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I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Litmus: 3:23pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
By Ike Uchechukwu A renowned farmer, Mr Peter Ojong who is the brain behind the king Grass specie introduced first in Cross River has asserted that the idea for bringing the grass to Nigeria was to solve the herders crises and empower farmers in the country . Ojong who has lived in the Kingdom of Cambodia, South East Asia for 38 years further explained that he can use his passion for farming to liberate young people adding that he can produce 100 young millionaires in less than 1 year . Briefing journalists on multiplier effect of the King Grass in livestock and agricultural value chain on Tuesday in Calabar , Ojong disclosed that the king grass was a source of livelihood that many Nigerians were still naive about but a huge FX spinner in Asia and major parts of Europe . He explained that the wealth of experience he garnered in creating wealth through the King grass and other state of the arts technology was a permanent solution the challenges of herdsmen crises ,cattle rustling and the adjoining issues that comes with it . The foremost farmer said the King grass when organically processed could properly take care of Goats , Pigs, Birds of all kind, Cow and fish in one environment no matter the weather . His words :”The idea of the King grass cultivation came to me due to the problem in Nigeria with the herdsmen ,I decided to bring this idea into Nigeria to solve the problem of constant maiming and killings ,so that we can live like brothers and sisters within the communities in Nigeria. “First, I wanted it to be in Cross River, so that Cross Riverians could benefit,and this time not only from oil and Cocoa, they could also use this grass to start generating revenue for themselves and invariably the state . Since my grand father brought Cocoa to Cross River State, I decided to come on with mine, and my own idea is Grass cultivation. So that we could produce grass in large quantity from Cross River state,Nigeria and beyond. “One football field can produce abou 50-tonnes within 45 days. This highbreed king Grass, when planted , from the planting to maturity stages takes 45 days after which you can start using it to feed animals and if organically processed can be used for fish feed ,and also used to feed all livestock’s . This Period of 45 days, It grows to 11 feet, then if you cut it, in fifteen (15) days, It grows back to 7 feets, regarding feeding, this Grass I’d used to feed Cows, Goats , Fish, chicken birds. When you compound it, you could use it to feed them in so many ways and the grasses are all organic,no fertilizer, no chemical. “When you cut the Grass, and grind it, or put it in silage, and with the silage packaging, it can last for one year without turning green,no preservatives needed ,you don’t add anything since it is purely organic. Speaking further ,Ojong said a cattle needs to consume about 35kilogram per day adding that when they eat his grass to put on 0.39 kilograms of weight everyday and cattles don’t really need to move around . “Every cattle consumes 35 kilograms per day. And with this Grass, the cattle’s don’t need to move, is just to confine them and put on 0.39 kilograms of weight everyday as they eat it. “I brought it earlier this year so that the state government will handle it. So that we will be the first state in Nigeria to cultivate it but my main intention of doing that was so we could reduce the farmers-herders conflict. “We have concluded plans with other state governments in Nigeria and there are so many other states who have already showed interest in investing in the grass cultivation massively.It can grow anywhere in Nigeria. All it needs is Water, in case of drought.it does not have a season, it grows all year round. And takes only 45 days to be ready for use. “Nutritionally,your livestock’s don’t get sick anymore. I have practical evidences, I have Pigs, Goats, chicken birds, in my farm, they don’t get sick anymore. The grass contains Lactogen Glucose, and a host of vitamins and protein and fat. “So with this we don’t need to fight ourselves, in the name of cattle grazing, because this innovation will boost ranching. With it, you can grow cattles anywhere in Nigeria. Just confine your Cattles and plant the Grass. And our soil type is very suitable for fast growth ,” he said. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/i-brought-king-grass-to-solve-nigeria-herders-crisis-empower-farmers-ojong/ 1 Like |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by AmazingStudios(m): 3:24pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Ok oo |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by illicit(m): 3:46pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Hope there won't be a king snake in the king grass |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 3:48pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
King grass ko, prince grass ni Fulani herdsmen are interested in jihad under the guise of open grazing They won't take this grass if it confines them to one position 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by FreeStuffsNG: 3:51pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
If he thinks grass is our problem then he needs to go back to Cambodia. Cross Rivers State is always in the news for olimpotic Meritemasis reasons. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by xpressionx(m): 3:56pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
hmmm |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by 88natzy(m): 4:10pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Yop |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:13pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Keep quiet illiterate Wailer. Mumurist Failure, It is because of your Fulani Brethren’s that makes you to be an Oscar The Grouch? Nonsense. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:19pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:You are not ashamed, in your own country in the technological age of the 21st century, you are afraid of cattle rearers coming to islamize you? Sorry for you, Shameless Ipobian. The struggle with yourself whether you are Nigerian or Biafran has left you in loo. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 4:19pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:Same technological age where helicopters supply herdsmen arms in the forests Same technological age where bandits have invaded NDA headquarters and packed their generals as sardine 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 4:29pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:lt takes education and exposure of things obtainable globally to wail you know
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Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:36pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Even after all the money your parents spent on you, you came out a confused nuisance, only a foolish Jihadist will waste their time on someone like you, no time to waste with this impractical Gentile. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 4:37pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:Yes o, let them not have time for a proud "gentile" like me because i don't believe in a paradise of porn They should first send their "believing" Muslims brethren to Janna to get virgins Before they finish levelling north buhari tenure don over 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:42pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:In every society they have those that have seen the light, & those that still choose to be in darkness, you are no different from your nomadic Brothers, that is why you focus on them. Go & build Industries on those vast lands, turn them to wind Farms for example, stretching Thousands of Hectares @ a time, the world is going renewable energy, & we have a heavy electricity deficit in Nigeria, Establish Industrialized Hybrid Farms, Like I saw happening in Jos on CGTN, The so called Fulanis cattle rearers will disappear. There is no Herdsmen problem in Victoria Island or Ikoyi. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 4:43pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:Almajiri sef dey call person nomadic You when don see light, so society should replace all green areas with factory carbon dioxide because some cursed people exist? How come your cursed desert north with vast empty land don't get the attention of Fulani Terrorist
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Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:47pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:They are your brothers, are you both not of The same Abrahamic Faith? Or you want to deny your people now? Or have you forgotten the Virgin Mary Mother of Christ story? Mumurist Pharisee. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 4:49pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:Abdul, they are your people not mine, doing allah work casting terror Quran (8:12) - "(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels... "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them" |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:52pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Almajirin is not your problem, see the face of one of your problems in the Kodak moment below:
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Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 4:55pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021: ASR Africa Initiative – the brainchild of Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder and Executive Chairman of BUA Group has provided a grant of One (1) billion Naira to Ahmadu Bello University as part of its yearly $100million ASR Africa Fund for Social Development & Renewal. This One Billion Naira grant will go towards the provision of a Hostel and Department Building as identified by the University today. African Industrialist and Philanthropist, Abdul Samad Rabiu, had on Monday launched the ASR Africa Initiative for Education, Health and Social Development in Africa which focuses mainly on equipping facilities, researchers, healthcare practitioners and community-level service providers and also supporting the efforts of various Governments in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa in Education, Healthcare and Social Development. Speaking at a ceremony at the Ahmadu Bello University today, Abdul Samad Rabiu also named the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Maiduguri; University of Ilorin; University of Ibadan, and University of Benin as other beneficiaries of One Billion Naira each in the first cohort of the intervention grant. According to Rabiu who was represented by Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong. https://www.google.com/amp/s/dailypost.ng/2021/03/26/abdul-samad-rabiu-africa-initiative-begins-disbursement-of-grants-donates-n1bn-to-abu/%3famp=1 |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:01pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:But this man is not responsible for the almajiris littering every state with plate na |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:01pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:So how is a corporate social responsibility anything outstanding here Do you know the billions his business is making from all over the nation including east I bet you didn't know he gets tax exemption for little cheat like this |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:03pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:No one accused him of that, He is guilty of been part of the system responsible for you been a digitalized Almijirin. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:05pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:zombie Why are you shifting goal post now Digitalized almajiri Your brain is really congealed, by the way am Edo not igbo |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:05pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Failure go & carry your own cross, no one owes you anything, only you knows the pin for your ATM card, you will suffer alone. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:06pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Cultist, I heard EFCC has apprehended Lucky again? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/ex-edo-gov-lucky-igbinedion-in-efcc-net-over-n1-6bn-fraud/amp/ |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:07pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:ls lucky feeding me? Anyone that committs should pay for his crime But buhari just said abacha loot was a blessing |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:07pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:lf only the almajiris at the Walk way Know this and stop constituting nusiance in the various cities |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:08pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Has Obaseki appointed Commissioners? Edo no be Lagos Zombies. |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:09pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914:He has How would you know when you spend all day smashing skull and patching the hydraulic cracks in your head |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:10pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Every compound in Edo State of @ least 4 flats, has a cultist living there, which confraternity are you in? |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by Leverage2021: 5:11pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
adamsmith914: Good to know every compound in Edo has 4 flats(no be abroad be that?) I belong to the confraternity of my Lord Jesus Christ The one who lived on earth yet grave didn't contain him |
Re: I Brought King Grass To Solve Nigeria Herders Crisis, Empower Farmers — Ojong by adamsmith914: 5:13pm On Nov 12, 2021 |
Leverage2021:Who is the Commissioner for Education? |
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