MAAF: Mostly the northern part of Nigeria, but I have managed to grow beetroot nurseries successfully in the South East, for later transplant to see how well they will do there. So far it's doing well. If it does then ll go into commercial farming.
Wishing you success. I just want to know the areas in the North though hoping there are some in the South as there is an intention to make powder out of them.
remmyjay007: @Pavore9 thank you bro... Am following the thread. please do not forget to include me in the arrangement for the red stark apples seeds that can grow here in Nigeria. I have 5acres I want to put to use....but that will be after experimenting with a small area though
Yes, you can start with a few seedlings and after your first harvest you can then expand.
remmyjay007: I want to know where and how it's grown...sourcing, and also if I can get a biz plan to the effect
That is why l opened a thread asking where it is grown commercially in Nigeria as l know someone who wants to work with that information. There are lots of videos of YouTube on how to grow beetroots.
Jesusbaby6: Any information about the seedlings and how much?
Meeting with a Nigerian here in Nairobi tomorrow, he wants to start shipping cargo from Nairobi to Lagos on a weekly basis, l want to know how possible it is to send seedlings/seeds down through his services. if it clicks it will mean importing things from Kenya will become way cheaper.
ademobi: You need to get Export Approval from Quarantine Office of the federal ministry of Agriculture. About 25-30 seedlings were delivered about 2 weeks ago. Although it is advisable to wait for raining period before ordering unless u are into irrigation farming.
Hian!.. It is not their fault rather it is the monthly allocations received from Abuja that make most states that are contributing little or nothing to the national purse feel less bothered about prudent management of resources.
Jesusbaby6: Good morning sir. Only God will bless you for all the things you are doing. When I watched the solar drying video, I thought within myself that it can be possible for tomatoes. I thank God there is available information about tomatoes powder. We will get there by His grace. Any news about the mail I sent earlier?
It seems l skipped your mail but would certainly check and reply before the day runs as l can't access my mail account where l am now. One can solar dry a whole lot of things. When tomatoes are properly solar dried and powdered it can last for many years without adding any preservatives.
We are so richly blessed with land size, good weather and a VERY HUGE MARKET.......a smart mind who ties these three together with innovative knowledge is bound to soar! Kenya is seriously eyeing the Nigerian market because they are convinced we comfortably spends so much!
remmyjay007: Thank u very much @Pavore9 for this beautiful eye-opening revelation. I will definitely be trying my hands on this asap. I've watched this video over 20times today alone. It's so unbelievable how ignorant I've been. This is really a very doable project here in Nigeria and with over 150million population we need no other market than what we have. I'll experiment with other fruits as 'SWEET N DRY' have done. God bless u bro. Also looking into the redstark apple too... God bless u immensely bro
The beauty in freely sharing knowledge where possible is that the source never runs dry. The Nigerian market alone is bigger than the entire East Africa region. Fruits during its season wastes a lot, solar-drying them creates new lines of opportunities. When tomatoes are so very cheap, solar drying and making powder out of it would make so much sense. Watch this short video to give you an idea.
Encouraged some Kenyan friends into vegetables and spice farming to grow Bitter Apple (Egusi) as l can easily link them with Nigerians in Kenya to buy the harvest off them as it would be far cheaper than bringing it in from Nigeria though Congo DR do grow it but growing it in Kenya will be preferable and it would sell for cheap.