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i appreciate wot jethro has stated so far which is d truth of d matter. Wot legsup stated in 1 guy thread abt cassava isnt true likewise stagger, do u kno hw many processing units we av in SW alone hwever 2 even process cassava into product is it even easy? I and my collegues processed cassava int 4 products as our project i.e flour garri fufu and starch and we sold them by ourself we only made profit frm fufu wen i calculated d amount we spent on gari processing i discovered dat we made loss.jethro is a practical farmer.And how many cassava farmer has made it frm even cassava processing. Jethro ride on joor i dey follow reality.

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jasper7:
Thanks for this practical example. This is exactly what I am talking about. On a good day, if you had continued your ugu and expanded. by now, you'd have been talking about your 1 million naira ugu farm. I know a farmer who harvest a minimum of 200k worth of ugu per harvest. from a land that is less than 2 acres. and she harvests twice a week. she now is a king in ugu farming and it's feeding her and her family.

yes o that is d truth.

jasper7:
About 2years ago when I was going back and forth on what to farm. My immediate elder brother gave me an advice that has so far been a game changer for me in agribusiness.

He said to me "Jay, concentrate on one crop, be a master in it. produce it all year round and exploit every possible market in it before you move to another".

That sounded very silly to me. why do I put all my eggs in one basket? My brother is not really the business guru, (he even takes business advice from me). But he had pretty solid reasons for it.

The idea of not putting all your eggs in one basket doesn't apply in agribusiness. especially for someone who is starting new, commercially.

You need perfection to be able to produce a crop commercially, and make profit in it. And perfection is hardly achieved if your attention is divided between multiple crops.

This is where most local farmers get it wrong. Back in the days, when Nigeria was excelling in agriculture, you had farmers who had 100 of acres of maize, for groundnut, cassava, oil palm, cocoa, cashew e.t.c They were king in their own crops, they were wealthy.

My suggestion. if you have 10acres for instance, plant 9acres of whatever crop you are really good at. The last acre divide into 6plots. and experiment other profitable crops in it. if out of all you decide to change to another, then you can. but perfection is key in commercial farming.

thanks for dis piece of advice. The reason y we young farmer are nt really making enuf profit is jack of all crops master of none, sm years bck i planted ugu in large quantity in d long run wen i started making my cul money i quickly jump 2 maize production instead of concentrating in d maintenance of my ugu i faced d maize at d end of d whole show weed tuk over ugu plot and i lost d maize 2 grasscutter nd weed.more divine wisdom upon u in JESUS NAME

Kalusam:
sheyi86, jasper7 will be starting a step-by-step green house project on this forum soon. Will mention you then.

thank u sir, i wl b looking 4 forward 2 reading frm jasper7

@kalusam, pls i need training on greenhouse farming, how can u b of help 4 me. Thanks

jasper7:
it's interesting that we make so many rookie errors in agriculture. I love to see myself as a rookie. some years back when I was running a big poultry farm in my house. it was a farm of very interesting boilers. I wanted to start packaging at 1KG and start distributing to hotels around my area. because I was already supplying them fish at that time. I spent alot of money building pens for them. It's actually a long story, but bottomline was that I ran into crisis, because my cost of production was by far higher than my sale price so I was running on a perpetual loss. I consulted a "professional farmer" on Nairaland. told him my problems and he proffered solutions. Do you know I took his words hook, line and sinker. because of the way he boasted here of the millions he has made from broilers. His "solution" put me into a bigger mess. till today, am still angry about the whole experience. it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

well, as it turns out. the so called professional, had no idea of what he was talking about. am not even sure he knows what a chicken looks like. because the advice he gave me, when I consulted experienced farmers, they said that all the things the guy told me are rubbish. on paper, it looks good. but practically, it's not feasible. that's when I discovered that the young man I have been hailing as a professional is actually an internet farmer, hungry to sell e-book. That's when I discovered that the real farmers don't have time to write e-book, because they are too busy developing virgin lands and breaking new grounds.

same applies, think about it. how many dangote's, adenuga's, bill gates or Carlos slim's of this world have written books on how to be a billionaire or how to run a successful business. None! who writes those books? poor men, who use those books to become billionaires. Look at Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad). you'd be surprised that he declared bankruptcy about 3 years ago. but he's the biggest consultant on wealth in the world. How?

Put your mind to reason. if you want to learn about something. go to those who have succeeded in that thing abd observe them. do your own research and you are good to go.

yes o that is real nd rare fact,God bless u sir keep it up.

jethro2:
Buy your seed from National Seed Council and register with them. They will monitor your farm and buy back from you at a very good price
Yield varies depending on farm management, weather conditions, pest and diseases.
Expected yield starts from 1 to 7 tonnes per hectare based on the mentioned factors

pls wia re they located and their address.thanks sir.

Soloxam:
bumper harvest

pls sir wia can i get technisem seeds in ibadan i.e their address in ibadan

jasper7:
pls choose the location nearest to you. I cannot send it to all parts of Nigeria.

ok sir, i prefer ibadan pls wia exactly can i get it in ibadan nd wen?

jasper7:
I can remember I promised to give out free seed to followers of this thread. at least I gave some out to kalusam which he has planted and am glad to see his progress. please if you're interested in getting few sample seeds. indicate. let me use this one as new year gift. please note that the seed must enter ground. by fire by force. by friday next week, I'll dispatch to 3 locations. to abeokuta, ibadan and lagos. choose the location nearest to you and comment here, to get your own free seed. pls, even if you don't have land or space. you can plant in sack bags. I'll upload a picture example soonest.

pls i'm frm ekiti state i'm interested o, hw can i get it sir

world1:
This is my Thailand dwarf hybrid pawpaw

wia did u get ur seed sir nd hw did u plant it i.e did u nurse it or planted it directly in d soil. Thank u

ogbongenet:
i bougth mine from ibadan,it was sealed in a papper and a milk like tin.address written indicated dat its from france..up to 150 seeds for 1300.99percent germination.Notice if u ar nt ready to plant within 5 days pls dnt buy because heat do damage it.if u ar intrested i can help u to get it.08060115253

pls sir,can it b planted directly in d field like maize, cucumber or watermelon? Thank u

jethro2:
Finally got the seed through East West International. 500 seed of a two to 3 month variety for N6800. Thanks all for your contribution. I will keep you posted as we plant

sorry 4 d interruption oga jethro2,pls do u know anything abt tigernut cultivation.thanks ma

MDCEO1:
All the best Bro!

@ pls do u know anything about tigernut. thank sir.

Pavore9:
l believe you now know,

yes i knoooow thanks

Pavore9:
Capsicum grows on almost all soil types, but is most suited to well-drained sandy or loamy soils. Bacteria wilt and powdery mildew are the main diseases that affects it.

hw can farmer overcome d diseases also i much is d seed of red variety

Pavore9:
Capiscum has three varieties, green yellow and red.

i'm very happy 4 ur quick reply, pls hw can i get d seed and then hw much is been sold i mean d seed also can i plant it in an open field.thanks sir

Pavore9:
l guess you mean the picture of the capscum attached, Truth it has a higher return on investment. take for example the greenhouse l attached which is 24ft by 45ft is producing 600kg of Capsicum monthly though it is sold for about N180 per kilo here in Nairobi but in somewhere like Lagos it may hit about N400 per kilo.

@ pavore9 y dont u allow it to ripe, abi it doesnt ripe ni thanks

jasper7:
Sorry for the late reply. You can plant cucumber round the year. And yes. However way you choose to stake is cool. You just have to calculate the efficiency.

thanks sir,may God bless u

Kutunban:
Op, just getting feed formula might not be economical for you cause feed ingredients fluctuate in prices. I'll will share feed formulas for those interested but you need to consider cost of various ingredients in your locality. Drop your emails if intrested its free. Good luck

oluwaseyibarnabas8@gmail.com. I'm interested.thanks

world1:
Contact YABDI. The next program is for Ogun state

wen re u coming 2 ekiti

Gud morni sir, pls i av sm question 2 ask u sir.(1)is there any month that i cant plant cucumber (2)can i stake d cucumber like yam.thanks sir