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Killers...

kay29000:
Hmm! What of those of us that don't have the money to travel round the world like you do?

Think it, believe it and you will have it. The Law of Attraction.

Kalusam:
Hello and sorry for the late reply. I will get back to you on this, this week...been so busy with my farms.

Mr Kalu, kaaa sir!

Please I need help o. I need a drip irrigation kit for 1 hectare of land. I will be doing a maize demonstration and later switch to ugu farming when the maize is done. Most of my farming in the past was done in the south where there was rainfall all year round, but now I am mostly based in the north, this will be my first venture into irrigation farming. Can we communicate off thread?

Thanks.

I can as well borrow money and keep it on my bed, then type any rubbish on the internet to say I won a bet on the Mayweather fight. Mayweather was the favourite so what was the odds on him to produce that much cash? Rubbish!

OLAMIMO12:
Farmers without irrigation system in place, hw is farming oooooo? rain ceased. in ibadan no rainfall since thursday 9-4-15.

Here in Nasarawa state, there have been only 3 rains this year: 2 of them in March, and one that fell yesterday 2/5/2015. I am sinking a borehole in my farm location because the paucity of rain combined with the announcement on radio by NIMET I heard in March is going to make this an unstable season for rain-fed farming.

Ebubest:
lies all lies, there is no way her husband salary would b #6000naira, if she till persist dat it is, somebody pls ask her how much is Nigeria minimum wage, for nw i rest my case.

AG was my first church in this world. The way they celebrate poverty and yet tax their members with appeals for offering was one reason I left for good. Vitalis Nwachukwu who was virtually a self-made millonaire while an AG pastor was demonized and subjected to public ridicule. Thank God for bishop Oyedepo who came with God's word that challenged this poverty mentality churches like AG have carried for years.

It is common knowledge that pastors in AG are so badly paid that members virtually have to cater for eve the most basic of needs. Outsiders like this fellow here know nothing of this.

Dera25:
My wife says I should be greeting her each time I finish eating, if not for anything but for the sake that she take her time prepare the food and serve me. She says that she deserves a greeting from me.

I said okay, just that it is not part of our culture and I don't think I will be keep up greeting her each time she gives me food.

It is not that greeting her will reduce anything from me but the issue is that I don't usually remember this greeting after eating because it is not part of me, although I do greet sometimes for peace to reign, but the way she reminds me of this greeting of a thing gets me angry, as if it is mandatory or something to the extent that sometimes we've had issues because of it.

So daddies and mummies in the house, do you greet your wife after she has given you food? Or do your husband greet you after eating? If yes is it a mandate or just for fun?

Please let me remind you that this is not the issue of been a breadwinner or not. I beg you to forgive my long story and wrong grammer for I am not a grammerian.

Thanks in advance.

Not greeting, but compliments. I complement my wife's cooking, she thanks me because I provide for it.

Joseph too was eyed by his master's wife.

The eyeing and disturbance is not the issue. Those people will face their day of judgement and reckoning. The issue is: what do you do? Do you stand firm or do you fall into temptation?

theV0ice:
Aero are actually useless.

In February, I had to cough out an extra 13k to reschedule a 6.50am flight to 10:35am because I got to the airport at 6:25am instead of 6:10am. The flight eventually left at 7:10am. There was nothing I didn't tell them.....the guys refused to budge despite me reminding them of delaying me on an evening flight by over 2 hours in December 2014 without compensation or apology.

Violence is not the way to go though. I pity those injured and wish the matter can be channeled properly so they can be sanctioned appropriately.

Enough of taking passengers for granted.

You missed the 40-minute cut off time. Whose fault is it? If you were abroad, would you be allowed on any aircraft when you should have boarded 40 mins before time?

Next time wake up early and leave your abode in good time.

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OP,

laudable project you have here. But you do realize that Tesla has just launched its Tesla Powerwall which will cost $3,500 for a 10kva battery which can be charged overnight on solar power or electricity (cost of panel not included) once it goes on sale in August. This will challenge your solutions seriously in terms of price and portability (30 batteries in one house?).

So what are you going to do about this? I am talking as a long terms investor. I have some pieces of land in a town where there is a federal polytechnic and I will be investing in solar solutions to power the hostels I will build. I am a forward thinking person but I only go ahead with such projects at the best price.

What are the prices for your solar solutions?

noblefarm:
too bad a reply

Thank you. A salesman with a temper is a no-no. World1 was attacked very vigorously and he handled it so maturely. I respect the guy well, which is why I decided not to use his thread to answer a salesman with a loose screw in his head.

Well, now we know what the irrigation salesman is all about.

happybrother:
Fine.
get the product brochure also.

My friend, I asked you a question on the other thread and instead you started to lecture me on the advantages of irrigation farming over rain-fed farms as if I did not know. Did I not make reference to the NIMET rainfall prediction before you seized it and included it in your marketing campaign?

Please stop the oversabi runs and attend to the questions asked about your product. I have not got the answer I was expecting.

shawnfamous:
Pple these days can lie jst 2 mk front page! Sm1 hu d operation is been carried on is awake and d surgeon askd him to hold torch while d operation goes on? In T.B joshua's voice! ''And The both of u re liers,u Guys deserve medals: Gold for d victim and a silver for d OP''

I had once had a surgery in the 80s to remove a growth in my hand. I saw the whole work being done on my hand wide awake! If you see the way their curved needles were entering and coming out of my hand...no be small thing.

Press freedom here we come...

Thank God it was just a pickpocket. A woman was tracked from one of the banks at Olu Obasanjo road, to Waterlines junction and finally to Rumuola and shot in broad day light a few years back. No be small thing o!

koman:
Wow, 36m before clean water in P.H,
That's quite a depth.

That's even close. My dad's village structures (bequeathed to me and my siblings, God bless is soul) required a depth of close to 250 ft before water was struck.

pussyfucker:
O yea, it happened out of lust and love on the part of the young woman, but the young guy was unable to resist her young,soft and succulent body.

But what scares him is that this young woman is a one week widow and her husband has not been buried.

So, are there any dangers involved in what he did?

The world is filled with people without decorum.

Remove all that makeup let us see the real face behind the mask. I am not impressed by people who stole Nigeria's money and flaunt it around.

happybrother:
we only have 500 & 1000 Sam but I have email the factory at India about the 1 hectare demand. The promise to get back to me1st week in may.

Ok please do. Like I said, I have a need of it. Can't believe we are entering May and only 2 rains have fallen this year. None at all this April. Not looking good for rain-fed agriculture.

dominique:
Its one of those things. Even great keepers like Casillas, Van da Saar etc has had woeful score lines at some point of their careers. Doesn't make them less respected.

Even Gianluigi Buffon endured a 4-0 hammering in the hands of AS Roma in the 2009/2010 season. No matter how good a goalkeeper is, such days usually come once in a while.

Prophecies cannot be reversed because they are supposed to be the unveiling of divine agenda per time.

The gift of prophecy has been so bastardized that it no longer has any meaning. These days men of God make proclamations from their human element and call it prophecy. Wow!

Bros, how much will you give me for my 1 hectare farm where I will do vegetables? Best possible price please.

soe:
Op... You rushed to press without any findings.

For your info. IGP is not based on seniority.

DIGs are seniors to AIGs.

Solomon was a DIG while Suleiman was an AIG.

GEJ appointed Suleiman (AIG) as the IGP even though we have about 7 DIGs. The next man in rank to the IGP is usually the DIG(Admin) but DIGs(Admin) are rarely made IGPs.

But like I said earlier, IGP appointment is not based on Seniority that is why being a DIG doesn't make you the next IGP

Then why were the 7 DIGs who were now made Suleiman's juniors not retired and other AIGs promoted to take their place as is the custom? GEJ just turned things upside down.

I wonder how long it is taking this guy to come up with a price. Do I order it from the company direct or what? I think their maximum size is for 2,000 square metres. Which means I need to buy 5 units to cover one hectare.

What is the cost for 10,000 square meters (1 hectare)? I need to get something like this.

We are entering May and only 2 rains for the year in Nasarawa. Also heard something from the weather people that the rainy season this year will be shorter, so can't afford to take chances.

Ok thank you very much.

annibro:
D route he took is shorter. From minna to Lagos via Bida-Mokwa- Jebba- Kwara axis to Lagos is approx 6hrs by road.
Yes I plied dat route severally as a corper. On a particular occasion, my taxi left kpakungu (minna) by 7.15am & by 2.30pm, I was by Redeeem camp. Mind u, we stopped over Jebba 2 eat, bot fuel, little hold up at ibadan-Lag xpress rd etc.

It is very possible my bros
D Lagoon is still open 4 Haters!

Can you tell us the state of the Bida-Mokwa-Jebba road?

Lagos to Abuja by road is 12 hours complete, passing through Lagos to Ibadan, then to the Ilesha-Ife road all the way to Akure (via FUTA junction), to Okpella, Okene, Lokoja and then the FCT. I have driven it myself so I can tell you that 9 hours cannot cut it.

The guy should have documented his journey. Im no get camera phone?

Why not show us your own success story with the information at your disposal which you are now selling?

This is what a family life should be like, husband and wife working in agreement and in unison to achieve the common family goal. OP, keep it up. God will bless your family and marriage.

Make we no mind all these useless girls wey full ABJ, always asking for credit and the latest phones and cash...

Ura:
Hallo Nairaland farmers, good to be with you again. Today we will discuss the cost of farm activities. I will use maize as an example. Some of the farm practices involved are quite similar to other crops. Some of the activities are easy enough for you to get a few other people to join you in order to minimize costs while you have to contract some of the jobs like tractorization out.
Before talking about the main topic, I hope that Nairalanders are aware that it is not so difficult for them to secure land for farming from their various communities? All you have to do is to tender your request through the Head of Department, Agric. in your LGA to the Chairman of the Local Government. They will assist you to get it. Or you make a direct request from your community leader. Making land available for you to use is supported in the Land Use Act. Considering the type of country Nigeria has become, you might have to give them a token for it. The good news is that you are eligible for up to 500 hectares. But remember that the land does not belong to you, and after a certain period of time, if you do not utilize it, they are allowed to take it back from you (after 4 years). However, if you are putting it to good use, you can be allowed to use it for a very long time.
Back to our business for the day. Back in the days when our grandparents and great grandparents farmed, they did not spend much money. They had their land (inherited family land), they had seed reserved from previous harvest or they could just ask a brother for some, or in the worst instance, they buy from the open market. Then, they would move the entire family - wives, children and grandchildren to the farm (after all, they will all eat from the harvest). The men will make the ridges and the women and the children will plant the seed, (except in the case of crops like yam). They can plant that very day if the soil is moist, or wait till the next rainfall. They will visit the farm at intervals and do the needful, especially pertaining to weeding. If they have fertilizer, they apply. If they don't, no qualms. Then, they wait for rainfall to do its part.
Nowadays, the practice has changed. Many of us no longer live in our family compounds, so we have to rent or seek permission to use other people's land. Technology has also made it possible that we no longer have to bend over to till the soil. Tractors are available to do such tedious work for us. Also, the kind of activities involved in the farming have also changed. Now it costs more to farm than then, but the end results are also more favorable than it used to be then. Let us take a look at what it costs to farm maize, even though our technology here in Nigeria is still far behind what is obtainable in developed countries.
AN EXAMPLE OF MAIZE FARMING ON A HECTARE OF LAND.
Seeds ----------------------- -------------------- N10,000.00 (20kg)
Plough/Harrow/Ridge ----------------------------- N20,000.00 (on day job basis)
Herbicide ----------------------------------------- N4,000.00
Labour for herbicide application -------------------- N6,000.00 (max.)
Liquid Organic fertilizer ---------------------------- N15,000.00 (4 litres)
Labour for fertilizer application ---------------------- N20,000.00 (max)
Harvesting and Threshing -------------------------- N10,000.00 (or less)
Transportation ------------------------------------ N10,000.00 (or less)
Marketing ----------------------------------------- N10,000.00 (or less)
Miscellaneous ------------------------------------- N5,000.00
Total ---------------------------------------------N110,000.00
Using good seed and carrying out the right practices, You should expect a very high yield. Maize under normal practices will yield about 5600kg per hectare. With a combination of high yielding seeds and adequate organic fertilizer, you should expect higher than normal yield of about 10,000 kg or even more per hectare.
Please give it a try. Most crops will be ready for harvest in 3-4 months. By then you would have started planning for your irrigation farming. So that you can make farming an all year round business.
I look forward to interacting with you guys again. Remember to add your questions, comments and observations. The next topic I will be sharing with you is on accessing government loan.
Cheers.

Mr Ura, I like your posts. It is always good to hear from positive thinking people, not those who emit negative energy throughout the thread. I hate such environments which is why I have not posted in the agric section for some time now.

I have a question: I see you did not make provision for Aflasafe application. I actually want to use it for the first time ever and I was hoping you could shed some light on it. Thanks.