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The portal for Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Foundation Programme (TEFEP) is now opened for the 5th consecutive year to accept applications from African entrepreneurs, who are willing to win $5,000 grant to start or expand their business.
Launched in 2015, The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme has become the largest African philanthropy advocating for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs with the mandate to invest $100 million in 10,000 African entrepreneurs over a period of 10 years, while contributing immensely to training and mentoring of entrepreneur across the continent.


Who can apply?
• Applicants must be at least 18 of age and a legal resident or citizen of an African country
• The business must be based in Africa
• The business must be for profit
• The business must be 0-3 years old
After Selection Tony Elumelu Foundation provides critical tools for business success, including:
• Training: 12 weeks of intensive online training which guides creating and managing a business
• Mentoring: A world-class mentor to guide during the early transformation stages of the business
• Funding: $5,000 in seed capital to prove the concept, plus access to further funding
• Network: Access to the largest network of African start-ups and TEF’s own global contacts.
How do I apply for the grant?
All Applications must be submitted ONLINE through the APPLICATION PORTAL. You must complete an application form by answering a series of mandatory questions and uploading additional documents and identification materials. After submission, you will receive a confirmation email of receipt within 1 working day.

Tony Elumelu Grant Selection Process
Selection of the applicants will take place from the close of the Application on March 1st, by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and an independent Selection Committee appointed by the Foundation, against the specified selection criteria.
Criteria for selection
All applications will be judged on 5 core criteria, which are:
Feasibility of the business idea.
Market Opportunity: Knowledge and understanding of the market, customers, and competitors for their idea/business.
Financial Understanding: Understanding the basic financial requirements of running a business, costs, and revenues.
Scalability: Demonstrates potential for replication and growth of their product or service to create jobs and wealth.
Leadership Potential and Entrepreneurial Skills: Demonstrate leadership potential, capable of attracting people, customers, and resources.
Application Deadline
The application portal is open and accepting submissions until March 1, 2019
source: http://www.agricincome.com/tony-elumelu-grant/

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Snail farming in Nigeria has become an important economic activity, recently there has been effort to increase animal protein production. This has brought snail farming in Nigeria to limelight.
Generally, snail farming in Nigeria is widely accepted nationwide due to its low start-up capital, the meat is highly nutritious, it is palatable, and snails are environment-friendly.
Snail farming also encourages cheap and affordable animal products. Snail slime is now used by cosmetics companies, snail shell can be incorporated into animal feeds or used in liming to reduce soil acidity.
Benefits of Snail farming
Low start-up Capital
Compare to other livestock farming like (fish, pig, cattle, and poultry) start-up capital for snail farming is relatively low. You can start small with the little you have and expand gradually.
Environmental Friendly
Snail farming can basically be done anywhere so far the snail environment can be maintained. Unlike other livestock animals, snails don’t produce offensive odour.
Source of Protein
Snail meat is a good source of protein, low in fat and cholesterol content.
Prolificacy
Snails are prolific breeders (i.e. they reproduce very fast, snails lay eggs in clutches which hatches between 28-33 days
Snails Products
A lot of snail products are now been used as raw material by various industries. Snail slime which is a slippery whitish substance produced by snails is now been used by cosmetic industries to produce creams and soap used in treating skin related diseases.
Snail shell serves as a source of calcium in livestock feeds. Snail shells are also used for artistic works and decoration.
Breeds of Snails in Nigeria
There are three common breeds of snails in Nigeria namely;
Achatina fulica
Achatina fulica also called garden snail. It doesn’t grow big compared to some breed of snails. It usually takes longer time into maturity and it lays within 200 to 400 eggs in a clutch and can lay up to 2 to 4 times in a year.
Achatina achatina – Achatina achatina also called the giant snail or tiger land snail, because it shell have a tiger-like stripe .it has a pointed conical shell and can grow up to 30cm in body length. Achatina achatina requires higher humidity compared to other breeds of snails. It also takes a longer time to mature and can lay 200 to 500 eggs per clutch within 2 to 3 times in a year.
Achatina marginata – Achatina marginata also called the giant West African snail, this is the most common breed of snail found in Nigeria. Achatina marginata can live up to 10 years, and attain sexual maturity at 8-10 months and can lay 5 to 20 eggs per clutch within 2-3times in a year. They are fast growing breeds compared to other species.
Things to consider when setting up a snail farm
• Snail Farming Environment: Snails thrive best in areas with moderate temperature and high humidity. Snails are easily dehydrated, and wind increases the rate of moisture loose in snail which in turn, leads to the dryness of the animal. Usually, a temperature within 25oC -280C is ideal for the snail pen.
• Type of Soil for Snail Farming: Snail’s major habitat is the soil, and soil contains some of the components and chemical substances that it needed to survive. However, not all soils are suitable for snail rearing. Loamy soil is the best because it contains all the required nutrients for the snail to thrive.
• Stocking density: Adequate stocking will aid in the productivity of your snails. Overstocking leads to low productivity, high mortality rate, and high cannibalism rate.
Snail Pen Construction (Snail House)
Snail pen varies in dimension and type depending on the farmer’s environment, financial capacity and scale of production.
Concrete Pens
They are usually made with blocks and raise above the ground with 3-4 coaches of blocks. The dimension of the pen depends on the number of snails to be stocked. There must be a small gutter at the base of the pen to prevent predators like ant.
Hutch box
This can be square or rectangular in shape, it can be inserted into the soil or allowed to stand on its own.
Free-range pen
This is usually used in the case of a large scale commercial production. The pen is constructed in a way that it resembles the snails' natural environment with vegetables and shades been planted in it.
Snail feeding
Snails are vegetarian and will feed on almost anything green. Snails prefer tender leaves and shoots. Avoid giving snails hairy leaves or plants that produce toxic substance. Recent research is snail farming has brought about the introduction of compounded feeds to snails.
Snails feed on either compounded feed, leaves, or fruits like watermelon, cocoyam, pawpaw leaves. Snails are nocturnal animals, they only eat once in a day. It is advisable to study their exact daily consumption of compounded feed in order to avoid wasting the feed.
Snail Feed Formula
Snails can be fed compounded when the right proportion of the ingredients are known and mix together. The ingredients include the following: Soybean, maize, wheat offal, rice bran, palm kernel cake, oyster shell, bone meal etc.
Snail Breeding
Snails will start to lay eggs when they are sexually matured at 8-12 months or when their weight is between 110-125g. Snails would continue to lay eggs both in the rainy and dry seasons under domestication.
Although snails are hermaphrodites i.e. they have male and female organs, they still need to mate with each other before laying eggs.
Snails produce very fast by laying eggs in batches, usually, the eggs hatch 28-30 days after laying, depending on temperature and humidity of the pen, where the eggs are kept.
Snail Management
Listed below are some management practices that boost the productivity of snails
• Snail housing must prevent predators from getting access into the pen. Major predators include the following; lizards, millipedes, soldier ant, rat etc.
• Soil treatment must be done prior to stocking and after every 6 months to avoid soil contamination and the spread of diseases.
• The humidity of the pen must be maintained always in order to aid activities like snail feeding and egg hatching
• Mulching must be done to help prevent moisture loss from the soil.
• Adequate stocking density must be maintained.
• Remove leftover feeds every morning
• Snails should be given close observation to detect any abnormalities on time
• A proper record of the daily activities should be taken.
Snail Market
Start by creating awareness among individuals beginning with your families, friends and colleagues, restaurants, hotels, eateries etc. Tell them about the nutritional value of snails as well as the economic importance. However, it is advisable that you carry out more research on your own even before you invest a dime in setting up your snail farm.
Price of Snail in Nigeria
On the average the price of a mature snail is between #600-#1000 per one, while Point of lay snails or breeders is between #300 -#500 per one depending on the season, location and value addition (live or processed).
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Nigeria is quite blessed with a lot of cash crops that are either used as a means of foreign exchange (exported) or consumed locally.
It is no dough that Nigerian is a blessed country, having up to hundreds of cash crops that can be used to develop the country if well managed.
Nigeria is always ranking at the 1th to 10th position in cash crops production in the whole word.
Despite our lost of focus in Agriculture, Nigeria is still seen among the first 10 in the list, this means it will be very easy to pick up and rank number one in all aspect of agriculture.
To start any Cash Crop farming in Nigeria, It is required that you consider some factors that will determine the success of the farming.
Factors To Consider Before Farming Any Cash Crop.



Variety:
Most crops have a lot of varieties that has different maturity periods, climate acceptability and so many other factors that will either affect the yield of the crop or its market potentials.

Climate:
Not all farm product grow well in every location, this is because the climate requirement of every crop differs. Some crops like groundnuts, tobacco can withstand high temperature but not ever crop can.

Profit potentials:
If you are picking a cash crop you should run a background check on the profit potentials of that crop. Not all crops are profitable in all location.
Below Are The 10 Most Profitable Cash Crops In Nigeria.

Cocoa:
Nigeria is the 4th largest producing country of cocoa product in Africa and it is the 3rd largest Africa exporter of the crop.
Cocoa beans seed contains a lot of fats which are used to produce cocoa butter that are turned into chocolates that are converted through grounding to produce beverages.
Edo, Osun, Oyo, Ondo are some of the producing states of cocoa In Nigeria.

Profitable Cash Crops In Nigeria

Coffee: Coffee as a Cash crop has two widely grown species which are Arabica and Robusta. The coffee Arabica is a beverage crop that is originated from Africa. States like Bauchi, Kwara, and Osun are good cultivators of Coffee crop in Nigeria.

Oil Palm Production:
Nigeria is one of the most producing countries of the oil palm farm product. Oil palm grows in abundance in that tropical area but can also do well in a high climate condition that has abundance of rainfall as well.
Oil palm is one of the most profitable cash crop because all the parts has various areas of application (uses). Though it requires patient to grow oil palm because it takes over 3 years for the crop to get to maturity and starts bringing fruits.
Oil palm is grown in places like, Delte, Cross rivers, Edo, Bayalsa, Ogun State and some others.

Kola nut:
Kolanut also known as cola is gotten from kola tree which is cultivated in tropical rainforests of Africa like Nigeria. Kolanut has a major part to play in our country tradition. Despite the fact that Nigeria is ranked as the number one in the production of kolanut, we only export 10% to other countries. Ogun, Kwara, and Osun States are widely produces of kolanut in Nigeria.


Groundnut:
Groundnut has a botanical name of Arachis Hypogaea, Groundnut is sometimes referred to as pea nut by most people.
The crop groundnut is regarded as a profitable cash crop because their entire products are useful and it is one of the major sources of edible oil in the world. Groundnut is grown in places like Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa, Bauchi.

Cashew:
Cashew farming is very productive type of farming that produces two product at a time the Cashew Apple and the Cashew Nut. The crop is widely consumed and it is grown in places like Imo, Enugu, Abuja, Niger and kwara.
The cashew nut are package and are exported to other countries, the cashew apple are used to make cashew juice or drinks.



Cotton:
Cotton is soft in texture and fluffy in nature, It falls under the family of Gossypium crops. Cotton are grown in the Northern and the Southern part of the country in places like Kwara, Sokoto, Zamfara, Oyo, Ondo and many others State.
Cotton Crop used to be one of our major sources of foreign exchange as it was yielding good revenue for the country then through exportation. It has now give way for oil since the management required for it has been transferred to oil.
Notwithstanding, A lot of farmers in Nigeria still cultivate and produce Cotton in both small and medium scale. With this, cotton still maintains a position as one of the most profitable cash crops in Nigeria.

Cassava:
Nigeria is rated as the largest exporter of cassava in the whole of Western African. The main cassava producing state in Nigeria are Taraba, Delta, Imo, Kogi, Anambra, Kogi, Enugu, Ondo.

Tobacco:
Tobacco is widely cultivated in some states in Nigeria like Osun, Sokoto, Kwara and Oyo State. The crop requires high temperature to yield well.

Rubber:
Nigeria and West African has been know for the production of rubber. Rubber is harvested as a liquid called latex from the para rubber tree. The latex is gotten from the tree through an opening on the bark of the tree that is made by cutting of the tree.
The harvest is done mainly in the morning and in the evening. The collected latex are processed into dry forms so as to be able to market them. It has be proven that rubber tree can produce for over 3 years if it is well taken care of and handled.
http://www.agricincome.com/the-10-most-profitable-cash-crops-in-nigeria/

Nice information you are on point. Really wish people can be patience enough to learn the basics of snail farming, snail farming is more than just feeding snails.
There is also a very big difference from breeders snails and snails gotten by the road side.
Thank OP for this
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This people keeps recycling old post. Nice list, but you can't do blogging with small money let's be honest with ourselves

Hello readers, I have the honor to present to you the next agripreneur to be featured in the interview section of this blog, I present to you a man with vast experience in Poultry Production who is shaking things up in the Livestock industry. Akintaro Olamide of Taro Agric …Read further as you get to know more about him
Agricincome: Can you introduce yourself and your farming background to our readers?
TaroAgric: I am Akintaro Olamide, am the founder of Taro Agric consulting/Taro Farms. I studied Animal Science for my first-degree faculty of agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo Univerisity Ile Ife and proceeded to earn my Masters of Science from the same faculty. I have had passion for agriculture for over a decade almost going to two, when we started the student in farming project then at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile ife, the university were able to bring in students who have passion for agriculture. I was the pioneer coordinator of that project, we started in June 2005. It was born out of a driving force that young people should be able to embrace agriculture as a viable profession and vocation. That has been the driving force ever since then from my university days. Thank God for where we are and for where we are going
Agricincome: Why Livestock Farming?
Taro Agric: Hmmm….That is the agribusiness part of it….Laugh…..we have tried a lot. When you are starting you want to try a lot of things and until you get the right one you think best suit you and what you want. We have tried a lot. When we were in the university, the university administration then, magnanimously granted us 100 acres of land, and we were able to cultivate more than 25 acres mixed production that is part of the trying. Maize, cassava interplanting for 2-3years. After I graduated I went to serve in Niger state. I ventured into cowpea production as a corps member, by the Grace of God I won the Governor’s Award as the outstanding corps member of the year. I did a little bit of cowpea, I ventured into fish farming which was my major in the university (Fish Production). While I was also in the university I was managing the university fishery laboratory and the department's fish pond. I did a little bit of cattle. Laugh….. We have done a lot, afterwards ventured again into fisheries, piggery…laugh….we even did and we are still doing Bee production (honey). As a business all of those running around we had to streamline to one that will give us:
• Quick Returns on investment
• Ability to scale up.
And that is our we finally settled into poultry farming. We started with 100 birds at the back of our house we grew to 200, from 200 to 400, from 400 to 650 and from 650 to 2000 and we started going, it wasn’t as easy as am saying it, it has been a lot of process of failure, challenges, growth altogether. When we went from 400 to 650, out of 650 birds we lost 400 birds and it was a devastating moment. But I thank God for where we are today. That has been my short sojourn so far in agriculture.
Agricincome: So what is the Capacity of your farm and the staff strength?
Taro Agric: At present, we have a 30,000 capacity at present and we are anticipating to expand any moment from now because we have enough land to expand. The two sites is sitting on a combined acreage of 10 acres, and we are looking at leasing more facilities to expand our production. As at today, we are at 30,000. We have a staff strength of about 15 staffs; 10 farm assistant, veterinary doctor, and accountant though we outsource sometimes, but they are part of us on a part-time basis.
Agricincome: What has been the secret of the success so far?
Taro Agric: GOD…Laugh….God basically, persistency, hard work, and a never die attitude. We started this farm with a single pen.
We had some miscalculations which happened in business and we exhausted our funds. We started looking for funds at a very high cost and from 3000 bird we drop to 1000 birds. One of my protégés came, that he wants to assist me and when we really started work, the guy just suddenly said his no more doing that his health cannot carry it when he saw the work amount of work. I could remember that night May 2017, we were brooding in one small on the farm, we left the farm around 11 pm to go and pick up birds in Oyo state by 5 am the next morning. I envisage he would tell me he was tired, so I already made up my mind that whatever happens I take it, by 5.00am I was in my car driving to Awe Oyo State to pick up the birds, by the time his text message came in I was far on the express road, he said “sorry he can’t continue; his weak and can't stand up from his bed”.
From that 1000 birds to 2500 birds, from 2500 birds we went to 8000. Persistency, doggedness, been open to opportunities.
All of our awesome moments were in our lowest moment when we thought oh!!!! What is happening, I will just sit down browse the internet, saw this opportunity, apply and got the facilities, it could be someone sending something to me help me check, and we see this is also applicable for us, and we moved.
Those are some of the ingredients. I remember my wife will always tell people then who wants to work with me “Are you sure you can work with him”. HARD WORK, it doesn’t kill, though those periods could be challenging. Those time I single-handedly took care of 3000 birds for the first 3 weeks, when the contractor that came to sink our borehole saw the level of work that I was doing, he said Oga don’t kill yourself, I will help you find someone that will assist you. He got me a staff to assist, I got another person and that relief me and we started increasing from there. The God factor cannot be overemphasized. Those are the things that are pushing us and has brought us to where we are and we see this as the starting point. We have a vision of a full self-sufficient Africa in Food Production that is the drive we have the land mass, the labour, what we need is the direction, if we can get the directions right we are hitting it right without rocket science, without too much of technology, we can get it right, we can feed ourselves in Africa. In Nigeria we have the Arable land, we have the human resource to fulfill all this, the direction is critical.
Agricincome: what were the challenges you faced and the ones you are still facing since the inception of your business?
Taro Agric: challenge…..challenge…The major challenge is funding and challenge of committed staff and sometimes marketing, but we have good success as regards that.
Agricincome: How do you market your products?
Taro Agric: we do much of collaborations, we collaborate with large industries that need our products because we sell in volumes, we also use online marketing (social media) and traditional media (Prints, Radio, and Television). But more importantly, we do collaboration. We have memorandum of agreement with some of the big players in the industry and they pick up our products.
Agricincome: Most people think livestock farming is a get rich quick scheme what is your stand about this?
Taro Agric: Laugh……it is not!! , because for example in poultry farming the profit margin is not that wide, what you need is volume, because the more the volume the bigger the profit margin and so is it for other livestock production (piggery, Fishery, Snailery etc.) is not a get rich quick scheme as a matter of fact within the first 3-5 years you still keep investing like every other business. Doing Agribusiness the appropriate way, it takes time, effort, it takes determination. Without all this, no appreciable success could be made. When we started with 100 birds, one principle I learnt then is to market your products well before they are ready so you will not be pushed to an edge when they are ready. The three major things that affect Agribusiness are:
• Funding
• Marketing
• Value Addition
Agricincome: Most youths find it difficult to start livestock farming because of the issue of funding and access to land. What do you think can be done?
Taro Agric: Start small, if I tell you how I started you will see the need to start small. I stopped consulting because talk is cheap, I have trained more than 10,000 people in several areas of agriculture, different parastatals including the Nigerian Army. I told myself let us have something to show, let roll up our sleeves as my mentor do say. Let the youth roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty.
After I finish my Nysc, I went to seek the permission of the Royal father of the town where I served to give me land, and he graciously gave a quite large portion of land which I used for my cowpea production. Starting Agriculture is about determination.
Also through God’s direction, I saw an abandon fish pond in my host community, I met the owner to let me use it as he wanted to convert it to a self-contained apartment. I went to Abuja from Kontagora Niger State which is about 6hours drive to purchase fingerlings and I started using the fish pond. This is how I started from there we bought our own land and it keeps getting better. There is this popular saying “when there is a will there is a way” let’s give less of excuses and more of action to get it done.
I traded my Nysc certificate for 3 years to secure a fund of #250,000 and if anybody is still willing to give me fund to trade another certificate am still willing. That is the fund I used for the fish and cowpea production, I also did a little bit of cattle production from it and I returned their money after 2 years, we made some loss and we made some profits but we are better.
Another thing is that youths should open their eyes to opportunities. Opportunities are available particularly now in the internet age, a lot of opportunities, agencies online that we could access.
Agricincome: Any advice for youths seeking careers in agriculture?
Taro Agric: Like I have been saying “Start Small” success they say is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. For upcoming youths that wants to go into poultry farming, your altitude is determined by your attitude. START SMALL, if it is 50 birds START. The profit I made from my first production was used to buy a property that was the first property I ever bought in my life at my teenage years.
Be open to see investment opportunities
How thirsty are you for success? Young people say No to laziness, Yes to Hard work and persistence. Challenges will come but be open to opportunities, be hardworking, be committed and just a matter of time you are shinning.
Agricincome: Any specific Goals for Taro Farms?
Taro Agric: Our goal for this farm is to build a transgenerational corporation that will outlive us. This is a corporation that will outlive several generations just like ford, Chrysler motors that have evolved over 100 years. And the paramount goal is not just to amass wealth but to have a food sufficient Africa. A Nigeria Nation that will be food sufficient.
Agricincome: Thank you for your time sir
Taro Agric: you’re Welcome
http://www.agricincome.com/interview-section-youths-should-embrace-agriculture-as-a-viable-profession-and-vocation/

Join YPARD Osun State(Young Professionals for Agricultural Development) as we tour Taro farms ile ife this Saturday 10/11/2018
Directions:
From Lagere take a bus to Erefe Junction, From Erefe Junction take a bike to Poultry/Taro Farms
Intending members are also welcome.
Vision, Mission, and Values of Ypard
Vision
A food secure world without poverty where young people are enabled to fully contribute
Mission
Enabled and empowered young agricultural leaders shaping sustainable food systems.
Values
Ypard is a network whose foundation is built on a set of core values helping the members reach their full potential. At Ypard we believe in;
• Teamwork- we create and nurture opportunities to unleash the potential of working together well
• Respect- we celebrate and harness diverse opinions, ideas, and perspectives
• Sharing- we openly share what we have, recognizing it benefits us all
• Love- we care and support each other and the planet.
I cannot do everything alone. I urge us to work together transparently, flexibly and honestly, progress in a few areas will lead to progress in many more.
Thank you
Farotimi Olaoluwa
Ypard Osun State Rep.

Poultry farming is very lucrative if done in the right way.
1. Conduct a very good market research, study your environment
2. Go and learn from people that are already in the business
3. Create what makes your own product unique

You are correct, add the total package there

Hmmmmm

Agricincome: Can you introduce yourself and your farming background to our readers
Adekoya Dehinbo: My name is Adekoya Dehinbo, am a graduate of science biology from a prestigious school named Federal College of Education Technical Akoka Lagos State, a sustainable preacher, and hunger fighter.
After my NCE program, I was unable to get direct entry Admission due to funding issues which made me build my capacity by learning more and adding value to myself.
My urge for Agriculture started in my final year where we worked on maize planting on our biological garden.
I was introduced to ProtectOzone by my good friend okubote Anuoluwapo late last year during the FEED 1 training which I became a participant with the help of my friend and Olalekan Sipasi, as the training was going on before I joined. I was trained by CYFI Economic Empowerment Team on Poultry production and Vegetable Farming in the year 2017. In order to replicate the teachings, I started my farming business the same year even before the project came to an end.
Agricincome: how long have you been in the business?
Adekoya Dehinbo: Just a year old
Agricincome: what were the challenges you faced and the ones you are still facing since the inception of your business?
Adekoya Dehinbo: I started my farming business with no tools, no capital and about two spoons of vegetable seeds. I had no fund to purchase a land for farming so all I could do was to visit a friend whose house had a little space of about a plot which is a refuse site. I started by clearing the land, making of beds and planting of vegetables. I started with borrowed tools due to my inability to purchase new tools.
The challenges am still facing: as I started with no fund, and borrowed equipment am working tirelessly on securing my own farmland in any state of the country.
Agricincome: what attracted you to Agriculture?
Adekoya Dehinbo: Solving hunger, poverty alleviation, unemployment are the drive for me to participate in agriculture.
Agricincome: what is your association with Protect Ozone?
Adekoya Dehinbo: after my training with the CYFI Economic Empowerment Team Tagged FEED I. I became a project officer with ProtectOzone, and currently working on FEED II as a Project Officer and also a Trainer.
Agricincome: Congratulations on the successful completion of your program with FEED, but what is FEED (farming for Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Development) all about?
Adekoya Dehinbo: Farming for Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development is aimed at empowering youths by training them on poultry production, vegetable farming and agribusiness training for the space of 6months which usually commence around October-March.

Agricincome: how can one be a beneficiary to this?
Adekoya Dehinbo: Farming for Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development is mostly focused on a certain community. For example last year we focused on Apeka community North of Ikorodu Lagos State. While this year our focus is on Majidun Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Despite the area of focus, we absorb any youth that wants to learn into the project so as to fight hunger and alleviate poverty in Nigeria.
Agricincome: What have been the secret to the success so far?
Adekoya Dehinbo: [/b]My Secret so far has been my innovation of improvising tools for an alternative source of farming and also turning a waste site into a farmland
[b]Agricincome: How do you sell your produce?
Adekoya Dehinbo: I sell my produce in the:
• Open market
• Home delivery
• Canteen’s
• Friends and family
Finally as a producer, it is also expected of you to have a stall where you display your produce.
Agricincome: what do you think are the reasons why youths have no interest in farming?
Adekoya Dehinbo: lack of funds for startups can be a discouraging factor and those with the exceptional quality will always attain greatness
Agricincome: Which advice would you give to youths seeking a career in agriculture?
Adekoya Dehinbo: Start small, fail, relearn, learn, unlearn and never give up all this will bring about success
Agricincome: Thank you for your time

http://www.agricincome.com/started-farming-with-no-fund/
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He can go into agricultural produce sales, but he needs to conduct a very good market research

Nice innovation, but why only lagos?

Exactly one year ago, the 27th of October 2017, I hit the publish button for the first time. Today is our one year blogging anniversary. I’m not quite sure how a whole year has gone by so fast but time does fly when you are having fun.
Throughout the last year, people have reminded me that they aren’t expecting a perfectly edited post it is more about the content.
You may not know this but I am not the best sleeper. Throughout my undergraduate days, I was a titleholder sleeper but as I got older things changed. I entered the real world and I often find myself awake in the middle of the night.
There were plenty of other things I did or tried along the way that weren’t all that successful, but it is all a part of learning new things, figuring out who you are, what you are good at, what you love and what makes sense. You just have to start and try things and failures will always be a part of that learning curve.
With the blog, we put A LOT into content creation. There were lot of sleepless night and long strategy meetings. I owe the most to my team members, my parents and Mr Augustus.
I have a lot of ideas on where to take the blog in the second year but I am going to ask you as an audience most importantly what would you like to see more of Agricincome?
HOW AM I GOING TO CELEBRATE THIS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY?
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Exactly one year ago, the 27th of October 2017, I hit the publish button for the first time. Today is our one year blogging anniversary. I’m not quite sure how a whole year has gone by so fast but time does fly when you are having fun.
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Agricultural marketing in Nigeria is and still remains an important area of agriculture, no doubt agricultural products marketing provides the greatest avenue for employment and income for the Nigeria populace.
The major problem most farmers in Nigeria face is the challenge of marketing their agricultural products, coupled with unpredictable market prices.
Agricultural marketing refers to all the activities involved in moving a particular product from the farm to the consumer. Agricultural products marketing involves numerous interconnected activities like production planning, harvesting, sorting, packaging, storage, processing etc.
Problems of Agricultural Marketing in Nigeria

It is important to understand the nature of this agricultural marketing problems so as to find workable solutions. Some of the problem of agricultural product marketing in Nigeria include the following:
large number of middlemen
Agricultural product marketing is often seen as a complex process by some farmers, that is why they involve a large number of middlemen in the marketing of their products. Forcing them to sell at ridiculous prices.
Lack of transport facilities
Findings have shown that bad road network hinders transportation of agricultural products to the market or to the consumer, also unsuitability of the present transport facilities for some produces like vegetables and fruits make them difficult to transport sometimes because they start wilting almost immediately after harvest.
Poor handling and packaging
Poor handling and packaging of some of this agricultural produce reduces their market value or total damage of the produce. Poor handling and packaging of green vegetables and tomatoes will make it start wilting or rot as soon as possible. Poor handling also exposes the produce to physical damage and quality deterioration.
Inadequate storage facilities and processing facilities
Improper storage facilities reduce the quality and market value of these crops. Over 20-30% of yearly farm harvest is lost during storage and processing.
There is still improper storage for perishable agricultural products like green vegetables. most agricultural farmers and markets lack storage and warehousing facilities and the amount of wastage that occur due to the lack of those facilities often account for increased cost of marketing.
Lack of adequate information about agricultural marketing
Most of this agricultural marketing problems can be linked to the lack of adequate information about a particular product e.g the shelf life, handling, and storage of a product should be known before harvesting.
Also, information prior to production is also essential for the farmer/producers. Market research is also necessary to understand the customers and their preference, to identify opportunities to grow and increase profits.
A farmer/producer should also be equipped with adequate information about market price and the new trends.
Lack of organized market
This has made it difficult for farmers/producer to identify their consumers, they are usually forced to sell at unfavorable prices and unfavorable time to the intermediaries
Solutions to some of this Agricultural marketing problems
Establishment of regulated markets
A regulated market will eliminate unhealthy and unscrupulous practices, reduces marketing charges, it also encourage farmers to bring their produce directly to the markets.
Farmers are ensured better prices for their produce, they are protected from market intermediaries. Farmers also have access to up to date market information.
Improvement of handling and packaging
Adoption of new techniques for proper handling and packaging reduces physical damage and product/produce quality deterioration. For instance, the use of cold storage in the handling of perishable produce like vegetables and tomatoes.
Adequate storage facilities
Access to adequate storage facilities by farmer/producer reduces the wastage incur at various stages of storage of produce thereby making their products to command good prices from the consumers.
Improved transport facilities
The availability of efficient transport facilities encourages the farmers to take their products to the market without involving middlemen who will buy at ridiculous prices.
Adequate information about the market
Market research should be given top priority before production. Farmers should attend seminar and training on agricultural marketing to improve their knowledge.
• Formation of farmers/cooperative association
• Adoption of modern farming techniques
• If possible complete value chain of each produce e.g. cassava to garri, custard, chips
Ways to market your agricultural products

Use of social media
Social media now facilitate the marketing of agricultural products through the sharing of information, pictures, and videos. Nigerians now seem to have overcome the challenges of adopting social media as a tool for agricultural products marketing, people now trust buying from e platforms.
One of the main benefits of using social media for agricultural products marketing is the ability to gain a wealth of knowledge, opportunity to establish partnership and to reach a wide range of consumers. Social media is also a very useful tool for agricultural products marketing because it saves time and cost. E.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube.
Use of online platforms (Blogs)
Blogs have become increasingly popular for marketing of agricultural products because it is easy to use, it gives the user’s ability to customize their blog to their taste
A blog helps build a strong relationship between the farmers and the consumers. Blog posts can include text, photos or videos that effectively communicate the farm operation and produce/products to be marketed, it can also be used to update customers about crop harvest. Example of this online platform is Agrommerce.com.ng.
Agrommerce.com.ng is an online based outsourcing platform for agricultural produce, it is designed with farmers and consumers need in mind. This platform helps to connect farmers to connect with the market and also handles logistics of agricultural produce. For more information Click here…
Identify your farm’s market.
After conducting your market Research, you should be able to identify your target market and their preference. Locate them, promote yourself and sell to them.
If your farm already has customers, think of your best ones. Who are they and how would you describe them? If you’re just starting out and don’t have customers yet, observe your potential competitors and their customer base. By knowing who your customers or prospects are, you can increase the likelihood they will buy from you by tailoring your marketing message to their needs and desires.
Join farm associations.
Farmers/cooperation is also a cost-effective way to market your farm and its products.
Hotels & restaurants
Approach Hotel and Restaurant with a good offer to be supplying them with fresh food crops directly from the farm. They will consider you if your price is right and if you can guarantee that you will be consistent with you supply.

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Have you tried to make money through agriculture without success? In this post I will explain some common reasons you have not be making money from agriculture. The agriculture sector is not a stroll in the park, not for most people. Making money from agriculture is not easy. It is simple, but not easy. There’s a difference.
It is simple if you can follow a few rules and work hard, you will be making insane amounts of money.
However, before you can become successful, you’ll need to overcome the different challenges that would come your way. I will list some of those challenges in this article. They are the most common reasons why most people don’t make money from agriculture.
lack of focus
For you to succeed in making money from agriculture, you have to do everything possible to stay focused. Distraction is your number one enemy.
The problem with beginners is, they want to do everything at once. This is a recipe for failure. Pick one thing you can do and stick to it.
Information Overload
This relatively results from lack of focus. Most people don’t make money because they know too much. This is probably the number one culprit causing many people to fail in agricultural businesses. There are simply too many money-making courses on agriculture, selling on the internet and they are confusing the people who purchase them.
Another reason is some people love gathering information without working on anything. Someone might have this E-book for example (because it free), and have many other E-book courses (because they are free), yet he keeps looking for more things. All the E-books in this world won’t make you a dime! Your ability to pick a model and focus on it is what will make you rich.
Lack of Funds/Reluctance to Spend Money
This frustrated me when I started agricultural business some years ago. I had no money, I was looking for money. You need a budget for some basic things like acquiring land, building, farm equipment’s, etc. You need to pay for services we like free things too much…that’s why most of us don’t succeed.
Nothing is free even in Freetown. If you don’t have a budget, you will be under pressure to make money fast and your venture could be over before it even has an opportunity to start.
The thing is, people complain of lack of money and it is understandable. I wish there was a way around it but there is none.
If you need money, you need to spend money. It’s that simple. Many people contact me to help them start a farm. The moment you mention money, they run away!
Lack of patience
It is important that you remain patient. You will make money. Patience is a virtue. Don’t jump ship too early. Agriculture is a gradual process. You must wait for results. I once waited for 6 months to get a penny from my E-book (Heliculture as a source of income). Be patient.
Laziness
This one explains itself. If you expect to make money while doing nothing, agriculture is not for you. I don’t believe anything is for you at all. For you to make money from agriculture, you must work. It gets easier as you progress but for the start, you must be willing to work hard and persist.

Now you understand some reasons why people don’t make money from agriculture. There is so much money to be made in Agriculture. My desire is for you to discover this truth as I have found it.

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