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cola:
how much land resource is required for growing mushrooms?

@world1

can you leave your contact details here
where exactly is your training taking place?
how much land is required for growing mushrooms?

You don't need land for mushroom
My contact is available as my signature
Farm/office location- Abeokuta

We have Thailand dwarf hybrid Pawpaw F1 seeds and seedlings for sale.

Available in large quantities at Highhill Agribusiness Development and Incubation Centre.
Our Farm and Office are located in Port Harcourt and Abeokuta.

Contact:+2348065220074

Prices: seed N100
Ready to transplant seedlings N300

Its my Birthday TODAY.

All thanks to Almighty God for granting me the grace to see another year added to me in peace, joy and happiness. cheers.
Wishing anyone else who has a birthday today many blessings and may you have an awesome day and year ahead.
Best Wishes,
Adeniyi Sola Bunmi

Its my Birthday TODAY.

All thanks to Almighty God for granting me the grace to see another year added to me in peace, joy and happiness. cheers.
Wishing anyone else who has a birthday today many blessings and may you have an awesome day and year ahead.
Best Wishes,
Adeniyi Sola Bunmi

Oh my God. I just saw this now am based in Abeokuta can you please give the address of the hospital am ready to help him.

Cultivating vegetables in dry season is indeed an uncommon form of farming in Nigeria.

Contrary to what you may have earlier believed there are crops that can survive and thrive well in this condition.

Warm season vegetables such as:
Onions
Carrots
tomato
pepper,
cucumber
okra
eggplant
garden egg
melon
pumpkin
sweet potato

All these can survive the dry season and can thrive very well.
so all the gurus in the house let the practical teaching begins.

Lesgupnigeria:
Ogun state,Oyo state,Part of Lagos state,Osun state,Ondo state,Edo state,Bayelsa state,Cross river state are some of the best location for plantain farming business.
Start yours today.

What of Ekiti?
Have set up different plantain farm there and it was a huge success.

TOLUWAYEMI:
@ Natural Nutrient, what's your price/sucker? Haulage within Ogun State, Owode to be specific or where's your base for personal pick up?

We are based in Abeokuta
150 per sucker

Banana & Plantain

(Musa acuminata & balbisiana hybrids)
Banana plant‘Matoke’ or East African Highland Banana

Banana and plantain are perennial crops that take the appearance of trees as they mature. Diverse cultivars are grown. Musa are believed to have originated in Southeast Asia but their introduction into Africa is unclear.

Throughout history Musa has provided humans with food, medicine, clothing, tools, shelter, furniture, paper, and handicrafts. It could be termed the "first fruit crop" as its cultivation originated during a time when hunting and gathering were still the principal means of acquiring food.

Musa are rich in vitamin C, B6, minerals and dietary fibre. They are also a rich energy source, with carbohydrates accounting for 22% and 32% of fruit weight for banana and plantain, respectively.


Banana
Bananas are cultivated in nearly all tropical regions of the world. Of particular importance to Africa is the East African Highland Banana (EAHB) which is a staple starchy food for 80 million people and important source of income. There are 120 EAHB varieties in Uganda alone that are not found anywhere else in the world.


Plantain
Plantain resemble banana but are longer in length, have a thicker skin, and contain more starch. They are also a major staple food in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. They are usually cooked and not eaten raw unless they are very ripe. Plantains are more important in the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa. One hundred or more different varieties of plantain grow deep in the African rainforests.


Importance
Banana and plantain are important staple foods in many developing countries, especially in Africa. Of the numerous edible varieties, the EAHB accounts for 17% of the types of Musa grown worldwide, and plantain accounts for another 19%. They provide food security and income for small-scale farmers who represent the majority of producers. Only about 15% of the global banana and plantain production is involved in international trade; most production is consumed domestically.

Banana starch, flour, and chips are processed banana products whose markets are yet to be fully developed.


Production
More than 100 million tons of banana and plantain were produced worldwide in 2007 according to FAO estimates.

Banana are grown in nearly 130 countries. Uganda is the largest producer of banana and plantain in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), followed by Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.

Banana and plantain are cultivated in a wide variety of environments. Plants produce fruit year round, can produce for up to one hundred years and are suitable for intercropping. Vegetative propagation is necessary because they rarely produce seeds and those are not true to variety.


Harvesting
In 2007 more than 9.9 million hectares of banana and plantain were harvested worldwide. Where marketed across longer distances, post-harvest plantain losses are heavy due to poor handling and transport conditions and inadequate market access routes.


Consumption
Africans annually consume 21 kg of banana and plantain per capita, but Ugandans consume 191 kg per year, or more than half of one kg per day. In fact, Ugandans use the same word for food as the name of the local banana dish matooke. Four African countries have the highest per capita consumption of banana/plantain in the world, with Uganda having the highest.


Pest and disease incidence
Black Sigatoka disease is considered the most economically important disease of banana worldwide, causing typical yield losses up to 50%. The fungus grows on the leaves producing dark spots and causes the fruits to ripen prematurely. Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) attacks almost all varieties of Musa, destroying the fruits and devastating the crop. It was first identified in Ethiopia in the 1970s, but spread rapidly to other parts of the Great Lakes region after reaching Uganda in 2001. Fusarium wilt has had a huge impact on the world banana trade and is found in every banana/plantain producing area. It is spread through corms used for planting.

The major banana and plantain pests are the burrowing nematode and the banana weevil. Nematode species attack the plant's roots, resulting in whole plant toppling or reduced yield. The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, attacks the plant's underground corm, weakening the plant and causing stem breakage.


IITA's research and impact
IITA scientists have developed and introduced high yielding, disease- and pest-resistant varieties with durable fruit quality. Various institutions have adopted IITA's different Musa breeding schemes.

IITA has also developed and is promoting hot water treatment to rid plants of nematodes and to produce clean planting materials. Another important control tactic is the use of nematode-antagonistic plants that inhibit nematode reproduction.

To combat BXW, IITA is collaborating with partners internationally to develop reliable and cost effective diagnostic tools. Also, a genetic transformation system developed and optimized at IITA can be used to produce BXW-resistant varieties of banana.

IITA has successfully identified variations within the Black Sigatoka species in Africa and the possibility to design new diagnostic tools. Such tools would enhance the capacity of subsequent projects in selected countries in SSA.

Azeola:
thanks for the clarifications,though50k to me is quite a lot of money (for me),Bt if the training is worth it,then its okay. bt pls i'll still like to confirm the following:

1. I believe u r a mushroom farmer,so as a practical mushroom farmer wld u say mushroom farming is practically as lucrative as stated in this thread

2. is the training going to be per individual or in group

3. wld u be giving post training supports to individuals who have participated

4. lastly,market and marketing is a very important aspect of any business,so far i've nt heard much of any big market base for mushrooms in Nigeria, so would you be giving hints and direct links towards possible markets both at home and abroad.

thanks

Mushroom farming is highly lucrative but relatively new in Nigeria.

The training is per individual but if you can arrange a group of 5 then it will be cheaper

Yes there would be post training support.

There is ready made market for mushroom both local and international.

God is good rain after 1week work.
My plantain is sprouting already just 7 days after planting.

Pavore9:
@world1, yes there is more capacity training and lots of tv/radio programs focused on agriculture here as against Nigeria, foreigners see Nigeria as being more interested in their oil but am glad youths are showing more interest in agribusiness.

I will be coming to Kenya for some training and business early next year I will love to share an ideal with you can I have your contact or you contact me.

Chicken waste

Bhurlagy:
@jethro2 nd world1 nd others. Is compulsory i make ridges for my cucumber and how many seed pa hole. At what time should i start applying insectide. For those in ijebu ode of ogun state,when can we plant next year.

Am so sorry for my late response Jethro the guru had said it all. Talking about staking it help mage your fruit neat and will help you in spraying because the cucumber will be more visible.

Mixing

Pavore9:
l read this earlier and felt like sharing this as t may be of a help to many who are rearing rabbits and may be facing the challenge of selling off their matured stock or facing the underpricing of their stock.


Isaac Muigai pushes a sharp knife back and forth, cutting through rabbit meat as Lilian Kanyingo holds it gently.

They are deboning the rabbit before mincing its flesh for sausages, samosas and kebabs at the company they own and jointly run with Peter Njoroge in Kikuyu, Kiambu County.

Their firm, Pillar Group Limited, buys the animals from farmers all over the country, and so far, it has direct contact with 382 of them.

The firm trains the farmers in rabbit keeping, including how to construct cages, feeding, breeding, handling and care and later buys the animals.

“We also tell them where to source the fastest-maturing breeds, best feeds, disease prevention and treatment,” Lilian, 27, who is in charge of training, says.

The three have a rich experience in rabbit-keeping, having reared the animals before turning to value addition due to exploitation by middlemen.

Muigai, Njoroge and Lilian met by chance during an agricultural exhibition in Wangige, Kiambu, in 2010, and formed the company to offer farmers a market.

Their aim was to add value to rabbit meat and enable farmers earn more from their investment.

“Then, a rabbit weighing at least 4kg would go for Sh200 (N400). We started buying each kilo at Sh500 (N1,000), which saw the same rabbit going for Sh2,000 (N4,000). This is after training our farmers on how to raise the animals free of charge,” Lilian says.

They contributed Sh40,000 (N80,000) each from their savings to start the business.

STUFFING MACHINE

“In addition, we borrowed Sh215,000 (N430,000)from a bank that we used to buy sausage-making equipment, which included a mixer and stuffing machine. By the end of the year, we had repaid the loan.”

They learned how to make rabbit meat products in a training organized by the Ministry of Agriculture in Kikuyu.

The company’s products have been flying off supermarket shelves and currently, Pillar Group Limited is facing a shortage of rabbits.

“Supermarkets in Nairobi have asked us to supply them (with sausage) but we cannot slaughter 200 rabbits daily as they requested since we don’t have enough. We slaughter 100 rabbits (per day),” Muigai says. The firm sells a sausage at Sh50 (N100)

“Nothing goes to waste as we sell the skin to a group in Nyeri that makes shoes. We sell each rabbit skin at Sh200 (N400).”

Presently, the firm buys rabbits from farmers across the country provided the animals are in good health.

Pillar Group Limited recommends hybrid rabbits such as New Zealand White, California White, Chinchilla and the Checkered Giant because they give better yields.

The firm’s brisk business has enabled the three investors to buy a vehicle that they use to buy and transport rabbits from all over the country.

Attached are pictures of two of the owners of the rabbit sausage making company and rabbit sausage.


N.B. l have bought a pack of their sausage which l fry for breakfast and l must say it tastes nice

Boss am so impress. But I noticed recently that the influx of foreigners in agribusiness setup in other African countries is high compare to Nigeria, especially in the area of training & capacity building. What do u think is d cause?

LONGFELLOW02:
Good day Nlander Farmers, Pls I need someone to teach me step by step guide on "Onions Farming"

The guru is bigproject so contact him.
I will show the step by step picture here later.

MANGAM:
Despite the lost of some melons, we still ve some balls left. Some will be ready for harvest soon

Congrat Bro.
Place a clean nylon on the floor and place the balls on it.

gowaga68:
Do one still have to buy another seed for next year planting (Can I save some seeds from the harvest for replanting)?

You can try that but not recommended for commercial farm

Fertilizer application.

Am through with the Kwara and osun projects on my way to Ekiti next week.

I'm highly affordable but not CHEAP

@sucuri.
Am not here to argue or insult you but i have to reply because it has to do with my personality/integrity.


When you talked about my encounter with your friend you only picked the issue of seed price and you wrote brilliantly that you painted me bad with enough insults.

When he called me I talked to him as a brother not as a consultant.

Asked from your friend how he knows that jathropha can help him send away cows in the first place. I gave him the info when I asked him about cows and he said they are around his farm.

When he asked for my opinion on what he can plant on his farm. I offer to help him visit the proposed farm at Ogbomosho free of charge in order to see the land and take soil sample before I can tell him what to plant since he said he cant come from his based in Port Harcourt.

I know how much I charged for farm visitation.

If I quote N100 without him pricing it only for me to read it here that he complained about me and you helped him get it for N40, don't you think someone out there can sell jatropha seed for N20 or even gives him for free? It all depends on the source and viability of the seed. That shows that we are all not equal.

Now that your friend had planted the jathropha as the perimeter fence around his farm what next does he need to put on the plant to make it pontent cow repellant?
Maybe you can also help him get it for 1kobo.

Am sure your friend his reading this post so ask him what i told him about money. I told him categorically that am not a money driven consultant and that I love building relationship and referral but am not CHEAP.

Your friend cant say any bad thing about me at all, price difference is normal in every business.
Please in future try to always verify issues like this before you castigate.

Great Farmers ... Great Nation
No Farmers ...No Nation
I love new generation Farmers let's meet and make Nigeria a better country

hotmas911:
pls do you have the seeds or the seedling

My Oga.
I do have both.

securi:
I agree with you on maximising profit but not ripping people off. The case @ hand is more of rip off, imagine the margin, haba. 10% diff. can be maximising profit but above dat is pure rip off. Actions like this will further discourage ppl from farming and this forum is to further stimulate youth to go into farming. A fellow Nairalander also complained about word1, infact he wanted him to manage his plantain farm but got discouraged when he learnt from me that someone on Nairaland sold jatropha to me @ N40 whereas word1 told him N100.ln case u don't know N60 mean a lot to a young farmer and can make him loose interest in farming. He needs to relax a bit, he doesn't have to be too greedy in biz. Even as a master of the trade, if you are not affordable its a disadvantage to u cuz it means less work and opportunities and when you charge reasonably there will be inflow of work as ppl spread gospel of your good performance.

Dear sucuri and happybrother.
I really appreciate you post but you don't need to insult me (greedy, rip off) are not good/best words to use here.
If you guy meet or knows me then you will understand the kind of person i am.
Concerning the issue of my seeds that is the best price I can sell them for now because i got them high.

Kalusam:
@world1 something like this?

No still shorter than this with more fruits.

myola:
pls sir have you experimented on the selective herbicide for cucumber as promised? I would like to know d result sir. I'm interested

My brother it didn't work. I lost the few cucumber I tested it on.

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Pappyshoes:
pls what's the maturation time (to harvest /fruitening) of this your type. What are its advantages?

What Jethro2 had and mine are the same.
It will fruit and be harvested in 6 month. I just did 100 seedling for a nairalander I will upload the picture when I get to the farm

mercylicious:
nice one.
From your pic, i can see u did not plough the land before planting.
I did not plough one of my locations before planting and in less than 2 months the lemon grass has overgrown the plantain.
However, i noticed that in the location i ploughed, the growth rate is faster than the unploughed location and i am yet to see grasses in the farm, so i resolved to plough any location i wil be planting again.
Will u be using weedicide/herbicide in this farm? cyberforce or paraeforce?

Yes the tractor couldn't enter the farm beacuse of water. We want to export the plantain so am doing organic setup here. The weeding we be done with lawn machine.

jethro2:
Its expected to produce fruits as from 2 to 3 month. Cant confirm until i have tested it

Oga Jethro.
Am sorry o. I don't intend to condemned your post.
I sell the east west seed and I can authoritatively tell you that it matures at 6 months not 3months. But if you doubt me then plant it and let wait and see.