₦airaland Forum

Though this is a 16th of March, 2014 publication is still does not lessen their plight. Since they fall under David Mark's Senatorial zone and he has not brought any development to their area in the last 16 years in the Senate, they should not give him their votes in the re-run election!

So sad. The feeding bottle Federalism we practice will never lead us to the path of growth.

ALISMILE:
that does not make him wrong on Jonathan!

Both are the two sides of the same coin!

OBJ is also part of the people that brought Nigeria to its present sorry state.

Everyone and their opinions.

Love Machine:
Nduka again!Well,northern leaders stole and steal more than any region in nigeria.One rtd general in the north has the money Dasuki and co stole under gej.But they are never prosecuted.

Let us not mix issues up. This is a case of Nduka lying that he gave his colleagues money he collected on their behalf and his colleagues denying being given the said money.

Eledan:
I wil want you to say something, you appears as an objective Igbo on this forum

I was modifying my post when you quoted me, you can go and re-read it.

''For the Niger Deltan, if Edo, they are perhaps in Italy or Germany. For the Itsekiri and Ijaws, and Ikwerres and Calabar, if they are not militants, the lower rungs or boy-boy in oil companies is their portion. This leaves the Igbo man with the task of providing the greatest amount of SMEs and buying and selling all around the nation...all reliant on the dollar''......Demeaning other tribes is not a vestige of greatness, International business is not an exclusive of the Igbos!

Nduka is like the village treasurer who has to come up with stories to cover his 'itchy fingers'.

And they were busy disturbing us with cashless policy!

lanre2009:
Can tomatoes be planted on the top of the bags as well as the sides

The top, okay but the sides not advisable because of the weight of the tomatoes. They are way smaller sacks ideal for tomato growing as seen in the pictures.

Their Choice. Hope Jammeh is investing in building his Country's human capital, Gambia having a Nigerian as Chief Justice of The Gambia after sacking the former Chief Justice who is Pakistani is really telling!

Glad many have turned their back on such inhumanity, did the pregnant woman choose to die?

whirlwind7:
You made a very valid point, especially with your comments in bold. We all know that most of the farm practices in the south east is on subsistence level. Land ownership is very fragmented, with moderately large parcels being community owned. That comment by irynterri about 5 plots bought at N300k sounds unbelievable, and I'm hoping it would turn out to be true. Haven't heard anywhere land is that cheap in Imo state.

So, the thread I believe, would also focus on farm practices/opportunities/innovation/marketing of farm produce. As more people share their experiences, several more information should come to light.

I have always known that land is a scarce resource in the South East as the entire 5 states is just about the size of Kogi State and less than 40% the size of Niger State thus the reason why l would love to know the experience of those on ground as we do not have comparable advantage over other regions. Be it may, we can still scrap out something out of what we have, there is a Reverend Sister who is based here in Kenya who is also from Imo State, she is adept in Aquaponics where with other Sisters are running an aquaponic farm within a greenhouse which measures 24ft by 90ft and in it has thousands of Catfish and grow strawberry, 100% organic. They harvest One tonne of Strawberries monthly from that greenhouse. The entire Country of Israel is not up to the 5 South East states but is one of the world's leading food exporters.

Innovative Knowledge determines what a space will generate, rather than waiting for trucks from the North to supply our markets with all the veggies like cabbage, cucumber, lettuce etc with even 2 plots of land someone back home can be the supplier of lettuce/cucumber to some big hotels in Owerri at cheaper price in comparison to the one coming from the North. Some part of that money comes to him/her!

Prosperity4All:
Like they say, you don't reinvent the wheel.

All Nigerian Universities (NUC approved, I dont mean the backyard ones) with a Civil Engineering or Geology Department have all it takes to perform Geophysical studies.

Also most reputable road construction companies (Berger, Dantata&Sawoe, RCC, Fugrol, the list is endless) also have their own laboratories equipped to perform all sorts of soil test and beyond. You can approach and negotiate officially or un-officially.

Price, I wont discuss, because it is dependent upon a lot of factors. Also cross-border comparison of Price should be done on the Purchasing-Power parity. Maybe N4,000 in Kenya can buy more than what N20,000 would procure in Nigeria.

A litre of Petrol in Kenya is N180 (It was N224 per litre before the oil crash). So with the N4,000, l only get to buy 22 litres of petrol with it but l get to use it to buy twice that quantity in Nigeria if there is no fuel scarcity but the irony of this is that transport fare is cheaper in Kenya than in Nigeria! I did a farm visit from Nairobi, It was a 37kn journey and I paid a bus fare of 100 Kenyan shilling (N200) but way back in 2013, l recall paying N150 from Ojota to Oyingbo which is not up to half of the trip I did for N200.

There is something fundamentally wrong!

Real ATM powered by innocent lives wasted!

This is a story of some years back!

jamp:
Pavaro am following and I will try vegetable (ugu) soon

Ugu would do well, have it planted on the top then veggies like spinach, green around the sack.

Prosperity4All:
I want to believe that this thread is not about Imo indigenes involved in farming but rather about farm practices/ opportunities in Imo state.

So it would help to see information in that regard dropped here. For instance someone posting details of Acres of Land in a remote area going for N300k/ Acre or less will help stimulate Agriculture in Imo and the East.

I would also like to see us discuss access to market. Where is the market for farm produce located in the East or how do eastern farms transport their produce to market timely and cheap. For instance, besides cheap lands, the attraction to farming in Ogun state is the proximity to the market, Mile 12 Lagos.

In the meantime am porting to Ogun state for reason above by next month, January.

The intention is focused on farmers on ground in Imo State. Places like Owerri, Aba, Port Harcourt, where do the vegetables like lettuce, cabbage, spring onions, aubergine (eggplants), cucumber etc sold in their markets come from?

saintfederic:
well she did Tell us to remove fuel subsidy which is killing us by the way and she did create the TSA so in my opinion yes she acted in our best interest

My reference was in regards to the multi-billion dollar arms deal.

I do not want to choke on my breakfast!

jasper7:
Hi, Nice to see this thread. My professional farming experience started in Imo state. My beloved state. And as much as we travel now, we cannot forget home. I still do some work there, mostly partnerships. will love to share my experience anytime God gives me the Grace

Yes, we cannot forget home as we have an obligation towards its development.

allthingsgood:
But can u pay for it

Why not! Will it not be cheaper than running and maintaining a generator?

What was Jonathan and his legions doing while Nigerians 'were being deceived' by APC to vote for change from the 16 years of paradise?

We just want uninterrupted supply of power.

Do Nigerians feel she acted in their 'best interest'?

Awaiting the list like JAMB result!

So much was misappropriated!

Time to plant.

When using a sack smaller than the ones l have been uploading, one can do without the stones in the middle because it is easier to have water distribute within it. Like the ones attached.

Why won't the Naira be in the sorry state it is now in!

modath:
Bros you try oooo, you get time to use knife to cut Afara wood, na real exercise in futility. ..

Some people's bigotry & baseless hate has made indomie of their brain cells, best thing is waka pass..

I don waka pass o!