₦airaland Forum

Maureenibi:
Maybe I should just use 2 acres for the 3 crops I want to plant is dat one ok, or maybe I should just go for pineapple and rest my case wat do u think? Cos is lik d vegetables will be too hard 4 me wat do I think

In my opinion, you are already late for Ugu because you won't enjoy high market price for up to 2 months. The rains will soon be here to crash Ugu price (except you have a special market or you are considering growing it for pods against next dry season.
Okra on the other hand is a money spinner with low technicalities. You may cultivate this but must back it up with appropriate irrigation plans. Remember to cultivate a variety that is very much accepted by your target market.

But why are you so fixated on cultivating large expanse of land even with your limited knowledge? Do you know that 1 acre that is properly managed is better than mismanaged 10 acres?

What is your source of water (borehole, river, dam, water board etc.)?

Maureenibi:
Ok Mr Reuben, I should just back up and keep my money, and leave d land de 4 now, I have a small palm oil plantation, of about 9 acres and a fish pond 4000 fishes, u kw all dis collect money dats y I wanted 2 go 4 a short term crops maybe dat can be given me Miney every 2 or 3 months, but truly am confuse now, maybe I should just look 4 something else to do

I quite understand you. An alternative is to:
* Take trips to any successful farm of the desired crop you want to cultivate close to your location for a real life experience,
* Create a good network with the technical person and ask that he mentor you,
* Read up articles on the Internet about cultivation of your desired crop,
* Follow up Okoroemeka's thread on cucumber here on Nairaland,
* Follow up FarmerAkinloye's thread on cucumber here on Narialand,
* Start up with 1plot maximum as pilot,
* Get consistent good results from the 1plot over 3cycles,
* Expand gradually after repeated successes,
* Connect with inputs sellers,
* Be prayerful,
* Finally, build enough confidence and guts because it won't be that easy.

If you can follow up the highlights above and more, you're 85% close to success.
Cheers.

Maureenibi:
Thnks 4 d advice, just want 2 know somethings b4 I start, and yes my budget is 2millon, maybe I should just start with one acre and just do only cucumbers for now, well am paying people 2 do work 4 me den learn from dem all maybe I should just plant pineapple everywhere and wait for 18 - 24months

Wish you the best.

Dekadet:

please stop discouraging her, people who make mistakes get correction and become perfect or Masters in the long run, but never trying at all because of discouraging tales from bystanders will leave one a novice for life.

she said she was going to hire people to set up to the irrigation facility, what you should be asking is which type of irrigation and are the people experienced.

The person you quoted just gave a honest opinion. You don't need to lose so much just because you want to gain experience. Managing vegetables on a large expanse of land can be overwhelming for a novice compared to other less technical crops.

I've suggested that she seek practical knowledge from successful farmers first before committing her funds but it seems she just want to jump processes.

Her chance of succeeding is higher when she has practical knowledge even with her employing experienced hands.

1 acre of cucumber is not a child's play and is a project worth millions of naira if gotten right. You don't just rely 100% on your farm staff. They can hold you to ransom or even dupe you when they know that you know nothing about the business. There are cases of farm staff sabotaging investments worth millions just because the farm owners refuse to oblige to their ridiculous requests.

We are not finding it easy in the sector even with our years of practice.

Anyway, what do I know? She may have further reasons for relying 100% on her farm staff.

Maureenibi:
Yes I was thinking about hiring someone 2 do d planting and fixing of water dats d irrigation on d land, and getting lik 4 workers then buying of good seeds so was planing to start dis month, my budget is million, wit d water and setting up of farm

Do you mean budget of #1million?
You are getting it wrong. You're placing the cart before the horse but I pray it doesn't lead to premium tears.

If you don't want to waste your money, invest in practical knowledge first before you commit scarce funds to any agribusiness.
It is not as easy as it seems. There are many factors that are working against the success of many agribusinesses in Nigeria. Apart from God, we are still in agribusiness due to our tenacity and passion.
Your choice of crop depends on factors such as:
* Availability of market for the produce.
* Climate requirement for the selected crop.
* Your financial budget.
* Access to quality input.
* Labour requirement.
* Technical know-how.
* Access to market. etc.

Sunflower as mentioned above or bush marigold.

It may be a green mamba, boomslang or green bush snake but I strongly suspect it's a green bush snake (non-venomous) .It's advisable to treat all snakes as dangerous unless properly identified by an expert.

dorispray:
Thanks for your input, it's really helpful. Please where is your exact farm location in Ogun state you planted the cassava?

Yes. We planted almost 3acres and have currently harvested about an acre.
Farm location is at Ashipa, off Abeokuta-Shagamu express way, Obafemi Owode LGA.

bigdot1759:
Please house, what's the cost of cultivating 50acres of cassava farmland

Depends on your plan, farm location, availability of inputs and tenacity.
This year for example, we spent less than #150,000 to cultivate close to 3acres here in Ogun State. We are currently harvesting and hopeful to net not less than 150% ROI considering the harvested yield although, prices are currently low.

shasere:
Can anyone give me a contact number for somebody that sells Avenier pepper, Onion's, Bell pepper and Tomatoes that can send it to Lagos?

Where in Lagos?

No reply so far. Quite discouraging.

wayforward2grea:
Please stay away from this woman. She is a notorious fraudster. You will regret dealing with her i bet you. Trust me. She's a serial scammer.

Can you please state the reason for the caution? Accusation without evidence is an injury to reputation.

DivergentThinka:
Price per pod Sir ? ?

Depends on sizes.
Small = #1,500 - #2,000
Medium size = #2,000 - #3000
Big: #3,000 - #4,000

DivergentThinka:
I need about 10 Ugwu pods . I am In Ogun State , Sango-Ifo-Ewekoro axis .

If you have for sale please state the size of your pod and the unit price and your delivery cost if you deliver . (Pictures if you can, that would be great)
Please I would also prefer to deal with sellers in Lagos and Ogun . If this goes well, I would most likely be buying more soon .

Ugu pods are available at Obafemi Owode LGA if you care to come pick up.

osibenaezekiel:
I use gtb though I have not accessed their credit facilty

I run my personal account on GTBank and Access. I will like to have my business account with another bank for a diverse experience.

Good day fellow Naira landers.
I am about opening a corporate/business account with our local banks here in Nigeria and I'm in dilemma as to which of the banks render the best packages.
Packages referred to includes:
*Service stability;
*Minimal charges;
*Best customer service and feedback system.
*Easy access to business loan at the lowest possible rates;
*SME support;
*Good interest accrual;
*Top-notch technical security.

Please help with good suggestions as to which Nigerian bank is best for corporate banking.

Good initiative. Promoting African culture to the world.

Farmerakinloye6:
Am sad, and angry like mad! This is as a result of fake cocopeat I bought from Let's farm agro shop in akure. I confirm it from 3 colleagues, they too has similar issue as a result of cocopeat they bought from thesame place. I got really pissed yesterday when I realized the man himself knew the cocopeat is not good, he was telling me "he bought it, so he must sell it too"

Very bad. He doesn't care about the loss of investments by transferring his liability to you and other farmers. Buying bad cocopeat should be his loss because no one asked him to buy fake. He also didn't consider the loss of patronage from several potential and existing customers as a result of his actions and unguarded statements.

It's too bad.

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Hello FK2021
Where you able to make the trip to Taraba? Was informed that they produce egusi commercially. Please can you confirm if their melon is storable?

Nezzjnr:
Thanks Boss

I'll try this out in my next phase and get back to you

Okay Boss

Nezzjnr:
Is the drop a Tablespoonful of the Insecticide??

Looking at Imiforce as the Insecticide to use.


Thanks a lot Boss

No Boss. Just like a drop from the fingertip.

Nezzjnr:
How do you measure the insecticide in which you use to treat the seeds

1 drop in 50 - 100ml of water if liquid insecticide and 2 pinches if nematicide.

Nezzjnr:
Thanks a lot.

Hope it won't have any effect on the seeds in terms of Production

No it won't. I've always treated my seeds such way before planting and haven't had any issues.

Nezzjnr:
Wow sorry about that.

I hear say na Maize Farm dem dey always destroy.

Can you give me the method of soaking the seeds inside the insecticides so the seeds won't lose it's potency

They also uprooted my planted okra seeds in 2019 but the damage was not as extensive as that of the maize.

Nezzjnr:
How do you soak them

You soak the seeds in water and add a drop of the systemic insecticide or 2 pinches of furadan/wormforce (depending on the volume water) 5mins to planting. Just before planting, you drain the water and plant seeds. If possible, apply furadan/wormforce nematicide at the planting hills/holes while/after planting to further safeguard your seeds.

Nezzjnr:
It does.

If you spray a wicked insecticide around the place.

Dem no born any rodent well to uproot the seeds.

What if it rains heavily after spraying the insecticide? Will you respray again after rain? I bet you've never cultivated in a skunk-infested area. Those daredevils have a very sharp sense of smell and can uproot anything edible. They dealt with my maize farm in 2017 even after soaking the seeds in water treated with a combo of cypermethrin+Dimethiotate and heavy spray around the cultivated area.

So it's always safer to treat the seeds aside spraying the cultivated area.

Ufeolorun:
You have coatings on most seed to prevent pests from hampering germination.
I have tried several times to prep my cucumbers through nursery but it ends up being complete waste of time and money.
So I seed directly and I have gotten 70 to 90 % germination.

Please watch where you pick or buy your seeds from, they may just be the reason you've been having poor germination- old seeds or poorly stored seeds will have poor sprouting rate.

Seed coatings does not prevent crickets from destroying your buried seeds. You just need to pray that they don't find the seeds.

skondo09:
I went through it..I know u talked of gringo for SW..I don't know if that's applicable to kwara too..

I did direct planting, u nursery..so I was thinking maybe its direct planting that was responsible for the low germination..
Thank you for responding..sorry to bother you

There are a few factors that can cause poor germination rate. Apart from seed quality, some insects and rodents can eat up the seeds. You'll be relaxed counting days to germination without knowing that some pest has done excellent work with your seeds under the soil.

Before planting, I soak my seeds for a minimum of 5mins with low diluted systemic insecticide or furadan-laced water to keep the pests away. Every evening after planting, I spray heavy doses of any insecticide that possesses heavy obnoxious stench over the cultivated area to keep rodents away until the seeds start sprouting.

I don't want wasted efforts and resources.

Chioma99:
please my fellow nairalanders i just want to ask a question......
how profitable is chilli pepper farming?
is it a profitable farming venture or not just that profitable.
am in Lagos and a friend of mine is looking to invest heavily on chilli pepper farming
i want to know if there are steady buyers for it or not.
although pepper sells well but i don't really know of this chilli pepper
please how profitable is it here in Lagos?
thanks....

Market survey is your best bet. Remember to also understand the market dynamics of pepper so that you don't end up abandoning the farm due to poor sales from low pricing.

Chioma99:
please my fellow nairalanders i just want to ask a question......
how profitable is chilli pepper farming?
is it a profitable farming venture or not just that profitable.
am in Lagos and a friend of mine is looking to invest heavily on chilli pepper farming
i want to know if there are steady buyers for it or not.
although pepper sells well but i don't really know of this chilli pepper
please how profitable is it here in Lagos?
thanks....

Carrying out a market survey will help your friend in taking informed decision. Ask him/her to visit pepper section of major markets (ilepo, mile 12 etc) with samples of the chilli pepper to ask if it's sold there.

Ken4agent:
Pls do goat eat pepper? Plan to cultivate it in my plot of land but there many goat around

Can't tell but Antelopes do eat the leaves of pepper.