₦airaland Forum

Nigerians love Competition. We are very competitive. Apart from government refineries now working, many more private refineries will spring up . This will affect the price of petrol as it will become cheaper and cheaper due to full scale deregulation. I believe the refineries are truly working.

You must really love to be a farmer before going into Cocoa cultivation. Don't go into something you do not love because you think there is money in it. It always ends in tears if you are doing something you don't love. Don't be a follow follow person. Take your time to think about things. Cheers.

I will advice anyone who wants to go into Cocoa cultivation to do his or homework very well. Read a lot. Visit a cocoa plantation and observe things. Ask the cocoa Farmers questions and research properly. Go to Cocoa Research Institute and ask questions about the type of seedlings in existence. Cheers.

twosquare:
That is why all these development commissions in the south should spend more on agriculture. As for state governors, those ones are irredeemable or should i say are focusing on things that are not priority. Between now and 2030, what all governors should focus on like a mad man is food security, not airports here and there. And the North corner some of these funds, and when the funds come here, na portfolio farmers i hear say go corner am too. Not that it doesn't happen in Middle Belt or core North, but at least, I believe an effective amount reaches them. Look at Niger State governor with what he is doing with farming and all that. Except Oyebanji of Ekiti, I am still yet to see governors who are serious now, maybe Sanwo Olu with some recent agricultural projects sha. But I think Oyo should take the lead but they are falling hand.

Agriculture is enough to pull Nigeria out. Imagine South-South being the stronghold for fisheries, rice farming too, and all kinds of sea foods in commercial quantities....etc. But then...sad.

Thanks. Yes, Oyo should take the lead in Agriculture in the South. The state has a very big landmass. Ogun State is not really serious about commercial crop production . All the southern governors need to come together and implement a serious blueprint on commercial agriculture , starting with Young Farmers Clubs in secondary schools. 10 billion naira contributed by each South West State towards an agricultural project is a good starting point.

twosquare:
Nah! Propaganda. It does.

Southerners have to wake up and smell the coffee. Most of the agriculture inputs are taken to the North. I don't know what the southern governors are doing concerning fighting for Agricultural inputs to be shared to Farmers in the south in large numbers. Most of the crops planted in the North can also grow in the South. Even sobo leaves, ginger, onions etc. I have seen guinea corn growing on roadsides in semi rural areas of Lagos State e.g Agbowa, Imota etc. Give it a trial and develop on gradually.

twosquare:
It can and people do. If you don't know, research and get the facts. Thanks.

Thanks, Jare. They are so quick to discourage cultivation of beans in the South. When I was a kid in the 80's, my aunt used to plant beans in our compound in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos. And we used to harvest the red beans after some months. I am now in my mid 40's. Beans can grow in the South with good farming methods . Cheers.

Sicklebear28:
Which part of the north are you? Do you think such can be done in a place like Ogun State?

I believe beans can be planted in Southern Nigeria. Cheers.

LocalFARMERS:
I don't know the size of my farm. I've never measured it. However, it's not by the size of farm. It is by how well you take care of your Beans farm. The major factors that affect the output of your Beans farm include: how you keep your beans farm from weeds, the time you plant your Beans (beans doesn't like too much rain), application of insecticide etc

When you do it right, you will have a bountiful harvest in a small piece of land.




Nlfpmod

When is the best time to plant beans in Nigeria? Which month of the year? Especially in Southern Nigeria. Thanks.

Starphyre:
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I await your answers. Thanks.

Ynix:
Bros Avoid Nigerian loan of every category. Use Blue Ocean Strategy to raise your needed fund

This blue ocean strategy . What is it about? Can you explain, please?

eddy2farm:
Why is it hard to get federal or state agriculture loan?
I have been farming for about 15 years now , geting a loan to increase the farm size is a problem.
Last time I think around 2020 or so I try apply for NIRSAL loan. They took my application money up till now I never here from them.is a shame that government are not supporting real farmers.
However I have been able to farm over 55 acres of casava farm, 5 acres of plantain farm and 10, acres of palm farm without loan from anyone.
We are heading for a new season to start farming. I will appreciate if government can give me loan.
I went to other private microfinance bank for loan but what they are willing to give me for a start is very poor.
Honestly I am bigger than a loan of 500k or 1m.

You have tried on your own. 55 acres of Cassava and 5 acres of plantain. You be Oga o. I don't even have an acre of anything yet. Just starting out on my one plot of land. I pray to go into serious farming next year. Cheers.

Alakoriomo:
Yeah. They’re far far far better than us. Why do you think all of us in Africa will kill just to get a visa to their country? Why do you think 97% of Nigerians can never be successful in life without going to abroad? Or have u ever seen a Nigerian making it in life without travelling abroad? Yeah they’re the best humans alive and we’re supposed to be grateful to them for even giving us visa to come to their country cuz some of us don’t deserve it

You are being sarcastic, right? Do you know how many Hausa merchants and traders of foodsuffs who are wealthy and have never been to the white man's lands? Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians are rich through businesses and they don't see Europe and North America as a big deal. People own bus fleets in Nigeria and rake in millions daily and don't give a hoot about living abroad. No need to compare Nigeria and abroad. Pray to God to bless you wherever you are. Cheers.

They have started again. Competitive Nigerians have started again. UK and Nigeria have their advantages and disadvantages. Choose the country you want to live in and stop complaining.

PapaNnamdi:
He say one of the perks na caring principal 😂🤣🤣
Na caring principal your responsibilities go chop??

Schools and cheating labour na 5 and 6,

Rrrrrun oooo

Nobody is forcing you to apply, Sir. You don't have to put down my post because you don't agree with it. Learn to be polite, please. Cheers.

Neddstark:
If only we saw implication of our actions. 70% of our food comes from the North. Hope prices normalizes soon. God help Nigeria

This is the narrative the South must change. Cheers. Southern Nigeria must embrace Agriculture 1000%. Cheers.

omo17:
That is good to hear, but why are we not cultivating it, why do we keep on importing it because am yet to see it. we are not practicing agriculture at all in Nigeria.

We are not practicing Agriculture in Nigeria, especially in the Southern Nigeria. We are not ready yet. And fruits are getting costlier these days. We are not innovative at all. Cheers.

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BAMMZ:
This has always bothered me too since 90% of food we boast of today were not from Africa. Imagine Cassava,Corn.....even cockroach.......wetin we been get sef?

Guinea Corn, Millet, Black Velvet Tamarind ( awin) , agbalumo are native to Nigeria. Also, some of our vegetables .

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Ochoa made it out. Nice one. I don't like cocaine and all these drugs but I like the courage of Mexican and Colombian drug Lords. They go BIG with their ideas.

kennyamusan:
Comparing PMS and food is the most illogical, insane, and stupid thing to ever come out of the brain of a rational human. Food is a daily consumption. Without it, man is nothing. No government in the world can hand off the price of food; otherwise, the citizen would die of hunger. Nigeria barely produces what they eat. Everything is imported because no one wants to farm anymore, but the oil and gas sector is on a different pedestal. It is on the premise of exchange rate. Build new refineries, fix the existing ones, and by the law of demand and supply. Things would naturally fall into place, but one Oniranu thinks by rocket science everything would work naturally in a country ravaged by bandits, where most of its agricultural produce comes from? ko da ke yen stupid sha

The truth is farming is not easy. However, we need to increase our agricultural output massively. Try and cultivate 40% of what you eat for a start. Cheers.

Tinubu has forgotten that his 4 years will soon be up. Time waits for nobody.

Johncarlo07:
U are right abt dis.
Av also learnt a lot from ur reply here. Bt it still wouldn't stop birds from dieing. It will only reduce casualties.

I will like to learn more from u tho, if I can get ur contacts I wouldn't mind.
Av recorded over 40 casualties from my layer birds so far. I use conventional medicines for dem,nd it doesn't stop dem frm contracting diseases, expecially CRD.

I want to knw more abt using traditional methods. Som1 told me abt Pawpaw leaves nd also Bitter leaves for coccidosis nd CRD. I dnt knw how effective dey are am sceptical abt trying dem.

Pawpaw leaves and bitter leaf are effective against coccidiosis. You need to rub the pawpaw leaves together and get the juice out of them. Then mix the juice of the pawpaw leaves with the water the chickens will drink. You will see the effect immediately. Get lots of pawpaw leaves cheaply from people's compounds. For bitter leaf, just pick up the sick chicken and squeeze the juice of the bittetleaf into its mouth. Like 3-5 drops daily. Isolate the sick birds from the rest and treat them. You can also add ground ginger in small amounts into their water daily. It builds up the immunity of the chickens against diseases. As soon as you buy the pulleys or point of lays, start giving them these treatments I have mentioned, whether they are sick or not. Cheers.

Rabbits can also be slaughtered at Christmas. Why must it be chicken all the time? Rabbit meat is sweet too. And Rabbits are easier to breed than chickens. Teach your children to look after the rabbits and instruct them to cut grass for the rabbits to eat. Rabbits eat yam peels, all kinds of grass, corn shafts etc. Just do your research and be proactive towards 2025 Christmas.

joycluv:
Exactly my style. I do stock 50 pieces by 2nd week of December every year and just be feeding them as normal local chickens. Anytime I feel like using it, I kill and eat but will reserve the ones for Xmas and New year. So, all year round, there is enough chicken in my house.
No stories!

Very good. I like that. Tinubu era will let many Nigerians become creative and start using their brains. There is so much information online that can help Nigerians cultivate their own food or reduce expenses. Chicken Feed can be of any make up as long as it is nutritious and healthy. Chickens were eating something before commercial feeds came into existence. What were chickens eating in the bush 200 years ago? Cheers.

Oluchiugo:
Hahaha, one of my neighbours did just what you suggested and guess what.......those Broilers look like local fowl now haha. People neva see food chop where fowl want see the one wey dem throway?

Broilers are not suitable for this kind of breeding. Cockerels are better.

Johncarlo07:
Why are you lyk dis?
Am I lifestock farmer, nd I knw d cost raising chicken. A bag of feed is 19,300 currently. U can't raise a bird for 8 weeks nd sell at a commanding price. U raise 3-4 months minimum. Nw do d calculations urself. Dat does nt include mortalities we incurred bfor raising d birds to maturity.

50 pieces of day old chicks can be reduce to 40,35,30 or even 25 at Maturity. Depending on immunity of d birds, environment etc.

Pls, dnt say wat u dnt knw.

Where you source the day old chick from is very important. Some of these sellers of chicks do not clean the cages very well. The cages are full of poo from infected chickens . They also do not give them medication against coccidiosis etc. There are local herbs and medications that can save the lives of these chicks from premature death. Read widely and ask elders questions. Scent leaves are good pain killers and infection preventers. Drop palm oil in the water of the birds once in a while. Palm oil also dries up boils on the chickens eyes and head. All these solutions are known by locals we refer to as illetrates.

Chickens eat a lot of things and they will adapt to life on a free range in your compound. Buy cockerels and raise them in your compound. Cockerels are hardy and they will survive if you know what to put in their water to drink e.g cut lemons into two and squeeze the lemons or limes into their water once a week. Or you can throw scent leaves in their water. Same for ducks and local turkeys.

For feed, look for pap sellers and buy pap shaft from them at a cheap price. Go to big open markets in the state you live in and make enquiries. You will be told where to get materials to make your own feed cheaply. Utilize all the food waste in your kitchen and give it to the chickens and ducks. Get food waste from parties and hotels and take out the bones and harmful items. Hotel food waste are good for home bred chickens. Just think. Make sure you construct a cage the chickens can return to at night after roaming your compound which should have gates. Cheers.

For 2025 Christmas, just raise chickens, turkeys and ducks yourself to avoid stories. And you don't have to give them expensive feeds. You can give them food scraps, scraps from parties ( rice, eba etc ), corn shafts, and your own compounded feed. Let them roam in your compound and feed on grubs in the soil etc. You will spend less money this way. Cheers.

Just throw the weevil infested beans into the freezer for a day . Bring the beans out and pick it for eating. The weevils would be dead from from the icy cold of the freezer. Cheers.

Denko2721987:
We had a big powerful food processor at home then which could grind and blend almost anything (big blender with a detachable parts and blade which had a handle). I was about 10 years old or So and one day when my mom was away with just me and my junior brother at home. I told him I could hold the blade and prevent it from turning when turned on. He said I couldn't and it turned into a challenge. I held the blade handle and told him to turn the blender on. He foolishly obliged me and the result were 3 chopped fingers swirling inside the blender before my eyes with blood pumping out of my fingers. I screamed and my brother quickly turned off and ran away in horror when he saw the results of our foolish actions. I was just staring at my chopped fingers pumping blood freely and my 3 fingers inside the blender. Luckily my mom came back just in time to witness the horror and rush me to our family hospital with my chopped fingers which they were able to stitch together after a 3 hours surgery or so. 2 of the fingers are very okay but I can't fully bend one. Looking back, I can only laugh at now young and foolish we were..

Fucking hell