Remember early this year, I posted I wanted to quit farming this year?

I received a lot of calls from my concerned followers persuading me not to quit! Lol

Well, we took a step into the future as we Launched VEGOLAS.

VEGOLAS is a platform we are developing where farmers can sell their products directly to the end user in a healthy environment. No long chains, No middleman.

To me as a farmer, VEGOLAS is very important, because it offers me the opportunity to sell my products to the end users. When I remember the stress and protocol I go through to produce neat, healthy and high quality products. it bleeds my heart, taking my PREMIUM products to a place as dirty and as smelly as open markets like mile12, Sabo market, Relief market and Oba market. It just hurts, Really!

I can't complain forever, Really. I cannot complain. I have to step up and find solutions to my problems. and that was how VEGOLAS was born. First Stop: Benin city, Edo state

So... A lot of people have asked me why I opened the first VEGOLAS prototype store in benin.

The answer is that Benin is central, to the east, West, south and Middle belt which are the major zones my farmer friends are Located...

On the 1st of october, we opened with 32 different fruits and veggies from over 20 different farmers, some of whom were present to interact with the consumers...

The stage has been set. VEGOLAS has come to stay.
Being that it is the first of its kind, There were a lot of challenges in setting up and logiatics but we believe before we Launch Lagos, Abuja and Port harcourt soon, we will overcome them all.

EIGHT! This is the number of young brilliant minds that make up our Marketing/Analysis team. They bought into the vision of what we want to achieve and have dedicated their time and Resources in Pushing this products directly to the consumers... The results have been nothing short of brilliant!
With our customer base growing daily, VEGOLAS is proving to be the right move

Funny thing was our prices were unbeatable, we were making a killing as farmers. We discovered that the middlemen have been ripping us off all along! Lol

Our customers couldn't believe the prices of the things on the shelves... Farmer happy, Consumer happy, middleman hungry

So... As a farmer you can be a part of this Revolution!
If you actually pay attention to details in your planting. And you produce quality products... You can join the revolution. You can become one of the farmers on the VEGOLAS farmers Market.

We want your sweat to count for something... Let's seperate the wheat from the chaff. People should actually know the value of what they are buying... I cannot be selling my staked, mulched, and organic cucumbers at the same price as the person who just threw seeds in the ground and let them sprout.

If you have a product that you think is worth it, just contact me. And we will be more than happy to have your products in VEGOLAS.

When I saw vegolas on ig.something told me it has do with you sir.Kudos.Thanks for birthing this.
Lagos is waiting

Nice one boss, you are a pace setter. How do you preserve them to maintain their freshness for days considering epileptic power supply and high cost of running a generator 24 hours daily?

shakyriri:
When I saw vegolas on ig.something told me it has do with you sir.Kudos.Thanks for birthing this.
Lagos is waiting

Lagos will be on in no time #Anticipate.

Tycoflu:
Nice one boss, you are a pace setter. How do you preserve them to maintain their freshness for days considering epileptic power supply and high cost of running a generator 24 hours daily?

We are learning on the job. Improvisation and Innovation are the key words here...

jasper7:

We are learning on the job. Improvisation and Innovation are the key words here...

Excellent effort. This is the way forward.

organicfoods:
Excellent effort. This is the way forward.

Thanks boss...

jasper7:

Thanks boss...

are you making provisions to carry innovative small scale farmers along or is it only for established farmers who the rules of the game only. i just hope maybe your team could give out desirable seeds and maybe little inputs to the small scalers who will partner with your market in an organised contract basis to ensure year round production.

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are you making provisions to carry innovative small scale farmers along or is it only for established farmers who the rules of the game only. i just hope maybe your team could give out desirable seeds and maybe little inputs to the small scalers who will partner with your market in an organised contract basis to ensure year round production.

You are certainly on point! VEGOLAS was built for small and medium scale farmers... We have a farmers support unit... That offers improved input and technical support for small farmers. To improve both quantity and quality of their yield. 100%

jasper7:
So... A lot of people have asked me why I opened the first VEGOLAS prototype store in benin.

The answer is that Benin is central, to the east, West, south and Middle belt which are the major zones my farmer friends are Located...

On the 1st of october, we opened with 32 different fruits and veggies from over 20 different farmers, some of whom were present to interact with the consumers...

The stage has been set. VEGOLAS has come to stay.
Being that it is the first of its kind, There were a lot of challenges in setting up and logiatics but we believe before we Launch Lagos, Abuja and Port harcourt soon, we will overcome them all.

Bro, the thunder that will strike and usher good fortunes your way has almost finished loading!
I swear, you motivate me in no small measures. I am proud of you!

Actually, I am a dreamer. I dream so much, but you are the realist and the practical one. You are the one who often bring my agricultural entrepreneurship dreams to reality.

You will succeed where others stumble and fall. I am following your progress.

whirlwind7:


Bro, the thunder that will strike and usher good fortunes your way has almost finished loading!
I swear, you motivate me in no small measures. I am proud of you!

Actually, I am a dreamer. I dream so much, but you are the realist and the practical one. You are the one who often bring my agricultural entrepreneurship dreams to reality.

You will succeed where others stumble and fall. I am following your progress.

Lol... Bros...

jasper7:

You are certainly on point! VEGOLAS was built for small and medium scale farmers... We have a farmers support unit... That offers improved input and technical support for small farmers. To improve both quantity and quality of their yield. 100%

Do you sell per kilo?

Pavore9:


Do you sell per kilo?

Yes o. Everything per kilo

jasper7:

Yes o. Everything per kilo

I buy weighed ewedu, okro, plantain etc.

I do not know what you have on ground but l guess you have a digital weighing machine. Digital weighing machines are what is mostly used to sell meat in Kenya. so if you want N200 meat they weigh it there.

Have transparent nylon bags around the produce, so that customer can put different produce they have selected in different nylons (except for bulky stuff life pineapple, watermelon etc) so calculating their prices will be easier. If digital weighing machine is being used it gives room for flexibility and if the okro l may have selected weighs 871gms and you are selling a kilo at N250 then the machine should read N217.75

Way to go Jay!!! Lovely concept from Nigerian youths, lemme put it on my blog ASAP.

Pavore9:


I buy weighed ewedu, okro, plantain etc.

I do not know what you have on ground but l guess you have a digital weighing machine. Digital weighing machines are what is mostly used to sell meat in Kenya. so if you want N200 meat they weigh it there.

Have transparent nylon bags around the produce, so that customer can put different produce they have selected in different nylons (except for bulky stuff life pineapple, watermelon etc) so calculating their prices will be easier. If digital weighing machine is being used it gives room for flexibility and if the okro l may have selected weighs 871gms and you are selling a kilo at N250 then the machine should read N217.75

You are so on point sir... I have been looking for this weighing machine for a while. Finally had to order it last week. Yet to receive delivery for it though. For now, we are using a Digital Scale and doing the calculations manually

jasper7:

You are so on point sir... I have been looking for this weighing machine for a while. Finally had to order it last week. Yet to receive delivery for it though. For now, we are using a Digital Scale and doing the calculations manually

With a well structured supply chain, this enterprise will certainly soar. Where are you sourcing your cabbages from?

Nice more grease to your elbows....you plant the vegetables you sell yes?

jasper7:

You are so on point sir... I have been looking for this weighing machine for a while. Finally had to order it last week. Yet to receive delivery for it though. For now, we are using a Digital Scale and doing the calculations manually

it is at agege abattoir. One of our customer bought it there.

alakara:

it is at agege abattoir. One of our customer bought it there.

Thanks... will check on it. I appreciate

A big congrats bro. Extraordinary Success all the way. Jasper is the future! 20 of Jasper and Africa would be a different continent.

PapaBrowne:
A big congrats bro. Extraordinary Success all the way. Jasper is the future! 20 of Jasper and Africa would be a different continent.

Bros... You too hype me o. Jasper in this continent reach 1million.

Great idea from a great mind!

I love to be part of ds.

While accepting other farmers, one of d challenges faced is vegetable wastages (post harvest losses) on d farm due to inadequate knowledge of how to prolong d vegeies life using very simple technology (charcoal cooler). Vegolas can go a step further by making sure that ur intending farmer/suppliers apply/embrace ds simple technology on their individual farms as it's being done in other countries. This way, everybody wins.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipqvedQW6a8

http://farmbizafrica.com/profit-boosters/zero-energy-cooling-chamber-extends-fruits-and-vegetables-shelf-life

Another thing u can't rule out (& shld improve upon) is proper packaging & presentation of d vegetables. I blv that vegetable crates make more sense as it is stackable, durable & aesthetically endearing. It also allows d vegies to breath if/when stacked. It's also proudly Nigerian.

Meanwhile, how are u making sure that d Vegolas store maintain cool temperature to prolong or increase d shelf life of d vegetables without robbing d bank? I think ds simple device mentioned in d article below will help out.
Pls read more abt it.

http://farmbizafrica.com/profit-boosters/gadget-converts-any-space-into-cold-room?highlight=WyJjb2xkIiwiY29sZHMiLCJjb2xkaW5nIiwicm9vbSIsInJvb21zIiwicm9vbWVkIiwiY29sZCByb29tIl0=

May God bless our hustles.

This is a laudable initiative. Practical and focused.
I couldn't hide my joy when I read that you first open in edo state. I'm from there and by God's grace we common people will rise that state to it's ancient glory.

Kudos my brother

jasper7:

Bros... You too hype me o. Jasper in this continent reach 1million.

Nice one #Jasper more grace to you sir. You have provided solution to farmers trouble. It is well with you and your entire team. cheers.

Please forgive my shallow understanding on this topic, I owe that to the fact that I'm new in the agriculture biz, please I don't really understand this concept oh, is it that as a farmer once II harvest my crops, I should not sell it to those market women in mile two and the rest who would later sell it to the end users, I should instead sell it to vegolas who would then sell it to the end users, so what difference does it make, do I tend to make more profit by selling it to you, please I am not understanding #InAgu'sTongue... Please kindly help me explain in a more detailed and simpler way..thanks

ChuckKingston:
Please forgive my shallow understanding on this topic, I owe that to the fact that I'm new in the agriculture biz, please I don't really understand this concept oh, is it that as a farmer once II harvest my crops, I should not sell it to those market women in mile two and the rest who would later sell it to the end users, I should instead sell it to vegolas who would then sell it to the end users, so what difference does it make, do I tend to make more profit by selling it to you, please I am not understanding #InAgu'sTongue... Please kindly help me explain in a more detailed and simpler way..thanks

This is a concept anyone with depth in logistic can replicate. You can link up with small holder farmers for supply and sell in a conducive environment at a price lower than the open market because a lot of "in between layers" have been cut off from the chain. The farmer gets a better pricing, the end user buy cheaper.

Lovely idea!