naptu2: This song is absolutely perfect. There is not a single flaw in it. It is the most perfect song that I know. Everything was perfect. From the arrangement (Quincy Jones is a genius!) to the video, the tuxedo (I wanted that tuxedo), basically everything was perfect.
This song was my introduction to Michael Jackson (the solo artist). Yeah, I had heard ABC and all the other songs, but this was my proper introduction to Michael Jackson.
This song was released during the disco era and I absolutely love disco music. The strings were out of this world.
Mary J Blige's Alright video was inspired by this video.
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (1979).
sainttobs: KRACK attack works on all modern protected WiFi networks against WPA1 and WPA2. So, it also makes Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, OpenBSD, MediaTek, Linksys and more vulnerable. Researchers have made an attack vector variant in which they found that around 41% of Android devices are affected
KRACK Attack: 41% Of Android Devices Are Easy To Hack
Just a few days ago, we have talked about WPA2 encryption protocol. Researchers have discovered a 13-year-old vulnerability in WPA2 protocol that can allow hackers within a range of the network to extract the Wifi password and intercept Internet traffic.
Researchers have claimed that the vulnerability can be seen in action in the form of a proof-of-concept known as KRACK which is Key Reinstallation Attacks.
Well, let me tell you the KRACK attack works on all modern protected WiFi networks against WPA1 and WPA2. So, it also makes Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, OpenBSD, MediaTek, Linksys and more vulnerable.
However, it looks like almost every supported device and operating systems are at risk of KRACK attack. Android and Linux could have far worse consequences compared to other OS because the wpa_supplicant is the WiFi client commonly used on Linux and Android version 6.0+
Researcher Mathy Vanhoef on its website wrote: “Our attack is especially catastrophic against version 2.4 and above of wpa_supplicant, a Wi-Fi client commonly used on Linux”. The researcher found the vulnerability accidentally while he was working on another paper.
Researchers have made an attack vector variant in which they found that around 41% of Android devices are affected which makes it “trivial to intercept and manipulate traffic sent by these Linux and Android device”
According to krackattacks.com, the possible fix for KRACK attack would be backward-compatible with older implementations of WPA2. Krackattacks.com also mentions that changing the passwords of Wifi network will not prevent the attack.
Further, Vanhoef has advised home users to update their WiFi compatible devices including computers and phones. He also suggested disabling features like client mode and 802.11r.
So, what do you think about this? Share your views in the comment box below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is SERIOUS! I am getting weary of technology now. A little bit of the pre-IT age is still useful in our lives[i.e. face-to-face conversations, etc.]
This is why I am not so enthusiastic about the so-called "Internet of Things."
KAYCEEJUNIOR: Even thou am not perfect but the myopic reasoning and discussion of many of my Igbo brothers especially the ones into trading makes me believe that illiteracy is really a disease. I don't care how many that will mention me but I really have to say the truth, if you all doubt it enter market where they will be discussing about the state of affairs and you will be wondering wether you came from another planet, if you mistakenly meet them discussing about Biafra, you will be so ashamed, one will be like "Nnamdi Kanu have written to USA and Russia, that Triump have given Buhari 3days to grant Biafra Referendum, the other will be like..... American troops are in South East as we speak and they came in with their submarine waiting for Nigerian Soldiers to come to Kanu home so that they will unleash war.
What rubbish, and funny enough, these guys have Internet enabled phone and they browse daily, how they get the news are something that will even make you check your phone to know if it is a recent breaking news. Just imagine a humanitarian assistance and some low brain dafts tagged it to monkey pox even took it to school, What if there is stampede? We really need to talk to ourselves not just by fighting for freedom which is our right but also check out our level of reasoning. My name is Charles Emeka from Umueri in Anambra state.
The company's name was known as Toyoda when the G1 was first revealed in November 1935. Toyoda wasn't too sure of the G1 that they loaded it with many replacement parts on its first road trip to an Auto Show incase something broke on the way. It was so unreliable that it was only bought by people who were sympathetic to local manufacturers and who were willing to endure its many failures.. and they were usually repaired for free by Toyota's factory engineers who used the opportunity to understand the vehicles even better.
2) Honda T360 Launched in August 1963 with a 30hp engine at 8,500 rpm. 108,920 units of this rear wheeled pick up were produced between 1963 and August 1967.. and they all came in blue colour. https://i66.tinypic.com/x66xc.jpg
3) Nissan Model 70 Nissan started building the Model 70 in 1937 as a replica of the Indiana USA based Graham-Paige.. This was due to the fact that Nissan built a new factory in Yokahama in 1934, and all the defunct Graham Paige's equipment was installed in the new factory. This huge investment gave Nissan the largest and most modern factory in Japan at that time. The Model 70 had a 6 cylinder engine producing 85hp. https://i64.tinypic.com/uags2.jpg
4) Subaru 1500 It came with a 1.5 litre four-cylinder engine which was sourced from Peugeot and the car in-fact looks like a Peugeot 403. Only 20 were built, all in 1954. Six units were provided to taxi companies for testing.. and they all had successful results. https://i65.tinypic.com/2ugm7ly.jpg
5) Suzuki Suzulight Built from 1955 to 1969, the Suzulight created the pathway for Suzuki to enter the car market after making motorcycles successfully. It came with double wishbone coil-sprung suspensions, with rack-and-pinion steering which made the car to be far ahead its time and peers. https://i66.tinypic.com/dpcr3p.jpg
6) Mitsubishi Model A Mitsubishi company was established as a shipping firm by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1873. The company later diversified into banking, trading and manufacturing of Automobiles amongst others. The Model A is the first car to be produced in Japan in 1917.. It has 35 hp, 2.8-litre straight-4 engine with rear wheel drive.. and it was capable of speeds up to 97 km/h. https://i66.tinypic.com/ixrp13.jpg
7) Mazda R360 Introduced in 1960, it's a two-door, four-seat coupe powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled 356 cc V-twin engine which produced 16 hp and 16 lb·ft of torque. It had 4-speed manual or two-speed automatic transmission with max speed 84 km/h. https://i65.tinypic.com/2ch3ziq.jpg
Isuzu Bellel Despite being the first Auto Company in Japan (founded in 1916).. Isuzu didn't manufacture it's first vehicle till 1961. They only distributed vehicles on behalf of other manufacturers before the debut of the Isuzu Bellel.. and it's the first passenger car in Japan to have a diesel engine. https://i65.tinypic.com/314b4vc.jpg
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~~~~~~~~ Great info. The Japanese are simply creative people. As of 1920, the Japanese had even built aircraft carriers for their war planes!
Yarnvibes: Here are the Top 10 tourist attractions in Ekiti State and their locations, this sites are a must visit for all.
Ekiti State is one of the six major Yoruba states in Nigeria, and this state is well known for its hills and gift of nature. Ekiti State is located in the south-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria, and was carved out of Ondo State in the year 1996. There are currently 16 local government areas in Ekiti State, and these are Ado-Ekiti (the capital), Aiyedire, Efon, Ekiti-East, Ekiti Southwest, Ekiti-West, Emure, Ido-Osi, Ijero, Ikere, Ikole, Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ise-Orun, Moba and Oye.
If you are one who loves to travel and want to try out a visit to Ekiti State, there are so many travel destinations in the state and you are sure to find many places of interest to visit.
We at Fabinfos.com have carried out careful research and compiled a list of the top 10 travel destinations in Ekiti State today. The tourist sites listed on this page are surely to interest you and leave great memories with you.
List of the top 10 tourist sites in Ekiti State today
Please note that this list of the top 10 tourist sites in Ekiti has not been arranged in any particular order and all the tourist sites in this post are one of the best you can find around.
1. Ero Dam & Lake: This tourist site is located at Ikun Ekiti and covers about 11km. The indigenes of the town, neighbours and Hausa fish on this Ero Dam & Lake. Local canoes, boats and modern speed boats are made use by these fishermen. A visit to this site is going to be interesting.
2. Fajuyi Memorial Park: Am sure you must have heard about late Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi who was Killed along with General Aguiyi Ironsi, former Head of State in a Military coup in 1966. This memorial park is located in Ado-Ekiti, where he was buried.
3. Ipole-Iloro Waterfall: Waterfalls are fun to visit and this one is located on the other side of the Effon Ridge, away from the better-known Erin-Ijesha, and this site is worth stopping by if passing.
4. Ikogosi Warm Springs: This is one of the too tourist sites in Nigeria and it is located at Ikogosi, Ekiti West LGA. This unique site is popular because the spring is a confluence of hot spring and cold spring meeting at a point and then flowing down as a single stream.
5. Osun River Source: The Osun River Source is located in Igbeti-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA. The river is worshiped by the people of Osogbo in Osun state with fun fair as a goddess that cures infertility and gives children. Want to explore? Then visit this site.
6. Esa Cave, Iyin-Ekiti: Located in Iyin-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, this cave is capable of containing about thirty four thousand people at a time and it is believed to have shielded the people of the town during the internecine wars in Yoruba land. This is a great site to explore the rich Yoruba history.
7. Ewi’s Palace, Ado Ekiti: The Ewi’s palace, Ado Ekiti is an epitome of traditional architectural edifice, and offers a big opportunity for you to learn more about the cultural heritage of Ekiti people.
8. Orole Hills, Ikere Ekiti: Are you in search of a perfect sightseeing, picnicking and mountaineering in Ekiti, then the Orole Hills, located in Ikere is a cool spot for you. Myth has it that the hill was formerly a woman who was worshipped and is still worshipped as a goddess of prosperity in the town.
9. Olosunta Hills, Ikere Ekiti: Another hill in Ikere Ekiti, another top tourist site. The Ugele hill which is situated besides the Olosunta hill has a cave that could take one thousand people; a big space used in the past for wrestling.
10. Erin Ayonigba Sacred Fish River, Erinjiyan-Ekiti: Finally on this list of the top 10 tourist sites in Ekiti State, is Erin Ayonigba Sacred Fish river. This site is known for a colony of sacred catfish, not consumable and highly forbidden.
There you have it on this post “Top 10 tourist attractions in Ekiti State that you must visit.” Have fun.
segun400: For those of us who value family so much, this is extremely sad to watch!
The PSquare brothers, who helped to change the face of the music industry in Nigeria, filmed verbally abusing each other and nearly coming to blows during a mediating session at their lawyer's office.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They will soon get back together... all publicity stunt. Even if it isn't publicity stunt - i.e., sibling rivalry, blood is thicker than water and they will soon get back withing the next 1 year.
dustydee: Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports. Rotimi Williams, an ambitious 36 year-old Nigerian entrepreneur and rice farmer, is on a quest to change that. Williams, a former Journalist, is the owner of Kereksuk Rice Farm, the 2nd largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria by land size. His farm, which is situated in Nasarawa state in northern Nigeria, currently sits on 43,000 hectares and employs more than 100 indigenes of Nasarawa. I recently caught up with the budding entrepreneur in Lagos, and had a brief chat with him where he recounted his journey and mused on how Nigeria can attain self-sufficiency in rice production in the near future. What’s your educational and professional background? I attended King’s College in Lagos. After attending secondary school at King’s College I proceeded to obtain my first degree at University of Aberdeen where I graduated with a degree in Economics. I also obtained a Master’s Degree in Economics from the same institution. My quest for more knowledge led me to enroll for yet another Master’s Degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London where I gained an MSc. in Finance and Development Studies. Upon graduation, I landed a role as an analyst at the European Economics and Financial Centre in London. Afterwards, Euromoney Magazine- employed me where I covered the African space. I would say that this is where my journey truly started. Given your background as a journalist, what informed your decision to venture into rice farming? While at Euromoney, I had the opportunity to travel around a few African countries. These trips exposed me to countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia and Ghana. A common thread amongst the aforementioned nations is agriculture. Agriculture is at the very core of these countries and this got me thinking. After a few more trips, I decided to move back to Nigeria and sink my teeth into the agricultural space. Nigeria remains the largest economy in Africa from both a GDP perspective and also the strength of the size of our population. Upon my arrival back in Nigeria, I got a job at a premier Bank where I was promised to sit on the agriculture desk – my hope was that I would gain enough knowledge of the Nigerian agricultural industry and develop myself from there. Unfortunately, the agricultural desk at the Bank never quite achieved its set goals. I pushed hard for the Bank to adopt policies and gain inroads into the agricultural industry but my attempts were somewhat frustrated. I sincerely feel that the bank wasn’t quite ready to launch fully into the agricultural space. As my frustration grew, I decided to quit banking and planned to go it alone into agriculture. Frankly, my decision led to a challenging sojourn as attempts to raise funding with my partner proved difficult. We started a Structured Trade and Commodity Finance company. After a while I started consulting for small agriculture companies seeking to raise capital both locally and internationally. You currently own the second (2nd) largest rice farm in Nigeria with 45,000 hectares in Nasarawa, Nigeria. What’s the story behind your acquisition of such vast land, and what are some of the challenges you’ve encountered in farming in the volatile northern region? Two years had past and we still had no funds, so I made an offer to the farm owner, that with a 50-50 split, I would develop the farm with both personal funds and external funding. He agreed and that’s how I became part owner of 17,296 hectares of farmland. Knowing that agriculture would become the integral area of focus in Nigeria, I was bullish and ramped up the land to 55,000 hectares. I later parted with my partner as a result of unaligned views and strategy. I maintained 45,000 hectares for myself and today we have started producing, with our quality paddy being sold to major milling companies in Nigeria. However, I must add the following, I often have people ask how I learned abut farming, as everyone thinks you need a special degree in agriculture to be a farmer, but I always tell them the truth, I learnt it all on Google. I downloaded every article I could find on rice production, consumed it and then practiced it in the fields. Frankly, my experience working alongside indigenes of Nasarawa state has been exceptional. I have learnt over the years that if you approach people with respect even more so while one seeks to set up a business venture. Having a healthy sense of community makes all the difference in attaining one’s set objectives. I lean heavily on the wisdom and cultural approach of the indigenes to carry out farming on such a scale here in Nasarawa. In the news today, there is a lot of talk about Farmers clashing with Fulani Herdsmen, but we think our approach has been successful. We created a scheme called the Farm Out Of Poverty initiative which I will talk about a bit more later. Under the FOOP, we are able to train approximately a hundred Fulani women in rice farming, at the same time, employing their men as our security and finally, feeding their castles from the rice straws after harvest. Today, we live in peace and all work towards the success of the farm. What’s your fundamental objective in rice production? In recent years there has been a concerted effort by the Federal Republic of Nigeria to adopt more wholesome agricultural reforms and policies. These initiatives are highly commendable as they seek to empower Nigerians to also engage and thrive in this industry. Quite frankly, with Nigeria’s swelling population we simply have to look inwards and increase our agricultural prowess as a nation. These initiatives have been further highlighted when we take a candid look at our importing structures. Nigeria imports a whole lot and the numbers reveal that this is not sustainable. Kereksuk seeks to contribute its own quota to reduce the weight on our economy to keep importing rice – which is consumed in such high demand in our country. Your farm, Kereksuk, is currently not running at optimization. Why is that? Kereksuk’s land mass stands at 45,000 hectares; as such, we have been focusing on developing the land in phases – based on our modular plan we seek to reach full optimization by the year 2020. Our expansion plans require significant fund raising too – the scale of our planned operations would explain this. So how much rice are you producing annually? We’re currently doing 8,000 metric tons a year, but we are embarking on an expansion programme that’ll see us doubling our output next year. Have you taken any steps to make your farm more environmentally friendly? Kereksuk has taken a few initiatives to adopt environmentally friendly measures. For example, we apply organic fertilizers – fertilizers we gain quite seamlessly through our healthy relationship with the indigenes of this beautiful state. Furthermore, we feed straw from our rice to livestock and while I am not at liberty to divulge the details, we are actually working on a project that seeks to generate power from rice. I see myself as a social entrepreneur – I appreciate engaging the collective through community involvement. This has actually inspired Kereksuk to set up a few initiatives. Our pioneer initiative is the farm-out-of-poverty initiative. This strategic initiative targets secondary school children. The Nigerian secondary school system is evenly split into two halves – the Junior Secondary School (JSS) years and the Senior Secondary School (SSS) years. Each half lasts for three (3) years. We focus primarily on the Senior Secondary School years by selecting ten (10) students per SSS year to visit our farm. While on the farm, the 30 students are exposed to the production and economics of rice farming. At the end of the year we set aside N50,000 ($160) per student per year. This accrues to N150,000 (approximately $500) at the end of the 3-year programme per student. We ensure that this sum is matched by a like-minded cooperative organization and the cumulative amount of N300,000 ($1,000) goes towards paying fees at the tertiary education stage. This programme seeks to alleviate the burden of debt often associated with students and empowers the student through experience in a real-life work environment. Kereksuk is confident that this initiative inspires and acts as an incentive to those at the lower education cadre to remain in school and aim for excellence in life. The second phase of the FOOP involves the engagement of Fulani women in rice farming. This concept is unprecedented as there is a misconception that Fulani people are only What reforms must government implement to ensure that Nigeria attains self-sufficient in rice production? There is a lot of talk at the moment about rice production and self-sufficiency, but I believe that the Government needs to look at its approach closely. The aim of the government is not only to create jobs, but create wealth and at the same time boost production. However, I believe that for jobs to be created, the notion is quite straightforward, create a plan and make funds available, however, for such development to be sustainable and for wealth to be created, there is much work yet to be done. For example, in rice production, simply growing paddy and selling at market price would not create the necessary wealth for the farmer, without appropriate value addition such as milling. However, because the government lays much emphasis on integrated rice mills and par-boiled rice, these small farmers are already priced out. So for the newly created job to be truly attractive and sustainable, government needs to start thinking about the value additions by the same farmers to enable them grow their operations organically.
MEILYN: Don't mind me my friend. I'm just having fun.
^^^^^^ It's OK... You may not know this, I read your posts sometimes and you make useful contributions on Nairaland, so I knew you were just having fun but some other people who don't know your moniker could misconstrue your posts...
Onyejemechimere: Nigeria media personality, actress and social media content creator, Oluwatosin Bucknor, popularly known as Tosyn Bucknor and her events manager sister, Funke Bucknor have lost their dad, Segun Bucknor.
Before his death, Mr Bucknor was a Legendary Nigerian musician and one of the pioneers of the early Nigerian music sound, learning the art from the legendary Roy Chicago of the highlife fame.
MEILYN: Nigga shut up. Give an Afonja a plate of Amala and watery Ewedu and 10mb Data, he would begin to rant online like a frustrated dog. Yorubas don't have the man power and capacity to force any tribe out of Lagos
Like I said, I'm not Igbo.
^^^^^^^^^^ @Meilyn
You said on a post recently that you are an IGALA... and you are based in Lagos state. An Oma Igala should not be making these kind of inflammatory attacks on SW people in your previous post on this thread. Is Igala not classified as a Yoruboid language along with Itsekiri?
Stop playing the role of a devil's advocate here, you are more intelligent than that!
Lassa Fever outbreak was reported in LUTH last week with 2 deaths already and a medical doctor was infected in Lagos. 100 people in Lagos are now under surveillance.
Yobe also reported an outbreak. Lassa has occurred every year in Nigeria since 1969 in Lassa village, Borno.
Edo, Ebonyi, are usually the worse hit during the rainy seasons.
Please don't shake hands and get your hand sanitizers ready. Go to a hospital for proper diagnosis if you have fever... don't treat it yourself. It could be the early stages of Lassa or Typhoid fever.
rachybeatz: All season crop farming made easy : Assured 65% return on investment within 4months. On a half plot equipped with : *Greenhouse Structure *Drip Irrigation *500 Hybrid tomato seedlings *500 Plastic bags with false soil *500 Trellising twine and Hooks *Greenhouse fertilizers and Chemicals.
The price of plantain is very cheap form November to February and most expensive few months after the onset of rain, especially before new yams emerge.
This is why experience farmers plant at the middle of the raining season so they would harvest when it's expensive.
2. Plantain Wants Some Air
Planting plantains too close for example using 2m*2m spacing (1000 plants per acre) creates unhealthy competition. The plantains would grow too tall, making them susceptible to wind damage. Also they would take longer time to bear bunches that would be small.
IITA recommends a spacing of 3m*2m that is 670 per acre.
3. They Prefer potassium to Nitrogen
Unlike most crops, plantain consumes more potassium than Nitrogen. Their potassium requirements is twice that of their nitrogen. For this reason, fertilizer/manure applied most be very rich in potassium.
4. Plantain Love Mulch
According to IITA, the yield of a plantain field that is mulched and not fertilized, is 50% higher than the one that is fertilized and not mulched. Also the yield of the field that is mulched and fertilized, is twice the one that is only fertilized but not mulched.
So before you burn the land that you want to use to plant plantain, think twice.
5. The First 3 Months Are The Most Critical
According to the African center for banana and plantain research, good growth in the first 3-4 months, guarantees high productivity. At this stage, the plant are fragile and requires tender care. The plants should be mulched, receive frequent rain and field weed free. This is why plantain must be planted at least 3 months before the end of raining season.
6. You Must Start Clean
Pest and diseases enters the plantain farm through plantain suckers. The corms and roots of conventional plantain suckers contains the deadly plantain nematodes and beetles.
According to biodiversity international, if as little as 1% of the suckers planted were infested with nematodes, the yield would reduce by 20% in the first year. And from the third year onward, the African center for banana and plantain research says all the plantains would start producing tiny bunches. This account for why majority of the plantains sold are very small.
The most effective method of preventing and combating plantain parasites is the use of healthy planting materials such as tissue culture and macropropagated suckers.
phyllosilicate: Dr KWA Moïse The Cameronian Scientist that invented macropopagation Technology. The technology is now adopted in Cameroon, ivory coast, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria and Carebbian countries. It has been accepted by FAO as a method of producing disease free planting materials .
^^^^^^ How many bunches can be got from each macro propagated sucker?
You have a very vivid thread here with the clear pictures. I am a very visual person as I tend to understand things faster with audiovisuals.
phyllosilicate: Plantain is an important staple and a source of income for many farmers. The fact that, plantain fruits throughout the year add to its importance as a food security crop.However, the productivity and lifespan of plantain has drastically reduced due to lack of proper scientific cultivation practices, inadequate high quality seedlings, pest and disease pressures, etc. These problems are escalating because farmers in Sub Saharan Africa use suckers and corms which in most cases are infested with pests and diseases.
In addressing this major challenge, macropropagation technology was developed by International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan and the African Center for Banana and Plantain Research, Duala. Macropagation technology eliminates sucker-transmitted pests and diseases.
Advantage of macro propagated suckers:-
- few high yielding cultivals can be rapidly multiplied.
-Seedlings will be free from pests and diseases.
-Can expect uniform growth of the plants and increase in crop yield.
-Early maturity of crop can be expected and maximum use of land is possible.
-With macropropagated suckers, farmers can go for round the year plantation as seedlings available throughout the year.
-Two successive ratoons are possible in a short period which will minimize the cost of cultivation.
-With this macro propagation, no staggered harvesting.
-The productivity of the plants are high where 95% to 99% plants can bear bunches.
Kindly call 070 3231 3642 for your macro propagated plantain suckers and free consultancy services on improved techniques of plantain plantation establishment and management .... you would be glad you did .
Pavore9: Read this article through the link posted by another Nairalander (wakes) in another strawberry related thread. Those who are interested in Strawberry farming can visit the community to understudy its cultivation and even smarter by buying up from them, sort them and have them packaged and preserved for onward shipment to the south.
Strawberry, an exotic fruit, which until now does not receive any serious attention as one of the fruits grown in the country, is now the most important produce that shapes the economic power of the people of Chaha community.
The community, located at the outskirt of Vom, Plateau State, gives the heart-shaped fruit the desired attention from the day they discovered it has the potentials to change their fortune and lift them from the shackles of poverty.
This reporter, prompted by the sale of the produce to motorists along Jos-Abuja Road in Jos, traced its origin to Chaha village where everybody seems to have a strawberry farm- although there are few other strawberry farmers in Jos, Plateau State capital.
A farmer does not need to buy the seed or seedlings every farming year. This is because the vines after production can be transferred as seedlings to another plot in the new farming season. This quality leaves farmers with no burden of looking for seed each planting season. Their major burden is manure, fertiliser and market.
Nuhu Samuel is a 29-year-old strawberry farmer. He told the reporter that he got into the farming after he saw his father making money from it. Although he said he cannot tell where his father got the seed from, he got the seedlings from him.
The father of two children stated that he plants in July and harvests in November. He sells in killogramme-N700 to N1, 000 per kilogramme. Samuel gets 30 to 40 killogrammes from his farm twice a week, which helps him to pocket between N28, 000 to N40, 000. For him water supply to the farm is not much of a problem because some of the mining pods serve as mini irrigation dams that supply water to his farms.
The reporter seeks to know where he sells his produce or if he has challenges selling it, and he said: “We have one man who comes from Abuja to buy the produce from us. We normally take it to him in Vom. Apart from him, some women who sell the produce along the major roads in and around Jos come here to buy.”
On how much he makes from it in a season, he said: “It depends, there are seasons that we make between N300, 000 to N400, 000 while in some seasons, I make up to N1 million from my two plots alone.”
Isaac Michael is a 22-year-old strawberry farmer in the community. He was working in his farm when the reporter met him. He said that he was inspired to farm by Thomas Choji, who he said started the strawberry farming in the community. Unlike Samuel who has been farming it for the past five years, Michael is a new comer into strawberry farming after seeing other young farmers of his age making money from it.
“I could not start earlier because I did not save enough money to buy the seedlings because it is too expensive. But July last year, I managed to save money from my cabbage and carrot farm to buy the strawberry seedlings which I planted in this farm.” According to him, each seedling costs N200. He said he has no problem with water supply as his farm is located at the bank of a lake constructed by miners.
Michael is now harvesting four cartons worth of strawberry every week. Each of those cartons contains five killogrammes of the produce. But how much does he sell a killogramme?
“It depends on the forces that shape the market such as glut and scarcity. Between October and December, it is usually very expensive. So we sell for between N900 and N1, 000 a kilo. But now, the product is plenty as you can see. During the heat period-because it is heat that facilitates its growth, we sell for between N700 and N800 per kilogramme.”
“Before the season ends in April, I will make N400, 000, I could even make more if I get a better market,” the 22-year-old man said. “But honestly, it is not easy for us to sell it here. If you harvest it and keep it, before tomorrow it will change its colour. You must get the person who wants to buy before you harvest it, if not you can’t harvest it and keep it. Unless you have a cooling system like the refrigerator before you can do that. This is a big challenge for us here.”
For Patrick Mancha, a 45 year-old-father of five, the idea of starting a strawberry farm came to him when, as a worker on other peoples’ farms, he saw how the farmers were making money from it.
With the money he realised from working for others, he established his own farm, which gives him money to feed his family and send his children to some of the expensive schools in Jos.
Mancha said he sells strawberry in cartons, which weigh 5.5 killogrammes at the price of N3, 600. The day the reporter visited the farm, he harvested 70 killogrammes from only one of the three strawberry farms, which he does twice a week.
Conducting the reporter round his farms, Patrick stressed that he will harvest 150 killogrammes if it reaches March which will give him approximately N105, 000 weekly if he sells at the least price of N700 per killogramme.
“Last year I realised N300, 000 from the small farmland I cultivated. This year, I have decided to expand the land to three plots. As you can see, the 70kg I harvested did not include the other farms. If I add those ones I may get 120kg and that will be twice a week.”
Choji Emmanuel is one of the biggest strawberry farmers in Chaha. In a chat with the reporter, he stressed that the major challenge of strawberry farmers in the community is lack of market for the produce in Jos.
He told the reporter that he has attended many workshops organised for strawberry farmers on the Plateau but nothing happened afterwards. The 29-year-old lamented that the community produces strawberry enough to meet any buyer’s demand, yet they rely on few individuals and retailers to buy from them.
“We know how to farm strawberry here, but the market is our problem. We want people and companies to know that we have enough of this fruit here. What we need now is just the market.”
Emmanuel has been in strawberry production for over six years. He recalled one particular year when he couldn’t find buyers for the product, making them to record huge losses. “We know there are people who need this product somewhere in Nigeria but we don’t know how to locate them. I hope one day, some of these people will find us here.”
According to him, even though they have Strawberry Farmers Association in the community, the leaders are not educated to help members locate where the markets for their produce lie in the country.
This reporter made effort to speak to the leaders of the association but failed because they were all out of the village trying to find buyers. Speaking to many farmers in Chaha community it was discovered that they have the same challenge-market for their produce. They want to know where to meet buyers.
Even the government at the state and local levels do not seem to work for the interest of their famers who can make the state a hub for horticulture in Africa. Despite huge potentials created by its unique weather, the Plateau State and its local governments have failed its farmers. Even the federal government failed to see the billions of Naira lying untapped on the Plateau.
For the community, access to good road, link to bulk buyers and basic inputs such as water pumping machines and fertiliser continue to elude them.
Efforts to get the local government authorities and the state commissioner of agriculture to comment on these matters also failed.
I once saw a documentary of a Kenya University student who paid his way through school via strawberry farming on the inherited plots of land of his late father.
He had stopped schooling in the University in Kenya, but after one season he started making more money than a Bank Manager in Kenya, and went back to school.
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Farmpride: A year ago a reporter traced a community where strawberry is grown in commercial quantity. Some readers were surprised to know that the fruit grows here in Nigeria,as was I. One year after, the reporter returned to the community to see what changes have occurred, what new technology has been brought into the farming of the crop; and whether the product’s marketing challenges have been solved. Apparently the strawberry farming, which until recently, is not a common practice here in Nigeria, is now the most important produce that shapes the economy of the people of Chaha, where almost every adult has a strawberry farm. Chaha seems to have huge potentials for strawberry, coffee and other fruit trees, as a visit to the community convinces one. With the cold weather that characterizes the highland of Plateau State, the ground favors the production of strawberry, which has now been domesticated in the village since 2001. The fruit has the potentials to breed new generations of millionaires in Chaha if access to market is broadened, because the farmers are between the ages of 20 to 35.
However finding buyers is an issue, most harvest about 600kg weekly, but end up selling 400kg because they have to give ‘Jara’(an extra on the quantity bought) to the women buying. “We don’t just know where else to sell this product ,but we are told that the demand is high in some places in Nigeria. Most of our farmers here have not traveled outside Plateau State,” a farmer noted. Sadly most of the big malls in the country are import the product, while these farmers don’t have where to sell theirs. Strawberry has enormous health benefits to humans. It has been used in a medicinal context to help people with digestive ailments, teeth whitening and skin irritations. Experts said strawberry provides good source of vitamins C and K as well as providing a good dose of fiber, folic acid, manganese and potassium, strawberries provide high amounts of vitamin C.
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Below are Captivating videos of some farmers in Badagry, Lagos, performing the Ijo Agbe (calabash dance) which involves climbing a bamboo stick and 'dancing' on the stick. Watch below;
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Wasn't this the same Buka Restaurant that hosted the Nigerian U23 Soccer Team to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, to lunch? 
