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Agriculture › Re: Cassava Farmers Let's Meet Here by jethro2: 6:01pm On Jul 18, 2014

sunzie: Sir I need Cassava Stem (TME419).
Does anybody has it or a better variety?
Please contact me on seiduphilproject@gmail.com.
Thanks.

please state the size of acres or hectares you need the TME 419 cuttings for?

Agriculture › Re: Maize Market In Nigeria by jethro2: 5:52pm On Jul 18, 2014

sodium: Hi Peeps,
A new company in town who is in to corn processing, would like to know where to get maize in large quantity and a very reasonable price.
Industries that are in need of it, and any other useful information.
Thanks

Where is the factory location? What's the quantity in tonnes the company is requesting per week or per month? What's price will they buy per tonne? What's the payment procedure?
adesola_yinka@yahoo.com, enterpreneuryouthcooperative@yahoo.com.

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 8:20am On Jul 18, 2014

frakdon: Hello! Jethro,
Well done. I tried calling yur mobile line isn't reachable?

Sorry I am at present in a place where there is no network. My phones will be available as from next week. Sorry about that

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 7:41am On Jul 17, 2014

ksabid: Well done Jethro, keep up the good work. Is it possible to lease government land in Oyo town (Oyo ile)?

I don't know of any government land in Oyo town. There could be but I don't have any idea. Most lands in Oyo area are leased through the bales and the Obas.

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 11:44pm On Jul 16, 2014

FarmTech: ..
I already know wot u do from previous pages. I live all the way in Anambra state. I've been researching land leasing in my area but the one i got was more expensive. So I may be lking at other states. Can u pls tell list the cost involve? Be it any registrations, labor cost, hidden cost etc.

There are lots of question involved with land leasing especially that you will be far from the farm. The points are: What do you need the land for? Is it livestock or cropping? How do you intend to manage it? All these should be put into consideration before leasing land. Soil types and climates changes are also factors to be considered before leasing land for a particular type of crop or livestock.

Agriculture › Re: Requirements To Export Fruits by jethro2: 9:20am On Jul 16, 2014

Pavore9: @jethro2, thanks for d highlight on standards. Even for farmers here in Kenya to supply fruits & vegetables to supermarkets, d supermarket fresh food division must come inspect ur farm, type of fertilizer used, source of water etc b4 any negotiation!

You are welcome sir. Our supermarkets are importing fruits and vegetables from South Africa. The complain is on quality and food safety. Some organizations are already keying into that. We planned to copy a lot from Kenya and some African countries that has key into exporting.
Its a gradual process but we hope to get there.

Investment › So Much For Idle Funds On Nairaland by jethro2(op): 9:14am On Jul 16, 2014

Hardly would a day pass that one will not come across threads that read thus:
"Advice needed for my idle funds"
"Two million idle funds what can I invest in?
At first glance what comes to mind is:
" Was it an inheritance?"

" Did one actually work for that money?
or
" Could the OP be seeking attention?

Except for funds gotten from inheritance, its a sudden and possibly unexpected gift which one has no earlier plan for the utilization.
My thinking is a hard working dedicated fellow, that sweats for the hard earned currency would have be planning along as he works.
Most times I tends to think most idle funds advice write up might probably be seeking for attention.
Its also possible I could be wrong in some cases. Expressing my opinion

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Agriculture › Re: Requirements To Export Fruits by jethro2: 8:28am On Jul 16, 2014

However, there is an EU organization called COLEACP. They have been sending expert trainer to Nigeria to train the organizations that are working with farmers. We call it ToT. Training of the trainers. A lot of underground work is going on how Nigeria can key into fruits and vegetable exporting. COLEACP partners with AFGEAN and IFDC in Nigeria

Agriculture › Re: Requirements To Export Fruits by jethro2: 8:24am On Jul 16, 2014

kart042000: Please i need to understand why you said it is not realistic, most of the vegetables been eaten in america is from kenya. Please could you answer the question if assuming i was exporting to cameroon for instance.

There are quality and standard to be met before exporting. Food safety standard which no one is practicing in Nigeria.
Vegatables are airlift in every countries. It requires a certain limit of exposure to sunlight that is required.
The planting method in Nigeria is not hygienic. A lot of pesticide residue are found in our fruits.
I can keep on and on

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 8:17am On Jul 16, 2014

FarmTech: Pls hw much does registration cost?

I think you should have idea of what we do before registering. This can be done when you attend a meeting. You can participate as an observer or visitor first.

Agriculture › Re: Confused... But Wannna Farm by jethro2: 8:21am On Jul 15, 2014

Please meet a nearby farmer in that area. They know the terrain better. You can get the beat advise from interned. Its not necessary a farm is fenced.. There are still lots of home work for you to do. Farming is not something you rush intoo

Agriculture › Re: Yam Farmers Here by jethro2: 8:18am On Jul 15, 2014

What exactly would you want to know about yam? Is it the planting, Process of planting, Duration, Buying and Selling, maturity from planting to field. Please be specific before one can attend to you. Cheers

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 6:26am On Jul 14, 2014

sleemoon: Where is d address?

jethro2: The meeting of Entrepreneurs will be holding on Saturday 9th August 2014. Venue Block J Plot 9 Bola Ajibola Street Abeokuta Ogun State. Time 10am.

Agriculture › Re: Plant Aflatoxin Free Maize To Get Good Market by jethro2(op): 6:23am On Jul 14, 2014

FarmTech: Thanks for the tips.

You are welcome

Agriculture › Re: Youth Should Engage In Group Farming To Have Access To Markets And Funds by jethro2(op): 6:19am On Jul 14, 2014

smithsammy: Hello jethro, weldone! Pls, I would be returning to school very soon and I planned to organise a joint students mechanise farming when I get to back school. And you having been in the system for long, I would need you to give me some tips, recommendations and information that will see to the success of the initiative.
Waiting to read from you soon.

Welcome on board. Its a very good idea.
First, you need to get people of like minds. Those that will really be dedicated and have passion for the same projects.
Discuss your aims and objectives. Set some goals for yourself.
Talk to people that may want to be financially committed.
Be willing to sacrifice

Agriculture › Re: Requirements To Export Fruits by jethro2: 6:12am On Jul 14, 2014

kart042000: Hello house, I would like to find out some things from our knowledgeable in house members.
If I want to export fruits and vegetables to African countries such as Zimbabwe and Namibia, here are a list of concerning questions.
1) How can I procure the fruits such as orange, pineapple, water melon, etc and vegs such as carrot, cucumber, cabbage, green peas etc without having to travel to so many states. I know the best bet is to meet with the farmers directly, that takes me to my other question.

You may have to arrange with farmers in clusters to be planting for you. It will be a bit hard procuring and sourcing for different kind.

Getting the good quality and the quantity you want is another issue

2) What states can this fruits and vegs be procured from in Nigeria? If I have to go to each of those states, my concerns are, safety, increase in cost of logistics, and the high stress involved.

Benue states is one of the major producers of fruits

3) Is there a place I could get a fridge trailer for hire which can travel from Nigeria to those countries? If yes, what are the documents required for it to be able to cross Nigerian borders.

Visit NEPC office to get the neccesary documents.

I am not too sure you will be allowed to move out fresh fruits by road.
But in Nigeria, anything can happen.

4) Any other advice is highly welcome. Please you still need a lot of background work.

AFGEAN. Agricultural Fresh Growers Exporters Association of Nigeria might be a very good place to start from.

I hope this helps .

Agriculture › Re: Joint Youth Mechanized Farming In Oyo State by jethro2(op): 6:44am On Jul 12, 2014

sleemoon: Hello bro.... I jst came across ur thread for d first tym... Nd I ll like to contribute my own quota... Pls lemme knw if dere is still space nd all oda info to my mail box ... Sleemuun@gmail.com. Thanks in anticipation

You are welcome.. There is space to contribute your quotas. you have to be at one of the meetings. We are having one today. Every second saturday of the month is our meeting

Agriculture › Enough Farrmers, Where Are The Processors by jethro2(op): 4:30pm On Jul 11, 2014

Enough of the farming farming, farming where are the processors?
Let those that can afford venture into processing.
Visit sny rural area as we speak, there is gluts in the farm for cassava, for maize and some veggetables.
Though processing is quite expensive to start up but its more lucrative than farming.

A truck of cassavavthat use to be between N40,000 - N70,000 is at present been sold for between N15,000 - N25,000 in the hinterlands.

I think youths should consider more of processing to end products.

For instance, repackaging garri into smaller satchet and distributing in the university campus, possibly adding sugar and groundnut to the package can fetch lots more

Packaging plantain flour and supplying suprrmarkets, and chain stores

Vegetables are daily imported into our country because of the preservation methods and packaging

There are a lot of things to be explire in agribusiness. Raw material are readily available in the rural areas. Find the location that suits your purpose

Plaintain is plenty in Osun state, Cassava visit Oyo State, Rice visit Anambra and Part of Ogun State, Yam is there in Ekiti and Oyo.

Agriculture › Re: Cassava Farmers Let's Meet Here by jethro2: 4:11pm On Jul 11, 2014

soladel: Every improved varieties will give you good yield and makes you profit by one year, if anybody tells you lesser than that, let him or her demonstrate it.
Cassava is a crop of One year. Shikena!

Thanks for this
Some people visit our farmers in the village with the story of 6 and 9 months. I was not in the farm during their visit. It was difficult to convince the farmers that its not true. Thanks a lot

Do you work on SOYABEANS?

Agriculture › Plant Aflatoxin Free Maize To Get Good Market by jethro2(op): 3:58pm On Jul 11, 2014

Every maize farmer during the last season know there was a great fall in markrt price.
Maize price per bags usually starts low and gradually rise to reach the peak.
It was not so during this just concluded season. A lot of farmers, investors make a big loss by not selling their products on time

Speculations were that some big men imported millions metric tonnes of maize into the country. This imported maize were considered to be of very high quantity , aflatoxin free and comes in at a better price.

THE CAUSE OF THE GLUTS
The maize we plants here have AFLATOXINS.
Aflatoxin is a living fungus that mainly afects maize and groundnut

It a cancer causing organisms that kills overtime. Its highly toxic. Most of the food that are destroyed during exports has some trace of aflatoxin.

There is a specific level /percentage of the toxins that must not be exceeded.

IITA Ibadan has been working on how to eliminate/reduce aflatoxin in our food products for the past 10 years.

It was discovered that this fungus contamination starts from the soil, right from the farm.

IITA has developed a biopesticide called AFLASAFE.
Aflasafe is a biopesticide for application to maize and ground nut to displace aflatoxin producing strains of Aspergillus flavus

Aflasafe is to be applied to maize farm 2 to 3 weeks before flowering at the rate of 10kg /ha.

Trainings/enlightement programmes are now been given to farmers on the use and application of Aflasafe

IITA has been meeting with major Feedmillers, poultry farmers and the stakeholders involved.

Market for aflatoxin maize will continue to decrease while aflatoxin free maize will be the order of the day

Maize farmers should please ensure the use of aflasafe on their farm.

You can visit IITA in Ibadan for more details. GOOGLE will also provide a lot of answers

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Agriculture › Re: Youth Should Engage In Group Farming To Have Access To Markets And Funds by jethro2(op): 2:42pm On Jul 11, 2014