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I am suprised on your report on Murano, mine came out 3 days after planting. Which kind odf soil did you plant and did they eventually spout?

slimtik:
@ op thanks for sharing with us. I equally started a test run in my backyard on cucumber cultivation before I move on to the 1 acre which is being cleared for it. D threads here are insightful. I intend to use some old interlocking moulds (about 2000) to nurse the seeds in my backyard before moving them. Presently I'm experimenting with two species of seeds namely Kenzo Fi and Murano 2 F1 which I got from Agritropic office in Port Harcourt. The Kenzo germinated by the 4th day (yippee!) but I'm yet to see any sprouts from the Murano and it's the 8th day. What could be wrong? I'm also experimenting on tomato which the guy recommended Roma Savana and it has started germination from the 7th day. I intend to understudy the tomato in depth in a small scale (personal consumption) and if I get it right will have to construct a small green house. Please what specie of seeds are you using for your farm and what specie is best for cucumber. Oga jasper and Co. abeg make una put mouth for this matter oh

Thanks to this thread, I ventured into cucumber farming about 9 months ago. These periods have been filled with failures, success, trial by error learning from experience across several states and in different seasons. I must say a big thank you to jasper7 for his 'opening my eyes' to the opportunities in the Cucumber Value Chain, but the greatest thanks goes to Jehovah for his mercies and guidance.

In this light, I am inviting any who has 4 Saturdays to spare in October, 2015 to a life changing Agribusiness Master class styled training in Cucumber Farming Setup and Management. Participants will be given treated seeds and will be guided on how to turn those seeds into quality fruits that will command good market price within their communities.

Venue: Epe, Lagos

Dates: 3rd, 10th, 24th and 31st October, 2015.

Time: 9am - 12pm and 1pm to 4pm

Registration and Training Fee: NGN25,000

"Until we practice Agriculture as a business venture, a profitable one at that...we will always have poor farmers" - Kalu Samuel

Enormous business opportunities abound in the horticulture area of the Agriculture value chain in Nigeria, enough to generate income and employment for several youths. However, most of these opportunities are not fully tapped. Hence, the widespread of youth unemployment and underemployment.

Against this background, Agritechnovate Solutions Entreprises – a duly registered Agricultural company with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria with registration number: BN 2315112 and champion for Agribusiness among Youths designed the first ever human-centered Agribusiness Master Class on Cucumber Farming for Youths and everyone interested in Agriculture(whether they have ever been to a farm or not) to create on-farm and off-farm employment opportunities presenting a viable and formidable option to reduce unemployment in Nigeria.

As have been severally said, Cucumber is just one crop that in recent times is having a great demand than supply in the market today and anywhere you grow cucumber you will have a ready market for it, so market is not the problem. The challenge lies in successfully producing cucumber profitably.

Hence this training is designed to assist several people from all walks of life, exposing them to the steps required in making profit as well as opportunities in the horticultural value chain in Nigeria.

At the end of the Master Class, participants should be able to:

Successfully Setup a Profitable Cucumber Farm.
Identify and tap into the various opportunities in the Horticulture value chain.
Effectively manage the challenges facing cucumber farming in any part of Nigeria.

Master Class Course Content:

Participants will be put thrugh, but not limited to the following:



Training Design:

The training is designed in a human-centered model which will effectively benefit all in attendance hence we will have not more than 20 participants in this inaugural class. The 20 participants will further be divided into 2 streams of 3 hours each, morning (9am – 12pm) and (1pm to 4pm) evening class, 10 participants per stream.

After four weeks of training participants will be given a memory stick containing training materials, videos, texts and pictures of activities during the training.

Training Methods:

Training is conducted in a Master Class Style, Students Practice what the Master instructs them and there is a home work every week to be done at home while reports in form of pictures and text and sent within the stipulated time frame. The participants are given training materials which will guide them during the practical class and in effectively doing the home works.

Venue:

Agritechnovate Teaching and Research farm,

Iganke Epale town,

Along Ikorodu-Epe Express Way,

Epe-Lagos State.

Dates:

4 Saturdays( 3rd, 10th , 24th and 31st October, 2015).

Training Fee(NGN 25,000):

Registration and Evaluation Fee: NGN 5,000

Master Class Fee: NGN 20,000

Ideal Participant:

Participants should have an interest in farming and Agriculture and should have a small space(as small as 2m x 10m) near their homes to practice during the period of the Master Class.

About the Master Trainer:

The Master Trainer is an International Agribusiness consultant, consulting for top-notch Agribusiness organisations across the world from Ergo Research in the USA to the Association of African Business Schools Agribusiness Consortium, South Africa – Kalu also has extensive experience in growing Cucumber having grown in various conditions in different locations in the past 9 months. Having failed severally, he knows what it takes to succeed…perseverance and doing it rightly from the beginning.

Kalu is a graduate of the foremost Business Certification in the prestigious University of Maryland, USA where he bagged a Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business – a course he completed in July, 2015. As a Graduate of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, getting his hand dirty has turned from a hubby to a profitable business and he intends to train as many people as possible, exposing them to the untapped potential in the Agri-food sector.

Application is on first come first serve basis, once we meet our quota, we will move the rest to the next class.

APPLYhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X7I_Tt_3pXNg6O_cImOvZvOdPgdjvfGtJLm85FRJTpc/viewform or via Whatsapp message with your details on 07036931636

“Until we practice Agriculture as a business venture, a profitable one at that…we wIll always have poor farmers” – Kalu Samuel

PreferredAgric:
Pls i want 2 bottles of the soil recovery organic fertilizer and a roll of mulching film. i cn't get to see ur watsapp number on ur signature.
Pls kindly reply

OLAMIMO12:
@OP....... pls respond to my request on plastic much. patiently waiting....

stagger:
Mr Kalu, kaaa sir!

Please I need help o. I need a drip irrigation kit for 1 hectare of land. I will be doing a maize demonstration and later switch to ugu farming when the maize is done. Most of my farming in the past was done in the south where there was rainfall all year round, but now I am mostly based in the north, this will be my first venture into irrigation farming. Can we communicate off thread?

Thanks.

I apologize for the late response, I receive calls on a weekly basis due to this thread. I do not have any of the aforementioned items in stock at the moment and do not plan to order them for resale anytime soonest.

For inquiries on Mulching Film, Soil treatment and organic fertilizers(TPI) ONLY, please call Dera on 07030368881. Thank you

Prices of tomato per big hausa basket(50kg) was between 22,000 to 24,000 Naira last week in Major tomato markets in Lagos, if you notice in your area the price of tomato has increased.

Training the participants on Farm planing and effective management, Agribusiness Management.

Hello and sorry for the late reply. I will get back to you on this, this week...been so busy with my farms.

choiceman:
Kalusam,

I need the Below items:

1. One (1) Full roll UV transparent screen( what is the gauge in micron)
2. Two (jar) Soil recovery Organic fertilizer
3. the Mulch made in onitsha
4. Ten (10) units seedling trays
5. 1km lenght Drip tapes with accessories.

Please advise availability and prices for these items. My email address is olawaleprat@yahoo.com or kazeemonilenla@gmail.com

Will appreciate your response please at your earliest convenience.

jethro2:
When you pay N20,000 for training,
you automatically have
1. Access to half acre of ploughable land to plant vegetable for a year free which will be allocated immediately after the one month training
2. Accommodation of shared hotel room has been arranged for participant to stay for a month
3. Seed will be given for you to pay at harvest
4. You can only plant vegetables
5. We will help to sell your vegetables if you follow the good agricultural practise that we will all learn during the training
6. You must participate in vegetable training for minimum of a month
7. No fertilizer will be given. We will teach on how to make your own organic fertilizer and you can easily buy the inorganic fertilizer and organic if you want
8. You will pay for your tractor usage which is N3,000 per acre at the LGA. Trainee will take care of their farm labour
9. You get to feed yourself throughout the period
10. You will take care of the farm land given to you but we will provide technical support throughout your planting period.
11. We take care of your accommodation for a month.
12. Alternative accommodation is been arranged for trainee to take care of themselves after the one month if they choose to stay
13. We only have space for 20 trainee for the month of May
14. Its on first pay first participating basis
15. Participant should prepare for real farm work
Expecting more questions.
Do have a lovely day

This is the first of a kind fully private organised Agribusiness training by Youths and for the Youth in Nigeria! Agritechnovate Solutions is proud to be part of this great epoch making event, we will provide Agribusiness management trainings on writing an effective business plan, project proposal, effective farm planning and setup and post harvest loss management...there is an opportunity to recruit the best students who wish to join our network of young Agribusiness professionals with an opportunity to make monthly income from managing short term fruits and vegetable farms, after their training! There is not an excuse for you not to apply today.

This is the first of a kind fully private organised Agribusiness training by Youths and for the Youth in Nigeria! Agritechnovate Solutions is proud to be part of this great epoch making event, we will provide Agribusiness management trainings on writing an effective business plan, project proposal, effective farm planning and setup and post harvest loss management...there is an opportunity to recruit the best students who wish to join our network of young Agribusiness professionals with an opportunity to make monthly income from managing short term fruits and vegetable farms, after their training! There is not an excuse for you not to apply today.

jethro2:
A farmer on with 20 hectares of land could be running at a loss while another farmer with just an acre will be making millions.
" Farming is not 'how big' but 'how well"

So true...am proud to support and prove this at the first of a kind fully private organised Agribusiness training by Youths and for the Youth in Nigeria! Agritechnovate Solutions is proud to be part of this great epoch making event, we will provide Agribusiness management trainings on writing an effective business plan, project proposal, effective farm planning and setup and post harvest loss management...there is an opportunity to recruit the best students who wish to join our network of young Agribusiness professionals with an opportunity to make monthly income from managing short term fruits and vegetable farms, after their training! There is not an excuse for you not to apply today.

All I did was dig a trench about 1m deep, 1m lenght and 1m breadth, layed zinc sheets on the base and poured the poultry dropping from my poultry house into them and pressed it down, after about 6 months, they were composted and ready for use!

OLAMIMO12:
pls, tel me how to go about it. others will benefit. what i read about manure composting is a long process. pls tel how long it should be left before usage. how to process it if needed.
tnx

I planted with compost(aged poultry manure+wood chippings), not fresh one o.

OLAMIMO12:
pls Kalusam, do u use poultry manure directly as u brought them from poultry farm. or u amend them for a while. i learnt that chiken manure are high in Nitrogen and may be harmful to plants if not amended. pls enlighten .

Madam Justi, how business dey go? Abeg help me with the landing cost of this to PH. www.amazon.com/Optimum-Nutrition-Serious-Chocolate-Pound/dp/B001LEY5PA

jesusmandator:
IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
Crop and Animal farmers have not been accessing standard agricultural market because of some production and marketing factors.
For producer to access market, certain steps must be taken among which are:
1. Producing good and quality products to attract premium price
2 . Be able to supply the market consistently throughout the year
3 . Uniformity in the quality of produce from one location to the other.
4 . Implementing cost effective management to beat down the price of products
5. Deepening and upscaling ones product to stand out
6. Getting the right price at the right market for fresh products within and outside the country.
Intending farmers and agribusiness personel will be exposed to what it takes to surmount the above mentioned status in order to access market at the proposed training being organized by Youth AgropreneurshipDevelopment and Innovation(YADIN) in partnership with Kosher Integrated Farms(KIF).
Practical Aspect will involve but not limited to:
1.From Nursery to market of various vegetables e.g , Cucumber and watermellon.
2.Maximizing Agribusiness Ventures e.g How to register your agribusiness, how to raise capital and how to access loans and grants, how to open an agric cooperative society.
3.How to raise pigs, quail, broilers profitably. Eg feed formulation, processing and marketing.
5.All year round supply of your farm products
LOCATION: CAMP, Odeda LGA, Ogun State
TIME:8:00AM-6:00PM
DATE: Saturday April 18, 2015
COST OF TRAINING:N2,000
To register, send a mail to
kosherintegratedfarms@gmail.com or
Call: 234(0)7064207398, 234(0)8179878167.
You can order for the training video which will be sent to you after the training for the same amount.
Dont miss this opportunity
Please share with your friends...

You lifted all your description from (1) to (5) from jethro2 thread here: www.nairaland.com/2181034/fruits-vegetable-agribusiness-trainning . Hope you know how serious plagiarism is? Even if you have a similar idea, why don't you write in your own words rather than copy and paste someone else's work on the same forum, haba!

See the pictures of the products jethro2 is talking about.

My brother, mulch na mulch, whether plastic or straw. I am using 100% Manure coated wood chippings as mulch and it will nourish my soil while it discourages weed

OLAMIMO12:
Weldone Sir. pls, is it compulsory to use plastic mulch? what of straw mulch pls?

So after the first trial on two beds, I have decided to setup about 1.5 plots of land for my folks here. Really want to do it right and guide them well this time! Location: Lagos, Nigeria. Updates of seed planting coming soon!

In the south, the demand for fufu(whether odourless or not) is always increasing. Fufu sells far better than garri(in terms of price) and takes less stress and cost in producing!

amarawa:
Do we people here who practising garri processing or fufu (heard that odourless fufu is also viable)? they should pls shed more light on the cost implications, or if you people around you who are into such biz , you can help find out. I m sure this help will numerous farmers who are finding it hard to sell their tubers.

Sorry for the late updates.

Wow, this is great...the future only belongs to those that can see it! #GreenisLife

hotmas911:
Hastom Green City

Wow, just seeing this now...this is great man (y)

Thanks for stopping by, we will be expecting your orders. As regards my contact details, its on the contact page on my website which is on my signature.

choicelady:
@Kalusam,

Kudos to you and your entire team. Purchase of these equipments definitely makes sense, will send in my order soon.

What's your contact number please?

Have you planted yet? If No, its not too late to plant only that you have to use irrigation.

ladton:
Please I have a small piece of land in front of my house and will like to know if I can plant now.

You can say that again!

PapaBrowne:
The deals you get from these places are just tremendous.

Apply and you won't regret it.

braine:
Interesting. I'd love to attend.

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And am following this thread keenly both as a learner in some of the crops and a pro in others. Its not about what you read here or the calls you make, practice out whatever you learn in a small piece of land and you are sure to succeed, if and only if you put in a strong determination to achieve...all things being equal!

The gun sprayer is strictly on Pre-order basis. Prices of gun sprayer varies based on the radius: 50m and 70m only!

TheUnbeatable:
How much is your gun sprayer and is it pre ordered or its available cash and carry?

We really appreciate those who have called or sent whatsapp messages and are interested in these technologies. I noticed, a whole lot of people are interested in seedling trays. We have sold out our current supply of seedling trays and we are expecting to get more soon.

Cross section of YABDI Participants and Facilitators after the event.