₦airaland Forum

timifakay:
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If you can't beat them you join them!
I think lots of those drivers forget they are not riding bikes again due to the quick response and small size of the car, hence they drive like it can fit into crevice.
Driving that car is fun sha.

leatfabiano3681:
Make money selling our made in Nigeria Shoes, Pam's,sandals.....
Our shoes are colourful and handmade in Nigeria
Bulk purchases starts from 50pairs with Pams
Sandals 30 pairs
Shoe 20 pairs


Our Pam's are sold for 1300
Sandals 1700
Shoes are from 5000

Newway2:
Our CocoaVillage Cooperative has been formed.

We are presently negotiating our first CocoaVillage Farmland.

D CocoaVillage farmland will be open to the public soon.

May God help us

Temilayhor:
It won't work for some people...when there's still Nairaland.

GeneralAchuzia1:
face of cowardice dented with a tribal marks which significantly showed the cowardic side of the afonja demons

winsomelady:
Here are some of the picture WinsomeLady took during her graduation ceremony. Pictures 3 and 4 are part of the pictures I won. Could not upload more because I am limited to only 4 pictures here. Comments welcomed

hoyze24:
I'm just starting, there are always things we can share anyway.

hoyze24:
I'm just starting, there are always things we can share anyway.

hoyze24:
It was less than a year ago, as a young graduate who had just finished NYSC, I told my folks I wanted to go into farming. The reactions were terrible especially that of my mum, she looked so disappointed. I knew deep down she felt so ashamed of me and all her thoughts would be how can you decide to go into farming with your second class upper honors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering? They all knew I was an intelligent kid; I literally beat over 200 applicants to get placement as an intern in a leading telco in 2014.

Even before NYSC, I had a good job with a decent salary. It was obvious getting a job after service wasn’t going to be difficult as I had made enough connections in my past workplaces.

However, telling them that wasn’t the big shocker, it was when I revealed my proposed location that made them shout I needed deliverance. They must have thought I’d been caught by some village people. It was a really difficult decision to make, I had only been in Benue state once, knew just someone and there was crisis in some parts of the state at the time. I was young and broke, all I had was the idea of changing the lives of some rural farmers and it kept resounding in my mind all through the dark period of the situation with my folks. My mum almost cried her eyes out. Watching me leave was a sad day for her, no amount of persuasion and emotional displays were enough to stop me. Deep down, I was so scared of what if it didn’t work out, what if something go wrong, could this be me? I struggled to hold back tears as it was obvious the wave I got from my dad was an indication of the thought that we might never meet again.

Everyone was scared of what could happen, even I was more scared but there was no way I would rescind my decision. Getting to my proposed location wasn’t easy but I had made up my mind I was going to succeed no matter what happens. I had read over a hundred books, articles and publications on different value chains in agriculture and I couldn’t be totally wrong on deciding to leave my comfort zone. The first challenge I encountered was the language barrier; few people could communicate in pidgin and English.

I still wasn’t deterred, rather I used that as a strength, I made them realize I was eager to learn their language as soon as possible and I needed each person to teach me something every time we meet. Fast forward to harvest time, I went into marketing of yam with literally no income, only thing I had was the farmers’ loyalty and trust. I took yams from them and transported it to the south east and south where I sold at reasonable prices.

I started making profit in no time and the farmers were happy because they got more than they would have with previous marketers. After two months, I introduced some of my friends to the business and they invested little to test the waters and they were glad they did. In four months, I had made enough money to start my dream of setting up mechanized communal farms and providing extension services to the villagers. I was introduced to farmers in a neighboring village who wanted me to also market their produce but I couldn’t do that last year because the volume would be too much to handle.

I’m preparing hard to include more villages this year however. Now, I’m a big yam marketer and I’m happy I took that hard decision.
My mum is a happy mum now knowing that I’m okay and safe.

The moral of telling my story is to let everyone know nothing is as easy as it sounds, there is probability of failure even after proper planning. I faced so many challenges I couldn’t mention here, at a point I wanted to go back home but I couldn’t bear the thoughts of leaving my new friends.

They always see a happy person in me even when I’m scared deep down.

So, rather than wait forever to start that which you had always liked, just do something especially when you have nothing to lose. I utilized the power of broke and thank God it worked. The season for harvest of almost every major crops has started gradually, there is another person who can become empowered again. Just to let you know, I’m in the process of registering a business name probably before the year runs out. Take that decision, the worst you’ll get is experience and not regret.

Newway2:
Are you an educated farmer?

Can you guarantee yourself regular income in your old age when you leave farming?

Are you thinking of agric pension?

Are you over 40yrs?

Then, join the New Cocoa Farmers Forum where we discuss how cocoa can give you pension in your old age

We shall rub minds on how we can mutually & collectively take our vocation: agriculture & farming a notch higher than our fathers.

Every educated & practicing farmer shld endavour to prepare 4 (farming/agric) retirement by planting "COCOA".

Aburi001:
The only Establishment we have not heard about fraud in Nigeria is Mortuary.

phintohlar:
No be 1 pretty girl dey ur back so (@ur pic)

Tsam1959:
Try calling the call center

npowerng:
Good evening,
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Ask your questions in the comment section

GAZZUZZ:
you still have a leak, leak is introducing air into the steering fluid. Fix leak, problem solved.

GAZZUZZ:
Have you ever welded the power steering pressure hose?

GAZZUZZ:
why pesin go just de sell beef like this?

liquidcrystal73:
Drive a Toyota that has been acting up lately . . . ?

Feel free to ask me and to the best of my knowledge and circumstances;

I will try to solve the issues.


Thank you

ajalawole:
Why are soo many mad people in my state of origin, even the governor himself is mad