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Pavore9:
Where do you have your Aquaponic farm and what do you grow in it?

My Aquaponics and hydroponics farm is currently in Abeokuta, Ogun State. We grow Fodders and Vegetables for now.

It is no longer news that corruption has eaten deep
into the fabric of the society and the
entire nation is suffering from the
effects.

With deep and clear studying of the
situation, you will discover that the
system itself is encouraging this
menace. Or how can you explain the
fact that someone earns less than
500,000 naira per annum and he or she
is expected to pay the school fees of
more tha one child, house rent,
transport, feeding and so on in a city
like FCT or Lagos, or any other city for
that matter?

If we don't want corruption to continue,
we must profer solutions to the income
and earning challenges of the people.
One major way to curb this is by
encouraging individuals to have
multiple sources of income.
Like Nigeria, her people must also do
every possible thing to change their
normal mono-income practice if we
hope to solve the problem of
corruption. Without additional pay,
there's no way people can survive. If
expenses are increasing, income also
must increase, else, the status quo will
remain!

Therefore, multiple streams of income
is the key to Solving financial hardship,
and also corruption in Nigeria.
One major area to get additional
income is in Agribusiness. From this
industry, an individual can create
multiple streams of income for him/
her self if engaged in the value chain
approach.

This means that from one single item,
several products can be gotten along
the value chain. E.g Fish.

From fish, the following are value chain
products :
* Fingerlings / juveniles
* Smoked Fish

* Table size production I.e fish above
1kg size.
* Fillets
* Feed milling
* Feed ingredients supply
* Finished / imported feed sales
* Fish drug/ supplements sales
* Pond construction and management
services
* General Fisheries consultancy
services
* Processed fish export
* Brood stocks production
* e.t.c

We can see that more than 13 different
income lines can be generated from
fisheries alone.

The same applies to all other Agro
items. An individual can create a
multiple stream of income for him/her
self if equipped with the right
knowledge and training.

At BIC Farms Concepts, we help
Africans to identify opportunities in
Agribusiness, tap into it, and also,
become role models for others to
follow and then repeat the same.

Contact us if interested in any area of
Agribusiness value chain need.

To your success.

Ndigbo’s that are killing themselves about
the appointments made so far by President
Buhari are just funny. Aside the fact that we
Igbos shouldn’t expect sensitive
appointments from him because many of us
hate him without any justifiable reason and
no smart politician will give such positions to his ‘enemies’, what did all our brothers that occupied sensitive positions recently
achieved for our geopolitical zone? Recall
that Igbos recently occupied head positions
in Central Bank and Ministry of Finance.

Also,an Igbo was recently appointed Secretary to Government of the federation, Minister of power, Minister of Solid Minerals, Head of Due Process unit, Minister of Education, Minister of Aviation, Executive Director of Nigerian Communications Commission, Chief
of Army Staff, Inspector General of Police,
Senate President, Deputy Senate President
and Deputy speaker of house of Representatives. Also recently, an Igbo was
appointed the Director General of National
Broadcasting Commission. The question is
what did all those Igbo appointees achieved
for Ndi Igbo? Even Goodluck Jonathan that
you foolishly accepted as your brother during his days in Aso Rock achieved nothing for you when he was the President.
If appointments can dictate how a region
should develop, southeast would have been a paradise by now because our brothers
occupied almost all the sensitive positions
recently. Another thing Igbos should
understand is that the federal character
principle they are quoting as their basis of
argument is the greatest enemy of Nigeria
especially Igbos. This principle champions the promotion of tribal mindsets instead of
meritocracy in Nigeria as Nigerians are
always after the state of origin of every
federal appointee and prospective candidates for admissions instead of their performance.
It is because of same federal character that a provision was made for ‘Education less
developed’ states which always make it
possible for indigenes of those states to be
giving more and cheaper consideration
during admissions and recruitment in order
to promote equity in line with the federal
character. This is Rubbish! Such has caused
situations whereby somebody from Anambra or Imo will score average of about 260 in JAMB UTME and POST- UTME but will be denied admission while somebody from
states like Zamfara, Ebonyi or Bayelsa will
score average of about180 and will be
admitted in order to achieve the so called
equity in intellectual distribution among all
the states in line with same federal
character. Same federal character is the
reason why instead of criticizing the
performance ability of appointees, Nigerians especially Igbos will only be interested in their states of origin.
Federal character is evil. This is the hour of
change and it must be jettisoned! If Nigeria
must progress, we must do away with federal character and state of origin provisions and encourage meritocracy and state of residence. I don’t care where appointees come from, all I want is excellent performance. If the wailing Igbos like they should continue hating Buhari while the Niger-Deltans are busy consolidating their region and supporting his government. At last Igbos will remain the wailing losers. It baffles me the way some of my Igbo brothers are hating Buhari without any justifiable reason. Even the Niger-Deltans that are closer to the failed government of Goodluck Jonathan always acknowledge that he betrayed them, but the Igbos that are not in any way brothers to the failed President are killing themselves and even their conscience with baseless sentiments. Also, I have expected these misguided Igbos to understand that the Niger-Deltans who they foolishly took as their brothers during the elections are not at any point with them.

These Niger-Deltans have understood that
they can’t make any political achievement in
Nigeria without the cooperation of other
tribes, and wisely began to issue their
supports and cooperation to the Buhari led
government while the misguided Igbos are
still enslaving themselves with baseless
sentiments. Believe it or not, political
appointments are catalysed by intelligent
lobbying and not unnecessary hatred. No
smart politician will appoint his haters to
sensitive positions.

I will never blame Buhari if he fails to
appoint any Igbo to key positions. I am proud of Niger- Deltans and they are already reaping the fruits of their wisdom. Igbos should have a rethink!

Written by: – Chukwu emeka

ajoo17:
You have raised a valid question which probably our government needs to look into. Why do I bring in d govt issue? There are so many adulterated feeds in the market & nobody is controlling them. The other day I bought a fake Artemia from the market & two separate productions were wasted couple with money used to buy the feed. Everything went down the drain. My brother what is the way forward. Everybody cannot compound its feed and besides where is the fund?

Thank you brother for your input. I think the awareness is already mounting and this is one of such avenue.

There is another serious challenge I have seen among catfish farmers. A situation where several amount is spent on feeding of fish only for everything to be lost. With all hard work; changing of water, sorting/grading, ensuring fish are fed to satiation, disease control, plus other operational cost etc, and yet it is like little or nothing is working except for working for the feed manufacturers.

I have even noticed another challenge, at least recently, despite the general consensus among catfish farmers that members should 'hatch' and produce their fingerlings themselves or insist on the 'first set' from a reputable breeders (this is what is making waves among grow-out farmers today); all with an intention of getting the best stock and able to determine the growth of the stock- combined with aggressive feeding with both imported and locally formulated feeds to maximize profit, yet little is still been achieved.

Even more disturbing is the fact that given this same set of fish a 'particular' locally formulated feed the fish suddenly pick up growth(This is a practical experiment carried out in one of the farm I supervise). I know other farmers can really relate with my challenge and can deduce what am driving at. To my mind, this is a very big issue. Having stocked the right fish, given the proper management, a farmer should get a fair share of his labour, a good return on his investment.

Let me state the conclusion of the whole matter here: It is not just the quality of fingerlings stocked as generally believe by farmers(I seriously believe this contribute a lot though) or the failure of management or poor water quality that results in the poor growth of our fish, much more than that is the quality of some of the feeds we have in the market. Feeding alone sweep about 70% percent of farmers operational cost and yet nobody is asking question. How do you explain why some 'big' farms prefer to import their feeds(I would not want to mention names) or why are some brand of feeds reserved for the privileged few and the left-overs for an average farmers. I know a brand of feed that produce different quality of feed for different market. This isn't too good enough.

I challenge our feeds manufacturer to improve on the quality of their feeds. An average feed cost about #4000 and yet farmers aren't getting value for their money. Farmers do not have problem buying, so far we have the right content. Also farmers should be watchful of the quality of feeds they use. There are different nutritional content for different crumbs of feeds for different sizes of fish. Let us endeavour to stick to the right feed for our fish...

All the best.

EMERITUS85:
have been a fan of tecno since their birth until i discovered that tecno is a scam yes i said it tecno is a scam.

to make the story short i bought a tecno flagship phone the almighty phantom z last year and believe me the phone is superb with a good display but considering the price i bought it 59k it supposed to worth it. fast forward to 2015 the phone still remains a flagship tecno phone because no other tecno beats it's spec but how can such a flagship phone still runs kitkat even when lollipop is now rampant on Chinese brands like infinix gionee etc. considering the amount i bought the phone i think I deserve a lollipop update instead of making customers money valuable to them they are busy producing scrap in the name of phone while their media paid hypers will hype the Useless scrap to the extent of comparing c8 to iPhone (abomination)
well in the end i have to sell my over priced phantom z which i bought 59k not less than 1 year as low as 29k and right now am a proud user of infinix hot note pro updated from 4.4 to 5.1 (that's value of money)

please don't tell me that tecno is cheap thus update are not necessary because infinix gionee are also more cheaper but are churning out updates for their customers that's what I call value of money.


if you want to buy a phone with sure ota update go for

gionee (best when it comes to Ota)

infinix(happy they kept their promise)

Bro, you really succeeded in spoiling Techno market here. Myself for once after this post will never consider Techno. This what the power of a dissatisfied customer can do to a brand. Techno should listen up and attend to customers issues as a matter of importance.

123papas:
Yommiefish, I appreciate your information but this your 1:1 FCR; I doubt it. I am not a fish breeder but as per the 2nd law of thermodynamics, you cannot have a 100% efficient physical system. how can 1kg of feed produce 1kg of fish. Fish will poop, move around etc

. This is why I added 'all things being equal'. There are some feeds brand that claim such, but other factors are inclusive, management, quality of fish etc.

Whynotthetruth:
thanks so much...which one is semi earthen pond?

Semi-earthen is a form Earthen pond, but the only difference is that it is plastered.

Whynotthetruth:
1)What's the cost of tarpaulin pond that can raise at least 1000 fingerlings or even juveniles to maturity?...

2)What's the cost implication of raising like 5000 fingerlings or juveniles to maturity both in terms of pond & feeding?...

3)Can earthen ponds be improvised?...As in built outside the normal sea or river or lagoon or swamp side

thanks

T#1 The Cost is between 80k - 90k

#2. In terms of pond - you multiply the cost above by 5. I.e You will need 5 of the pond I mentioned. And on Feeding, Using 1:1 as our FCR- You will need a kg of feed per fish to attain minimum 1kg weight of fish( All things been equal). A bag of feed(imported) is about 4500-5500. This gives you about #300-#350 to produce 1kg fish. To produce 5000 therefore multiply 300 or 350 by 5000 plus your cost of ponds

#3. Depending on your soil texture sir. But even at a dependable texture you will still require steady supply of water to make up for leakages that will arise from time to time. Alternative you can use a semi-earthen(This is d only close substitute for earthen.

AreaFada2:

Sir, here's a place to share info. Please state the prices here openly and let others benefit.

@Yommifish,


Who made this request?

"We" here mean Myself & Ihustler who seconded my request and mostly likely many other silent NLers that don't necessarily comment. I was silent for many years before I even signed to NL.

Thanks for your comments. I quite appreciate you.

My fellow 'fisherman', great work, and more grace.

Pathetic!

Daniel058:
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Make sure its not too or wet, then after 4 DAYS, be ready to harvest your maggots..




There you will see the maggots in thousands,, they may be scattered around the dung but once u start touching, they will all go down to the bottom of the HEAP, gradually remove the top as they move down till you reach where they are. ,. Pack them all into a small tapoline, .. Don't put in a can or bucket else they will start dieing
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Great revelation.

agarawu23:
she can only drive lagbus safely in lasgidi and not danfo.

I have never seen a lady driving danfo in Lagos. So before we conclude on the statement "what a man can do, a woman can do better", make ladies try to drive danfo especially mile2 area side and I am sure you won't be able to share your testimony in the church

Agarawu o fe osi....(song)

We Are Streaming and pumping new,fresh ideas and insightful write-ups here: www.Facebook.com/NaijaCatfishBreeders All we want above anything else is to help you in maximizing your fish experience.

This is a really a sad one for our emerging industry. It is a pointer to the fact that we've got a lot to do in our 'quality control' efforts. I hope the fish processing industry quickly retrace their steps and step up efforts at sticking to the global guidelines for food processing, we are a way too young for this ban. God bless Us.

Amazing works of Amazing Minds! So inspiring.

Nice write up. But please how can I recover my data from the corrupted memory card before formating it?

God help the poor corper oo

This is very helpful. They've done the same to a sister of mine, though not at ATM point but at her shop. She gave over #3000 worth of recharge card,still expecting her money till 2Mao.

AreaFada2:
Our friend the poster doesn't think we are worth giving quotation to openly. People have to be wary of those who cannot disclose basic information. It's not only suspicious, it's also unprofessional. I have dealt with some here on NL before.

who are the 'we'? And by the way, you've not asked any question from me.

Olory:
What's the advantage of a tarpaulin pond over the brick pond?

Basically, tarpoline is tranferable, unlike the concrete pond.

rabzy:
How much is the pond the guy is standing by and whats the size and also the pond surrounded by those corrugated roofing sheet.

the black is '10'X'15' and is between 80-90k

francizy:
This is what I fear most in rearing fishes, hens, etc. The mortality rate's always bit on the high side. Sorry bro.

Tis to let others learn.

azeezdawodu:
Hello All,

I just need some questions answered in regards to catfish.

What size is fingerling?
What size is juvenile?
How to measure the daily feed for 1000 fingerlings and juveniles? I need to know the grams to feed twice daily.
cost of purchasing 1,000 juveniles and fingerlings?

cost of juveniles ranges from #15-#30, fingerlings is about 1gram weight while juveniles is about 10gram and more. Have answered few of your questions on my blog. Do well to check: www.catfishplus.

thegeniusoye:
Pls I didn't see the water outlet(to leak water out). Hw many fish can the 45k pond contain?

The outlet is neatly fitted. You can conveniently raise 500PCs.

Daniel058:
guy ooo water issue cost me something here OOOOO.. Hatched 3 to 4 times on my hatchery pond but wasn't successful. . Had to buy the fingerling.. If I get money I go simply drill borehole oo

very neccessary

Mustack:
Sorry for your loss bro. May almighty help you in your bussiness process akeem.
Pls what's the timing rang from day one can the sorting be done?

For fingerlings I will advice every 3 days. But for grow-out maybe 2 - 3 weeks.

Buddhar:
Pls d black tapoulene pond rears how many catfish to table size and like how much will construct a single 2000 fishes capacity concrete pond stating d dimensions. Tanks for your contribution.

I will not support a single pond to raise 2000 fishes. Tis a way too risky. Where you have enough water 3 '10'X'10' is good for you.

bamdexfarms:
What is the cost of a collapsible pond that can breed 1000 fishes from juvenile to melange?

try and call me sir

Scanfrost:
Nice writeup...simple and concise!!! Experience is the best teacher

I appreciate!