Agriculture / Re: Pigs & Me. My Pig Farming (rarely Talked About) by Kehfie(f): 3:01pm On Sep 20 |
Congratulations OP. How exciting |
Agriculture / Re: 3years challenge with Turkey farming.. (journey with me) by Kehfie(f): 4:27pm On Aug 27 |
Tommymoses: Some tragedy happened about two weeks ago, I lost about 3 mature turkey.
I searched all the neighborhood couldn't find them, I feel the pain coz I knew someone somewhere packed the 3turkey (Jennifer plus her junior brother and my Giant male turkey π¦).
I was surprised when I saw the my male turkey and Jennifer walk back home, I couldn't find the younger turkey of about 9month old till date. What a pity |
Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 11:37pm On Aug 26 |
dayveed1: Please Is 500k enough to cultivate tomatoes on a 5 plots of land.? I recently acquire the land and I have no immediate plans for it yet. I found someone is asking 200k to plant it for me. From clearing of the land till we harvest. And the rest of the funds will be for buying of seeds, fertilizers, bamboos and pesticides. Location is Akure, Ondo state.
I know little to nothing about farming Your advice is needed edekun. What are the credentials of the person who wants to farm the tomatoes for you? Can they provide you verifiable evidence of their success as a tomato farmer? What is your plan for supplementary irrigation? If you plant tomatoes now you will end up competing with glut from the north in a few months time. Keep your money and learn gradually. Start with quarter plot for learning whatever crop you'd like to grow. My two kobo. Let the elders chip in their thoughts. 1 Like 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: My 1.5 Acre Maize Demo Plot. by Kehfie(f): 11:14am On Aug 25 |
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Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 5:16am On Aug 22 |
rubi96: Hello everyone, please what could be causing this? This small vegetable I managed to plant, I don't know what is eating the leaf. What can I do or apply to prevent this? Awaiting your responses. Thank you π Since it is what you eat often, do not spray with insecticide/pesticide..come out at night to pick and kill the caterpillars that are eating the plants. Make sure to check under the leaves for them. 1 Like 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: Sowing The Future: Our Journey With 1,000 Malaysian Supergene Oil Palm Seedlings by Kehfie(f): 4:17pm On Aug 20 |
Best wishes |
Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 11:26pm On Aug 15 |
fashtos: how much is it 100 naira each |
Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 8:10pm On Aug 14 |
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Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 9:35am On Aug 14 |
fashtos: 500 seedlings Are you willing to get it from Lagos? |
Agriculture / Re: Starting Up My Vegetable Farm Garden From Scratch (ugwu, Tomato, Green-leaf) by Kehfie(f): 8:54pm On Aug 13 |
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Agriculture / Re: Step By Step Improve Way Of Cultivating TOMATOES by Kehfie(f): 8:47pm On Aug 13 |
fashtos: Who have tomatoes seedlings to sell?need it as soon as rain resumes Quantity? |
Agriculture / Re: Efo Tete (african Spinach) And Efo Soko (lagos Spinach) Monetization by Kehfie(f): 6:03pm On Aug 13 |
jidestroud:
Hmmm... ( )
To the question asked, it something close to a 6 by 3 student bed size. For the soko, something around 4/5inch spacing between plants, and 3inch for the Tete. (Approximately). Thanks |
Agriculture / Re: What Crop Can I Plant In This Month (august) Of The Year) by Kehfie(f): 5:16pm On Aug 13 |
Empressgifted: Can okro be planted now in southeast? Kirikou Yes it can. Do you have a plan for backup water? 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: Efo Tete (african Spinach) And Efo Soko (lagos Spinach) Monetization by Kehfie(f): 5:10pm On Aug 12 |
Well done op. What's the dimension of your beds and plant population. |
Agriculture / Re: What Crop Can I Plant In This Month (august) Of The Year) by Kehfie(f): 10:16pm On Aug 11 |
melejo: I have a three hectares plus in Lagos that is meant for construction next year. I need to put the land to agricultural use till I'm done with approval. I need advice on what crop I can plant within this August knowing that rainy season will soon come to an end. I will also want to know how and where I can access the seeds. Helpful comment please There are several factors to consider.... your market first; budget for the project; availability of an experienced and reliable manager and farm workers and machinery and various equipment; availability of water. Have you sorted out all that? Also how long before you begin construction? If you sort out all those you can decide what to plant. |
Agriculture / Re: Farmers: How're You Coping With The Drought? by Kehfie(f): 7:31pm On Aug 10 |
Redman44:
Hmn. We should not exploit each other due to this period of rain not falling. Farmers should consider the suffering masses. Some crops like Sorghum, Millet and Cassava do not need too much inputs or fertilizers. And they also do well during droughts. So, why are they expensive in the markets? Why? |
Agriculture / Re: Farmers: How're You Coping With The Drought? by Kehfie(f): 6:45pm On Aug 10 |
lereinter:
Just asking, how do arabian countries or foreign countries that have very scanty rain feed?
For learning purposes They import most of their food and some use irrigation to grow vegetables and fruits |
Agriculture / Re: In Need Of Seedlings by Kehfie(f): 8:55am On Aug 09 |
Fem4real: Please were can i get pepper seed in lagos or ogun state Agric and Badagry 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: Where To Get Agro Waste by Kehfie(f): 8:35am On Aug 09 |
Expatiate |
Agriculture / Re: In Need Of Seedlings by Kehfie(f): 2:25pm On Aug 08 |
[quote author=Fem4real post=131396221]Please were can i get pepper seed in lagos or ogun state [/quote |
Agriculture / Re: In Need Of Seedlings by Kehfie(f): 9:04am On Aug 08 |
Careente7: Calabar Send me an email for a contact in your town. |
Agriculture / Re: 500,000 Naira From One Plot Of Land In 90 Days. by Kehfie(f): 8:57am On Aug 08 |
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Chicken manure, sourced from poultry farm[/quote Hi Opes. Pls where do you get your mop and other fertilizers from. |
Agriculture / Re: Farmers, How Are You Selling Your Maize? by Kehfie(f): 11:50pm On Aug 07 |
Mrdellychy:
Madam kehfie, e shoke u?
BTW, I admire the enterprising works that you and your fellow genders- madam maureensylvia, madam rainmoreDfarms ( not rainingMore at the moment o) madam Maryam madam asiri and every other enterprising female, are doing on this forum. God bless the work on una hands π. God bless you sir. |
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Agriculture / Re: In Need Of Seedlings by Kehfie(f): 11:22am On Aug 06 |
You need seeds and not seedlings. What is your loaction. |
Agriculture / Re: What Medicine Do Day Old Broilers Needs Till They Gets To 6weeks by Kehfie(f): 12:11pm On Aug 05 |
bashuayi: Good morning guys.I want to start rearing broilers and itβs my first time. Trying to start up with 30(day old) first and see how it goes. Please I need your help to direct me on how to go about it.. I planned booking them today Monday and I will receive them on Tuesday. I want to know the drugs I need to get and the perfect feed for them. Please I need advice from you guys
I advise buying from a reputable source who will also offer you after-sales guidance |
Agriculture / Re: Maize Hybrid Selection (share Your Experiences) by Kehfie(f): 4:00pm On Aug 02 |
betabread: Finally maize cultivated with irrigation will yield way way better than rainfed maize.....
If u start with the question of how many acres will fill a truck load, u hace started opening urself 2 errors Can it still be profitably grown with irrigation |
Agriculture / Re: Maize Hybrid Selection (share Your Experiences) by Kehfie(f): 4:00pm On Aug 02 |
betabread: Your question also bothers on yield
Averagely a bag measurement here swallows 350 cobs, but on rare occasions if cob are very big 280-300
D guys that do the tying say that if u really get giant cobs 200 sef and its filled up
One thing is that if you get giant cobs, the guys tying are motivated as it means more money 4 them cos no matter how the buyer wants to stuff more corn inside the bag, it will just be giving way
Once you get bumper harvest with big cobs, the practices of the buyers will favor you, if the bag is too heavy, it can even divide b4 getting to destination
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Agriculture / Hyla Rabbit Weaners And Breeders by Kehfie(f): 11:54am On Aug 01 |
Fast growing. Bucks reach 4 to 5kg in 8 months. Does are good mothers and prolific producers. Shoot me an email to order yours today. |
Agriculture / Re: Food Crises Looming? by Kehfie(f): 12:51pm On Jul 30 |
recklesslove: What is the condition of rain fall in your area? Only twice early this month. Southwest |
Agriculture / Re: Farmers, How Are You Selling Your Maize? by Kehfie(f): 12:25pm On Jul 25 |
epainos:
Sure there are always obstacles, and they are not easily beaten. Determination and consistency do the job. At least you can see it on paper. Two people have commented that N500 is the price of a good cob of fresh corn, and they were wondering why we used N120. Lol. You have read where I wrote that sellers even cut into 2 or 3 parts to sell N100, N200, N150 worth of corn.
Again you will go far in life if you stay humble, and ready to learn. Mark my words. Why? You at least want to see how a new method is done, but this is not enough. The other guy will find it hard to succeed.
Farming without fertilizer is done only via biology. You cultivate either with the knowledge of chemistry or biology. And since I am in sustainability presently, biology is the way forward. I am talking about modern techniques being explored. So many papers are coming out from the United States, and since genetics is on a higher ground, things are moving very fast. Leave him alone, and let him continue with the insults. Lol. They don't affect me in anyway. Points and evidences are what we work with. I knew he doesn't know much from his posts. And he doesn't want to learn. He feels he knows so much and wants to position himself as a consultant. Lol.
What he is proposing is already being done with cassava, some people in conjuction with their wives or an array of fufu sellers do this, one bike load of cassava daily
Not 4 me though, i love bulk money Let us just share experiences and become better
Bro, sit back and think about the whole thing. I learned from Indians nd Chinese around the world. Most local retail shops in Europe are owned by these guys. Indians are known for retailing herbs and spices. One day, I was walking in the street of Moscow and I entered this Indian shop of my friend, and I sat with his wife...she opened my eyes to the huge profit in retailing. I was like wow. Also, if you go to London, you will see Chinese and Indians in the retail businesses. I have a Chinese friend who retails, and if you see his shop. Lol. You won't understand. Sir, he bought his house in greater London. Lol. Perhaps, you need to understand the meaning of "Greater London" to understand the value of properties there. Try Google. The power of retailing is huge.
Let me tell you something. If I was selling cassva and I had 1000 ha and less of land, I would find a way to sell the finished goods myself. I would not contract it out to an agent. Go learn marketing and sales...and see how you will.triple your profit.
Under my rule, I will use agents only if I have a commercial farm. A commercial farm to me is cultivating 1,000 ha every week. Then, I can distribute to many states. This is when I will not try selling to direct consumers.
Read through my posts, and you will notice that 1 plot to even 100 plots of land, I call garden.
Poverty in Nigeria makes people think that their small business is big. No, not of course. You are doing an acre or less, and you say you want bulk money. The total sales from even an acre is not bulk money. Is it? Maybe to you...not me. If I have this way of thought, and I still promote retailing....then, it means, there is something special about it.
Anyway, I think it's about the standard of life. I'm not trying to be proud here, but I think poverty has lowered the level of the standard here.
You don't even need to see me before you do this. All you need to do is to get out and carry out your marketing research. Put your data on paper and use your data.
But if your farm is around Atan in Ogun State, you may have the opportunity to meet me probably in November this year because I might open a garden of 6 to 30 plots of land. I am presently looking at agbara, badagry, Atan.....maybe down to idiroko for such purpose. I have a project at hand, and I need to set up a new garden around that area.
Where are you based?
If the highlighted part in yellow is truly you...then, what I have written above is for someone else, and not for you. I don't share my experience and ideas with mere observers. When someone wants to learn, I am ready to teach. But when you just want me to talk solely for sharing my experience, you are on your own. Also, waiting to see someone's success before leaping out will always make you number two. I endeavour to lead.
I think I have overstayed in this thread. Time to check out, and not return.
Readers can see the reasons farmers are poor. If I had not come in, the narrative that dried corn is more profitable would have been pushed out here. And from my data, for the past 15 years, fresh corn has been consistently more profitable than dried corn in Nigeria. So, how these guys want to change the narrative beats my imagination. How can you say dried corn is more profitable? That which you waste time on the farm to dry and fresh corn would have doubled harvest just cos of the process of drying. Time is money. And if you choose to use a drying machine, think about the cost in a nation without electricity. Lol.
The Bible says that you should count your costs before embarking on a project, less you don't finish it. .
1. Farmers should stop farming blindly. 2. Writing a business plan for every project is necessary 3. The following figures are needed for all projects: 1, start up cost; 2, Expenses; 3, and Cost of Production. Then, project out: 1, Estimated Sales; 2, Estimated Profit or Loss; 3, Estimated Cash Flow; 4, Estimated Balance Sheet, and 4, Estimated Business Ratios. Learn how to write a business plan. 4. Research marketing for retailing.
Good luck to everyone Thanks for providing these insights |
Agriculture / Re: 6week Fulani Chicken by Kehfie(f): 1:19am On Jul 25 |
excanny:
You are just commenting nonsense. Prove me wrong with facts.
Give me the scientific name of the so called 'fulani' chicken and any article discussing on it.
The small size native chicken are refered to as fulani ecotype. They are also called yoruba chickens.
But those big chickens that look like broilers being paraded as fulani chickens are not fulani chickens. Before noilers were developed, Fulani chickens existed. They grow quite tall, taller than any other variety I have personally seen. They also have very bright and unusually coloured feathers. The first time I saw one was very deep inside a village somewhere in Plateau state several years ago. |