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OP, post bigger pictures as l see nothing in those thumbnails!

chikel2000:
Fayose is still far better than other governors. Ist he said the truth, Ekiti is broke n u knw buhari won't fund him either, telling d truth of a situation is d most noble thing to do. 2ndly he joined d strike, y? Just to make fun of them?, no. H felt dia pain n wish to identify with them. How many governors have stepped that low to identity with its people. Yes things r bad now but trust me fayose's attitude demonstrated good will

Has he also stopped collecting his salary and other entitlements as a Governor?

Social media have really inflamed issues for many!

This thread is going to heat up soon with legions from both sides!

OP, you bring out time for Chioma Jesus!

Nelbless:
receipt? I don't get u.......

Proof of ownership or one can assume it is stolen!

Their settings breed monsters instead of humans.

Loving the sight of the whole pork roasts!

Mercie123:
This is really good. I would consider it a big deal due to the high capital requirement or how can it be done on a small scale? However, planting pawpaw would be very nice and I know everything about mushroom farming but the problem is the marketing and you know it is highly perishable.

Once one gets a hang on its production (jam),one needs to start out experimenting in the kitchen. I know of a former neighbour of mine here in Nairobi, she was into making peanut butter spread and strawberry jam in her kitchen after she went for a training on them. She was using her blender then for pulping and always going around with her products within the Estate and using us to experiment her different flavours and mixes.

I was surprised earlier in the year to see her products on the shelf of a supermarket chain store with KBS logo (equivalent of NAFDAC) on them. From the packaging, l imagined that she has really soared from her humble beginning.

One can start out this journey with a combination of knowledge, one pawpaw and determination.

Endison:
Somebody's wife/GF famzing Flavour on stage....and you say this world has not come to an end.

I jus wish God will come tomorrow and collect the first batch. Maybe I will join the third and final batch when that time comes!

Why u no wan follow first batch?

Most times the maltreated step-child ends up becoming the shining light of the family!

I feel no pity for him, he should calmly accept whatever is coming his way.

Rib-cracking!

concur:
THEY ALL WILL PERISH AND WITHER AWAY .


USELESS

A day will come for each one of us, when tomorrow will never come....the end of our earthly sojourn is ahead of us.

Ben Bruce served him properly!

idupaul:
Why are they giving him wrapper after what happened

You captured my thought!

Though do not know how the interior looks like but from the pictures posted there is nothing international about it unless more are pictures are provided!

Tapping my fingers .........

DrMuzungu:
Ummmm, let me check...

Yes. I am.

I know that is how the whites are addressed in Swahili.

Will the FG help the banks pay the workers' salaries?

Someone asked sometime ago, how viable is commercial pawpaw farming. This article has provided the answer. Value addition is key as the fresh harvest is not at the market's mercy and eliminates wastes because they are headed to the pulper.

“Our production rate is 100 litres per hour, that is, approximately 250 pawpaw fruits"......this shows the level of demand for pawpaw, how many farmers will be needed to meet the daily demand for fresh pawpaw needed for processing?

There are so many opportunities value addition offers us.

Six friends make a variety of products from pawpaw in an industry stretching beyond borders.

A look at the pawpaw trees on the farm named Kidenyi Organic Farm in Vihiga County gives one an impression that the trees are stunted.

But what amazes is that despite their shortness, the trees produce in plenty, each offering about 30 fruits at a go.

“These pawpaw (papaya) trees have no defect. They do not lack any mineral but they are of the dwarf variety,” says Francis Silingi, the production manager and one of the directors at Kenya Papaya Products, a firm that runs the farm.

Kidenyi Organic Farm, which sits on half-acre, has over 1,200 dwarf pawpaw trees that are slightly about a metre tall.

“We will harvest them this month and make jam that we blend with mushroom and soybeans,” says Silingi.

The further extract oil from pawpaw seeds, which is used in the beauty industry, make nutritious beverage from dried papaya leaves blended with Ganodama mushroom and tea.

“Our next project is production of pawpaw latex, an ingredient used in the pharmaceutical industry as well as making detergent,” says Silingi, noting that with papaya, nothing goes to waste.

They have contracted farmers to grow for them the fruits, specifically the Sunrise solo variety.

The company, according to Silingi, works with over 200 farmers from Kisumu, Vihiga, Eldoret and Uganda, who supply papayas for value addition.

“To make the jam, once we buy fresh pawpaw fruits, we first clean them, peel and crush in a pulper. The machine separates seeds from the fruit making it easier to collect the pulp from the seeds.”

The pulp is then pasteurised, as ingredients such honey, stevia, citric acid, mushroom flour and pectin are added.

“Out of the total weight, 50 per cent is pawpaw pulp, 30 per cent honey and 15 per cent stevia. The rest of the ingredients take 5 per cent. We don’t use chemically generated preservatives such as sodium benzoate. Ours is organic pawpaw jam,” he says, adding the entire process takes about an hour.

The jam is then left to cool before it is packed in 460g glass containers and sold for Sh250 ($2.50).

REVIVE PAPAYA PRODUCTION

Fred Omido, another director of the company and the administration manager, says they acquired the skills after attending one week training at Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute in Nairobi early last year and later in September, they contracted farmers and started making the products.

“Our production rate is 100 litres per hour, that is, approximately 250 pawpaw fruits.

We are in the process of making smaller sachet jams of 50g, 100g and 150g following advice from the Export Promotion Council (EPC), which organised a trip for us to Addis Ababa in March.”

The company, according to Omido, has made sales of over Sh1 million ($10,000) since they started.

“We sell out products only on order in Kisumu, Kakamega, Vihiga, Eldoret, Nairobi and Mombasa.

And through EPC, we have also sold our products to customers in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria,” Omido says, noting the jam is branded Diana Papaya Jam.

According to him, the agribusiness that has six directors, was conceptualised in 2014. Other directors are Felix Asengi, Benson Oigo, David Omido and Irene Okwemba.

“Our motivation was to revive the papaya production in Vihiga.

Some years ago, there was a papaya factory in Gambogi that processed different products. After research on pawpaw products and where to source the fruits, we decided to venture into the business.

We contributed Sh3.5 million ($35,000)in total, which went to buying the equipment that include the pulper, registering the business, leasing land and buying of fruits from farmers at Sh30 ($0.30) a piece.”

For the pawpaw jam, which is their main product, they specifically use the Sunrise solo variety.

“We source the planting materials from KALRO in Marigat. We planted our own in July last year as we could not get want we wanted from farmers in plenty,” says Silingi.

The group has over 40,000 pawpaw seedlings, which the sell to farmers at Sh20 ($0.20) each.

“The seedlings are transplanted after three months in the nursery. A farmer should move them in the open field in 60cm deep, 60cm wide hole. Pawpaws start flowering after five months, harvesting should be done once the tree matures at about nine months,” explains Omido, noting their products are certified by the standards bureau.

FARMING MUSHROOMS TOO

However, the planting ratio of pawpaw trees, that is female vs male, sometimes poses a challenge to farmers.

Robert Musyoki, the chief research officer at Simlaw Seeds Company, says the planting ratio should be 30 per cent male, 70 per cent female and the rest bisexual trees.

“It is not easy to identify the sex of the pawpaw at an early stage of the growth. You should plant two seedlings in a hole and once they mature, reduce the population of males to 10 per cent,” says Musyoki.

He adds that pawpaw varieties such as Mountain and Sunrise solo can make a range of products such as jam, jelly, juice and several cosmetic items like oil.

The oil is used in the beauty industry as an anti-aging skin care agent when making body lotions, creams and hair conditioners. Papaya oil also makes great massage oil.

Oil from the fruit can also be used as a food additive to boost the immune system. Papaya contains vitamins C and B and minerals that include potassium, copper and magnesium.

The fruit further contains digestive enzyme, papain which helps injuries to heal faster and is a remedy to allergies. Papaya aside, the farmers also grow Ganodama and Oyster mushrooms in a greenhouse measuring 15 by 45 feet.

According to Silingi, they produce up to 5,000kg of fresh mushroom under good management for three months.

The mushroom seeds are planted on a mixture of bagasse, molasses, cotton seeds and lime.

The materials are sterilised with bleaching agent such as jik, which inhibits the growth of competitor mushrooms, bacteria and virus.
Mushrooms thrive in temperatures of 16 to 30 degrees Celsius.

“We sell fresh mushroom packed in 250g sachets at Sh100 ($1). The mushroom is also processed into flour and packed in 1kg packet that goes at Sh150 ($1.50) ,” says Omido.

They market their products mainly through their website, social media and agribusiness exhibitions.

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Requirements for papaya growing

-Papaya is a tropical plant that grows best in warmer climates.
-They perform best on deep, well drained soils with high organic matter.
-Most soil types are suitable but avoid heavy clay soils.
-Good drainage is very important for papaya production to minimise loss of trees to root rots and water-logging.
-The trees should be planted between 2m apart and regular mulching is recommended.

Ruke1989:
asari is wiser than you, he is an avowed freedom fighter, he invested where his asset cannot be easily freezed,
is it not you oil robbers that pushed for freezing tompolo's company account? you are pained asari asset cant be seized, be sincere

Oil robbers! Your dimmed mind convinces you that oil is the beginning and end of humanity...if l hear! My interest is so far from oil, go to the Agric section, that is where l roll!

Oil is in my home community but yet to be explored and l pray no one touches it because it would nurture a culture of entitlement amongst my people which will rub them the capacity to explore their minds. Feel free to justify Asari's decision to take money from the creek to go and develop another country, while the people he is "fighting" for not benefit from such capital investment.

I live and work in an environment where oil is not a daily national issue but where Agriculture is......so the mantra our oyel means nothing to me, direct your anger to politicians and their cromies who are fixated on oil!

A mix of the 3.

These same creeks made Ateke, Asari, Tompolo and co billionaires. Asari went to Benin Republic to build his own University, while his own people in the creek are in dire need of the human capital development a University provides.

Singapore1:
how much do you need, and you fit buy 320?

Send me a PM, so we can negotiate.

rexmantruck:
strawberries do grow in Nigeria and are doing great around Jos area. if you are interested in Strawberry farming contact Mr.SHA on 08036285818 he's the current Chairman of strawberry grower association based in Jos, Plateau state. Green house can assist growth all year round. Dry area require irrigation so, drips or sprinklers are required in dry areas like Sokoto. I hope this assist you in answering your questions.

Is the grower association into processing of the strawberries being harvested?

Emmyk:
Nope. Not yet.

When you do, just PM for a deal.

Emmyk:
Newsflash: On another thread, a nairalander said you can you can cash out Skrill funds in Nigeria now.

Help register through my referrer link please, if your not yet a member

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Do you have Skrill funds for sale?

Is it not suppose to be sieved?