I need honest opinion/ advice on this please,
I have just acquired a 5 acre of farmland somewhere in Ibadan, I am looking to focus solemnly on crops like Cassava and Maize. As a new farmer, I want to make sure things are done correctly to get maximum yield , I plan on doing the right test and using fertilizers as well as getting an irrigation system(most important) but someway somehow I feel the need to find a mentor or someone who can guide me through this as I have been following so many threads on here ,but I feel with some sort of professional mentoring , I can do better than I already know .

- I have plans of building a facility for workers on farm but I’m not sure if I can include that for starters
-I am considering a drip irrigation system
- Install a Fence and a Solar powered cctv as I'm away
- Is it advisable to plant with varieties of both crops or stick to one

Thank you

Go for both

Contact Niji agro for anything cassava farming and processing. The man has made billions from Cassava farm. The head office is at Odo Ona Ibadan.

boombah:
I need honest opinion/ advice on this please,
I have just acquired a 5 acre of farmland somewhere in Ibadan, I am looking to focus solemnly on crops like Cassava and Maize. As a new farmer, I want to make sure things are done correctly to get maximum yield , I plan on doing the right test and using fertilizers as well as getting an irrigation system(most important) but someway somehow I feel the need to find a mentor or someone who can guide me through this as I have been following so many threads on here ,but I feel with some sort of professional mentoring , I can do better than I already know .

- I have plans of building a facility for workers on farm but I’m not sure if I can include that for starters
-I am considering a drip irrigation system
- Install a Fence and a Solar powered cctv as I'm away
- Is it advisable to plant with varieties of both crops or stick to one

Thank you

Wow. Many mistakes already. Chrck my siggy and speak with me on WhatsApp

JAMO4REAL1:
Go for both

Thank you, I will look into variaties of both crops

Thedon12:
Contact Niji agro for anything cassava farming and processing. The man has made billions from Cassava farm. The head office is at Odo Ona Ibadan.

Does he have a siggy on here ? I can definetely look up his details

DrDoc:



Wow. Many mistakes already. Chrck my siggy and speak with me on WhatsApp

Ooops! That's why I need experts for the right info.
I'll be in touch, Thank you

On top 5 acre you wan do fence, solar cctv, irrigation

It's seems na celebrity farm you wan do

Moreover na cassava and maize you want to plant

First where is the location of your farm in Ibadan

lereinter:

On top 5 acre you wan do fence, solar cctv, irrigation

It's seems na celebrity farm you wan do

Moreover na cassava and maize you want to plant

First where is the location of your farm in Ibadan

lol I just want to make sure it is secured , you don't think any of that is neccessarry for someone wanting to do this while abroad ?
Somewhere along Ido.

I am happy to get a feedback

boombah:


lol I just want to make sure it is secured , you don't think any of that is neccessarry for someone wanting to do this while abroad ?
Somewhere along Ido.

I am happy to get a feedback

Oh you are not in nigeria,

I'm available if you need someone as supervisor

Can I send you an email

lereinter:


Oh you are not in nigeria,

I'm available if you need someone as supervisor

Can I send you an email

Sure, you can. I'm open to learning

boombah:


Ooops! That's why I need experts for the right info.
I'll be in touch, Thank you

Don't contact anyone outside this forum until the person has shown you to have empathy and also skillful in the business. If you love yourself, stay away from those people.

lereinter:

On top 5 acre you wan do fence, solar cctv, irrigation

It's seems na celebrity farm you wan do

Moreover na cassava and maize you want to plant

First where is the location of your farm in Ibadan

Why not? So, you want him to do old skool farming so you can chop him wella? Lol.

Right now, it is the way to go in the south if the land is not too big. Yes, fencing it round is the best way to go...and installing cctv. The only issue is that it must be done with sense. Personally, I cannot farm in an open land again. No matter how big the land is, it must be fenced. We just fenced 200 plots recently. That's 33.3 acres. And cctv will be installed everywhere very soon. A drone flies around the whole perimeter frequently to check everywhere. On one occasion, we discovered thieves have punctured part of the perimeter fencing (not fencing with wire but with blocks), and a cctv was installed only around the area. We caught many people using the holes, and we studied what they were doing. After we understood their mission, we arrested all the people spotted and by the time face to face interrogation was done, we discovered more. It revealed a lot. This made us to pause our mission on the land. If we had started, we would have faced serious crisis. Now, everything is under control. Just imagine the land was not fenced, how could we have discovered what we know now? Was it expensive? Absolutely yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely yes. But there are guidelines. When you haven't done something, you can't talk about it. Gone are the days we farm on open land. The days we will farm on large hectares of land is still far because of the high insecurity state of the nation, and I pray we can start practising such again soon. But the reality is that, it is dangerous at the moment. If you live near a bush and you understand the place very well, good for you. You can use the whole land. But a stranger must be cautious the way he goes about farming these days, especially if it is a small scale. Anything around 1,000 plots (166 acres) to me is smale scale. Otherwise.....I am sorry.

boombah:
I need honest opinion/ advice on this please,
I have just acquired a 5 acre of farmland somewhere in Ibadan, I am looking to focus solemnly on crops like Cassava and Maize. As a new farmer, I want to make sure things are done correctly to get maximum yield , I plan on doing the right test and using fertilizers as well as getting an irrigation system(most important) but someway somehow I feel the need to find a mentor or someone who can guide me through this as I have been following so many threads on here ,but I feel with some sort of professional mentoring , I can do better than I already know .

- I have plans of building a facility for workers on farm but I’m not sure if I can include that for starters
-I am considering a drip irrigation system
- Install a Fence and a Solar powered cctv as I'm away
- Is it advisable to plant with varieties of both crops or stick to one

Thank you

Fencing, cctv, and drip irrigation are good, but you need to check many factors before using them. Also, after installing a fence, borehole, and other fixed assets, what is the value of the land in the next 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.....years? If you decide not to farm again there, is the land worthless? Or will it's value skyrocket so that selling the land in plots is possible to make more money. Land that can be used for real estate in the future should be your target. If not, abort your plan ASAP. Don't even spend much on it again, and erase your mind from it. That's a mistake you made, and leave it at that. If you force it further, you will cry alone later cos this warning will always be there to remind you that you have been warned. In this present Nigeria, don't ever buy land in the bush. Buying land in the bush is a trap. Leave bush for people living near the bush, and let them manage it. Don't buy cheap land in the bush and end up paying ransom money which will be way more expensive. Don't say you aren't warned. Your workers can be abducted also.

If your land qualifies for fencing and installation of cctv based on what I have written above, congrats. We can discuss the next stage. If not, abort your plan and look for alternatives to recover the money for land purchase ASAP.

boombah:


Sure, you can. I'm open to learning

Do you have job role vacancy?

[I have 5 acres there along OLUGUNERU IDO ROAD,pls how do you clear and ridge I need information,pls can I chat u on Whatsapp quote author=boombah post=133707942]

lol I just want to make sure it is secured , you don't think any of that is neccessarry for someone wanting to do this while abroad ?
Somewhere along Ido.

I am happy to get a feedback[/quote]

I have 5 acres there along OLUGUNERU IDO ROAD,pls how do you clear and ridge I need information,pls can I chat u on Whatsapp .. .

boombah:


lol I just want to make sure it is secured , you don't think any of that is neccessarry for someone wanting to do this while abroad ?
Somewhere along Ido.

I am happy to get a feedback