is a novice on that.

Dry maize is stressful and profitable from my experience, far profitable than fresh maize. Once the spacing is right, usage of hybrid seeds and Cubs are good the outcome will be fantastic.

In farming I understand one has to leave room for pest. Antelopes invaded my farm last week and I addressed the issue and also took meat home

Hybrid seed matures after 75 days of planting, harvesting at the right time will reduce waste. Picture of my last harvest below I got 10 of that truck and sold at 90 naira/kg. I made millions something I will never get selling fresh.

Maize farmers in the north are making a killing selling dry maize.

I wish I can show a video of my present 20 hectares of maize

MaziOmenuko:
I have modified my initial post. Go and read it and see reasons why a recess is a dumb excuse!

Silly rewrite or you get the hell out of my mention.... I do not deal with slow poke like you that are comfortable writing at the end of their keyboard.

Rude thing....

MaziOmenuko:
Lol...abeg no disgrace yourself for public forum

How now? Discuss intellectually and let me see reasons why you think the recess did not slow the process.

At least the presidency started that the list will be communicated before the end of thier recess.

The national assembly are on recess na... if he appoints his ministers without confirmation the same people will shout tyrant, rule of law etc.

I tire for this people

jaxxy:
These stupid Northen groups talk as if Buhari got zero vote in the SE when get go more than even expected and even in last elections even without that what happened to federal character?

Buhari shud better take queue for sensible president who even include the opposition in their governments. Igbos are not even opposition cos many still voted for Buhari. It quite sad how they reason. They glorify marginalization and then claim one Nigeria. How shud the thousands if not millions of Igbos who voted Buhari feel?

It is quite sad the position of the few that voted Buhari because a large population voted against him and made it obvious they do not want him. Most if not every opposition activist or social groups against the government leading to 2015 election were igbo.

Frankly, I do not mind igbos in the government but they need to know how to play the game called politics and align with other tribes not an individual so we can have an igbo presidency someday. Every country plays this game that's why some countries have president and PM or a party has to negotiate with far right or left party to have the majority in the parliament or Buhari aligning with south west etc.

God bless Nigeria.

Limitless72:
Next time you talk make sure you do that with intelligence.
So because they want to be politically relevant they should renforce failure and stagnation.
The decision of the Igbos in the just concluded election was out of love and progression. If Buhari had walk his campaign talk, and hadn't retard the country; causing pain, regret, loss ôf lives, negligence of citizenry plight, displeasure and grievances, don't you think the IGBOS would endorse him.

Let's forget about political relevance or party affliction and learn to place the wellbeing of the country first. That the only way we could/would progress....

We have a problem in this country, a very serious one...

I can see the intelligence in your write up. People that voted Buhari also thought about "the wellbeing of the country first".
Understand that everybody has the right to view or air their opinions. We are all right from the position we stand.

Well done sir

ijemishkisic:
Wonderful! I will be back to state my experiences here, for now am off to harvesting dried maize in my farm to meet up replanting twice before december. I left them because of discouragement a month ago when i harvested the bigger sizes n sold off fresh. Almost 1 hectare in Igwuruta, Port harcourt.

The best way to make profit is to dry the maize. Fresh maize sales at the farm gate is not profitable. A 50 kg bag goes for 3,000-12,000 depending on the period.

Also, to make profit with dry maize 1. The spacing of the maize on the farm is important 2. Quality of seed used 3. The soil 4. If you have a very good soil you may not add fertiliser. 5. Storage facilities after harvest.

Dry maize are used by companies, pap makers, livestock farmers, etc. Therefore, the is market for same when sold at the right time.

Storage is a very big problem... hopefully we can discuss about it.

saint4larin:
Trash.

Yeah trash, that is what you are saying.

Discuss intellectually because we disagree to agree.

"Trash"

atiku4President:
Hope you are enjoying the increased hunger, killings by bandits and economic woes that come with the "progressive path". Hope you now buy stuffs without money in the market and pay nothing for fuel at the stations. I pray that whatever experience you have under Buhari will be multiplied to you in the coming months and years.

Rubbish and sentimental response as usual. As long as I am not lazy I will grow but for the record back to sender

Nigeria was never easy due to the actions of our past leaders. Today's happening are multiplier effect of all past government both military and civilian.

Please open your mind......

GuestLog:
What government doesnt have opposition? Is the government for Nigerians or APC alone? Be patriotic in your thinking if you want to be a good leader someday.

We all have to be patriotic.... not when it suits you to write it.

[quote author=atiku4President post=79405819]Hope you are enjoying the increased hunger, killings by bandits and economic woes that come with the "progressive path". Hope you now buy stuffs without money in the market and pay nothing for fuel at the stations. I pray that whatever experience you have under Buhari will be multiplied to you in the coming months and years.[/quote

Rubbish and sentimental response as usual. As long as I am not lazy I will grow but for the record back to sender

Nigeria was never easy due to the actions of our past leaders. Today's happening are multiplier effect of all past government both military and civilian.

Please open your mind......

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As a tribe, learn to align with other tribes to be politically relevant.

They purposely, made noise and intentionally voted for akitu therefore they lost the right to any position in the "tyrant, devil and dullard's government".

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How possible is this information by the old man trying to cause unrest before he dies.

I am a farmer with farms at oke odan, ikorodu, Ibadan and ijebu.
Yes we have them around us but they never entered my farms or neighbours, or attacked me, my workers or crops.

These herdsmen can speak your language and even ask permission before using an idle land. If they damage your crops they will call their owners and they will settle you. For your info, most owners are from that locality. They are from every part of the country.

We need to be very careful as a nation and people. War isn't a joke ooooo. This guys have standby Visa and ticket to get out of the country when trouble starts.

My question for the youths supporting this old men WHAT DO YOU HAVE WHEN WAR STARTS?

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Granting him bail does not discharge him from the case. The case will still hold and he might go to jail if the judge find him guilty.

We celebrate rubbish in this country

Torres was the first.

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Passionate888:
This one na old story na

Nigerians have a big problem. Their hatred and hunger as clouded their minds.

A blogger digged up a national news of last year and they can not open their brains/memory.

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