₦airaland Forum

Keep up the good work though Nigerians are not interested in Megawatts, they want uninterrupted supply in which ever corner of the Country they find themselves.

l hope he washes up somewhere, alive.

Sadly, poachers are so out for their tusks!

So messed up! Most parents are not just conscious of the ways of their children. l recall while growing up, an older cousin of mine when he was about 15/16yrs started exhibiting some deliquencies, an effect from the boys he was hanging out with in their neighbourhood. He was shipped to the village from Lagos to stay with my grandmother. Where he alone had to do the chores before going to school in the morning and on his way back from school, he had to collect firewood and vegetables from the farm which he would use for cooking the meals. By the time we visited the village that Christmas, that 'agbero' in him has fizzled out.

Though l agree that many places where garri is being processed and sold are of low hygiene but that will not stop tens of millions from consuming it.

dera7:
That's what I would like to know. What area would N400k be sufficient to invest in? I don't mind if it will start yielding ROI on a long term ( even if it takes 3-5 years). Please enlighten me more. Thank you.

You do not necessarily have to start out at the level of cultivation/production, you can key into the level of value addition. You can sought out produce from the rural areas and have it packaged and resold. For example, if you visit the thread where some strawberry farmers in Plateau state are complaining that they have strawberries in abundance not no market. You can check out what is obtainable within Abuja regarding consumption, availability and price ranges of Strawberries. Do the mathematics and see if it is what can you can get involved in. This is just one out of the several farm produce you can add value to.

Her true colour is now shining bright.....no one can outsmart God!

kenny987:
It is disgusting really. If the people that engage in this crap engage half as much energy in research and innovative thinking, their regions and Nigeria will be far better but no, they'd rather sit here and fight virtual enemies. And to think some that do these things aren't even from the places/areas they claim. Just a function of mischief and joblessness. Such a shame.

So true, insulting someone you can't even identify physically is a symptom of insanity! Outside Nigeria, l know lots of Igbos and Yorubas happily living together as flatmates with a common hustle.

The truth is bitter like ALOMO!

Truth be told, all across Africa it is foreigners that are really enjoying the beauty Africa has to offer!

DankemzI:
Duke is the right man for the tourism Job.

Sure, he has what it takes to re-position Nigeria's tourism industry.

l sigh! When it comes to their pockets, there is no PDP nor APC as they all become united!

Stealing from what was to be used to provide amenities for people already impoverished......how people feel comfortable living with a dead conscience still baffles me!

It makes economic sense, so that we no longer get to be seeing different figures as subsidies.

l believe we are all educated enough to go through and analyse the data provided by the two threads and stop creeping in tribalism. What we all have in common is that whatever has been attributed to our states/regions has not been fully harnessed to spur development. Smart Nigerians, rather than hurl insults at each other would use the data as a tool for gathering information on business possibilities!

lanre2009:
I missed SMART FARM, and i also met SEEDS OF GOLD half way, but i look forward to the opportunity of watching the repeat broadcast on saturday. I just downloaded yesterday's episode of SMARTFARM. It was about a farmer that is involved in the rearing of FAN TAILED PIGEONS. I really look forward to when both SMARTFARM and SEEDS OF GOLD will be subtitled in English language because most of the time the farmers speak in their local dialect or SWAHILI

Don't ever look forward to any subtitling as Swahili is the national language, it is either you learn it or forget about subtitles! Seeds of Gold is almost 90% English. l understand Swahili, so l flow with it.

FarmTech:
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Good idea, some people like me can't watch online videos for now.

l understand, internet is still expensive in Nigeria. Something came up which needed my attention, so l met the programme half-way but there will be a re-run on Saturday evening. l have several several videos on vermiculture across India, Philippines and Kenya and also based how l have seen it being practically done, l will create a thread later in the day, detailing step by step procedure with pictures, utilizing the waste materials around us, so anyone can set it up easily.

Whenever l come across Obudu Cattle Ranch, Donald Duke pops up in my mind!

Sefunmi74:
I cant afford a coolin van but i can buy the seed or seedling. But where can i buy from?

lf you are interested in growing them, l suggest you visit the community mentioned in the article and understudy its cultivation, so it can be a successful venture when you set up your farm.

omonnakoda:
But who are the innovators and most advanced

How happier will it make me knowing who 'the innovators and most advanced' are? I see us all as one though formed in different environments.

omonnakoda:
What of Ashawo?

Every tribe/state do have people who have chosen that path.

PentiumPro:
Yes, at subsistence level for family consumption

Aside family consumption, they produce what you get to buy at Oye Achalla, Oba Ofemili, Ifite Ogwari etc. though there is room for improvement.

Anambra produces rice.

May he not be within the sight of harm and be re-united with his family. Amen.

FarmTech:
I'm currently trying out this, but at a very small scale

After watching it in the next 2 hours, l would try and post step by step procedure.

Sickening!

Curiouscity:
Very true!! during my wedding I made strawberry jam, and used it as take away gift. The ones I kept at home lasted more than a year. One can learn it within few days. And very lucrative. I hope I can coach and support someone in this area, but not really ready to go in yet.

The other option you suggested; freighting the fruiting to Lagos and Port-Harcourt, is a very nice one. But I just spoke with my brother who is logistic supervisor with Arik, he says that cargo is N300/Kg. To me that is expensive, but depending on the price of strawberry in Lagos, it may be a worthy adventure.

Though at N300/Kg which is on the high side, it is a wiser over road as within 2hrs it has arrived Lagos. Going by the article they presently between N700 and N800 per kg. When one buys directly from their farms one can negotiate a bulk purchase for between N500-N600.

First checking out the retail prices across stores will be key in determining if it worth it. I just hope it is the Chandelier variety they are growing.

Curiouscity:
@Pavore9, a million thanks for posting this article here. I really love your passion for agro-business and your selfless style of doing things.

I hope some serious minded business youths will catch in on this opportunity. We must start value addition on our farm produce.

There are so much possibilities in value addition. Setting up a jam making unit within that area makes real sense. l recall sometime ago am organization here in Kenya was offering training on Strawberry jam making which cost only N4,000. They taught the participants how to commercially produce jam that would last 8 months after production without having to add any chemical as preservative, 100% organic as it involved pulping and boiling.

lanre2009:
Thanks For the heads up. Is there a repeat broadcast for SMART FARM.

The 9p.m citizen news, is repeated 4hrs later (1a.m), it means 11p.m Nigerian time there will be a re-run of the news and Smart Farm.

Akposkool:
Bovi don turn to babysitter abi. Yesterday tee billz cooked chicken breast With grasses for tiwa. Nice to see some romantic naija guys but please let's not forget who we are oo. Before oyinbo tradition go sweep our heritage. Am saying this cus if you give naija women yard they will occupy a whole district. Next you will hear Bovi washing plates as wife plays with the kids. Or AY backing kids as wife takes a stroll. I af said my own

Who we are does not exclude fathers being close to their own children. l grew up with a father with such closeness and it didn't make him less a man.

Sefunmi74:
Please, guys, am sooo interested in this strawberry conversation. How do you/we intend to bring it down to Lagos considering its short life-span?

Transporting to Lagos by road is risky if one is not using a vehicle with regulated temperature. One can make inquiries from Arik air that flies from Jos to Lagos, the rate of their cargo service.