flokii:
Another trick is to switch the phone to Airplane mode and see speed while charging..

I dunno how safe that is tho.. Buh I do it once in a while when necessary

the best is to switch it off if you expect no call.
I think USB cord used while charging also determines how fast your phone battery drains while using using your phone.
Though... I may be wrong

http://ninjaparrot.net/breaking-news-will-open-camp-2016-batch-stream-2-week-now/
How true is PCMs

Could this be true?
http://ninjaparrot.net/breaking-news-will-open-camp-2016-batch-stream-2-week-now/

How I wish the media houses can be of help... All they know is to publish news relating to #dasukigate and others. Infact, this scheme is worthless with the way it's handled.
Even the nysc authorities cannot give any reason for its postponement, it's like they are also confused. What a pity!!!
A sad calamity to our youths
#weneedtoraiseourvoice

Wow..I love this write up. I had great passion for agriculture and i went for training, 4 years after.. Am proud to be a Farm manager, consultant, Farm owner, irrigation system installer and an online businessman. Just in my mid twenties..though it wasnt easy but am happy to say that i never searched for job, they all search for me.
Now, i just relax as i and my team do the work.
Note: No matter where you are located, people will locate you if you are the best

#teamfarmlife www.farmlifeng.com

Thanks.. Kindly add me 08139120967

Brendan7:
I think its best we create a WhatsApp group. You can drop your contact. 07088523705 is mine.

How To know the fertility of your land using physical parameters


A lot of people want to invest in plantain farming but get it wrong based on the type of soil on their land. Many thinks you just need to get your land, buy planting materials and then plant the suckers. No, this a very big mistake as your plantain may suffer from nutrient deficiency if you can not determine the fertility of your soil.

In order to determine the fertility of your soil without lab analysis ( i mention this because it will be helpful when buying land for farming), there are factors to consider:
soil colour: The top soil must be dark. This signifies a high amount of humus and this is where the largest percentage of soil nutrient resides. care must also be taken not to remove this top soil during land preparation.
Soil WHO (water holding capacity): it is important to know that your soil must hold enough water for your plantain to absorb after each rainfall or irrigation. the best soil that hold enough water for plantain is loamy soil and it can be identified by the presence of small small ants building houses, a kind of house that looks like a small rod and its dark in colour. It is important for you to note that sandy soil will not work for plantain though the combination of both sandy soil and loamy soil can be on your land but loam must have a higher percentage.
Weeds colour: This is a major sign to know if the land is eluded with enough nitrogen. If the weed colour is light green, then it signifies low amount of nitrogen or slow release of nitrogen. slow release can occur because of inhibiting factors.
weeds growth during rainy season: if weeds that have fast growth could not grow fast during the rainy season, its a sign that your land is not fertile enough or presence of inhibiting factors.
My candid advice is this: If you plan buying a land for plantain plantation, pls make sure that the land is fertile or else you will have to provide fertilizer for your plantain.
Bye for now.....see you in next class.
Thanks for reading
You can read more at www.farmlifeng.com

Thanks.. Information these days must be highly valued or else we pay through our nose to get them back. if not, we lose it totally.. My dear reader, Always be informed.
Stay tuned for next lecture tmr. It promised to be more practical

Flexherbal:
Very informative.

This is what we need to achieve success in life and not only in farming. Thanks bro

portside:
I like your practicality on the topic

Selecting land For Plantain Plantation
It is a believe that failure to plan is planning to fail. So therefore, setting up a farm requires a well detailed goal and procedure. The first procedure is site selection. Plantain can’t grow on any type of soil. That is why you need to choose the best land. What you need to consider in site selection are:

Nearness to market: When your plantain farm is too farm to the market, cost of moving your produce to the market will be high and more also, the cost of getting the implements ar materials needed to the farm will also be high

Soil type: sandy loam or loamy soil

Availability of labour: do not site your plantain farm where you could not get dependable and cheaper labour

Land History: the best land for plantain plantation is a virgin. Reasons are: you will experience less weed problem, the soil fertility will be high and there will be less occurrence of pest and disease that could turn the land to their colony.

Weather: do not choose a farmland location where there is high temperature and less rainfall throughout the whole year. understanding the farmland location weather condition will help in taking better decisions.

Nearness to planting material.

I see you in the next lecture...till then, bye for now

Hello Dear reader, i am opening this thread so as to open your mind to the information needed before you start your plantain plantation. Many investors has failed in this field due to lack of good information and falling into the hands of online farmers, not those that practice it.
I will be releasing weekly notes or information needed to be successful in plantain business.

I am Oke Olayiwola Taiwo, owner of www.farmlifeng.com

Sit tight as i start releasing the notes. Questions are highly welcomed.

Who will suffer from it! Are they not your family members, your citizens and Co.
How do Africa think like this. So far amaechi mismanaged the funds don't mean you should finish the project...
Selfish and backward leaders

The way this thread is moving, Am sure it will reach 2016 soon.. When it reach 2016,abeg don't post again cos if it enters 2017, nysc may shift 2016 batch A to 2017

I love your humble beginning bro, same for me while I was still in school, I was running a business along with my academics. A friend told me that I will kill myself but I kept quiet. Am a fresh graduate waiting for service but I must confess that am an employer of Labour, having people older than me under my payroll. It good to acquire skills while still in school cos that skill may be your saving grace when you are down financially. My advice to ladies... Do not depend too much on guys for a living. I said so cos I have a female friend who have 18 vocational skills before she graduates from the University. I will try and share her works on nairaland soon. This could be an inspiration to females. [quote author=lawrenzi post=43903133][/quote]

To all supporting sides, can you tell me who is of good character between wike and opposition?
Nonsense parties, nonsense candidates. How I wish rain of fire should fall on them

You are on point bro, that's why am not any party freak. A man once told me that Nigeria problem is our society and not leadership or corruption. If our society breeds well behave children, we will have good leaders and vice versa. That is why we need to make our family right. Without it, our society suffers and then the nation at large.
Our problem in Nigeria cannot change until our homes are changing for good.

phemmie06:

Our politicians are just like footballer and the parties are just like their various clubs which they play for. If Ronaldo and Messi find themselves in the same club they will embrace each others. Their supporters are their various fans who suffer heart attack

Any plantain suckers seller in Benin or delta? Kindly quote me or reply, thanks

Any suckers seller in Benin or delta, kindly quote or reply me. Thanks

Pdp and apc are just tag names, no change in character. We need true federalism in Nigeria

Which area in abeokuta, I would love to visit your farm. Am also a plantain farmer and plantain farm manager
www.farmlifeng.com

lordhugo:
Nice one op.

I am currently intercropping Roma tomatoes, and kale/cabbage in a 2acre free range snail farm at the moment in ABK.

The brassicas (cabbage and kale) would utilize the nitrogen in the soil for their leaf productions... Leaving the potassium for tomato fruit production.

More yields, less space.
I BELIEVE WE COULD SHARE IDEAS.

Pavore9:
Farmers should be focusing on irrigation.

Really, any agripreneur that want to succeed now should find a way to irrigate their crop farm or reduce the temperature in their poultry houses. Check my website for rain gun irrigation system. www.farmlifeng.com

OK... My whatsapp line is +2348139120967. Same for my call line.

EmmaAjayi:
@Moyanbe, why not insert your whatsapp number here? Be open since you're dealing with prospective farmers.

Lo

EmmaAjayi:


@Moyanbe, thanks for the update.
How can you be reached for more findings? Send your WhatsApp number to 07087006713 or inbox me your email address to aj200301@yahoo.com

Thanks @emmaAjayi... My whatsapp number is in my signature, same as my email.
My second mail is farmlifeng@gmail.com
Our resource website is www.farmlifeng.com

No proud farmer dey there?
Why na?

The heat rising
The temperature rising
Everybody calling on rainfall.... But how long will we depend on rainfall for our crops?
... This is why irrigation Agriculture is what you need to practice.


For low cost irrigation system, Rain gun is the best to give you your desired result for your crops growth.
Advantages
1. It is movable to one point to another
2. It rotates 360 degree itself
3. It can spray water as far as 45m radius
4. Only one rain gun can be used for 3-5 acres
5. It dissolves the atmospheric nitrogen and make it available for plant
6. It lowers the farm environmental temperature whole working
7. It reduce the effect of sun heat on your crops
We are planting plantain at the season when everyone cannot start because they are waiting for rainfall.. planting started from feb 21 to feb 26....more pictures soon
Order now while stock last.
The prices are Affordable.

WE ARE PLANTAIN FARM MANAGERS

watch my video presentation http://farmlifeng.com/2016/01/06/gun-sprayer-irrigation-for-plantain/

The heat rising
The temperature rising
Everybody calling on rainfall.... But how long will we depend on rainfall for our crops?
... This is why irrigation Agriculture is what you need to practice.


For low cost irrigation system, Rain gun is the best to give you your desired result for your crops growth.
Order now while stock last.
The prices are Affordable.

Aqudo:

Bros you didn't update us again as you promised after you fully tested it on your farm.
So what is the max. distance reached by rain gun.?
What is the length of the 3" green hose.? What is the capacity of the tank you finally got and how much.? Thanks.

I have have posted my field result on this forum.. For your sake and other, I will repeat it. The gun sprayer was successfully connected to the tank and water pump. It irrigate a radius of 35m on average which is about 1 acre on its stand. It is then moved to another sectioned and then used again. On that farm... We irrigate a minimum of 2acres a day and we finish irrigating the 5 acres in 2 to 3 days... This is repeated again same week.
The length of the 3 inch hose 100m. We cut it into half so that it can be moved easily. Another 100m is purchased for a longer distance. The capacity of the tank used is 7,500litres.
For the price, I will prefer you call or text me as I won't want to quote price here. Kindly Check my signature for my contact.
Pls note that the rain guns are available in limited stock...

I can connect you to a supplier in Ibadan, check my signature for my contact

It is very important to conduct soil test before farming. It will help you determine the soil condition, whether it is OK for the crop to be planted or not.
I do test mine in abk. I will upload the recent soil test I did few days ago.

It will certainly work out but you may be helpless if irrigation is not planned and rain cease to fall or scanty rain fall. Example is last year weather. It is needed for any serious farmer to have irrigation gadgets available so that plant won't suffer from water scarcity

IamUmason:
without irrigation wont it workout? cos I didnt add that in my initial plans

Questions are highly welcome... I will make sure I uploaded a video with better coverage soon, my gadgets for aerial viewing will arrive soon. To your question... The rain gun rotates 360 degree, it is not in a fixed position.
Also, the pressure can't crush the tank or compress it, reason being that the height of water in the tank also help the water pump to suck enough water. Immediately the water level drops down to about 20cm in the tank, the pressure drops and then the water pump machine is switched off. I also be coming up with a video of about 6 tanks connected together with about 4 rain guns

Aqudo:

Alright. From the video, the spraying appears to be fixed. Can it be adjusted to rotate round 360deg?

"Water pump machine: it could be15hp with 30m3/hr"-Moyanbe.
... 30metre cube which means it can drain almost 5 geepee tanks within an hour?
Hope the pressure can not compress/crush the plastic tank after draining the water?
Sorry for bothering you with too many questions.