Tommymoses:
Some tragedy happened about two weeks ago, I lost about 3 mature turkey.

I searched all the neighborhood couldn't find them, I feel the pain coz I knew someone somewhere packed the 3turkey (Jennifer plus her junior brother and my Giant male turkey 🦃).

I was surprised when I saw the my male turkey and Jennifer walk back home, I couldn't find the younger turkey of about 9month old till date.

dayveed1:
Please Is 500k enough to cultivate tomatoes on a 5 plots of land.?
I recently acquire the land and I have no immediate plans for it yet. I found someone is asking 200k to plant it for me. From clearing of the land till we harvest. And the rest of the funds will be for buying of seeds, fertilizers, bamboos and pesticides.
Location is Akure, Ondo state.

I know little to nothing about farming
Your advice is needed edekun.

Esude007:
we call them unknown corn men

rubi96:
Hello everyone, please what could be causing this? This small vegetable I managed to plant, I don't know what is eating the leaf. What can I do or apply to prevent this? Awaiting your responses. Thank you 🙏

fashtos:
how much is it

fashtos:

What variety pls

fashtos:
500 seedlings

jidestroud:
How far we have come in this journey!

Something remarkable happened today and i felt it's worth sharing. I was taking an afternoon stroll today and decided to cool off at a friend's outlet. She inquired about my farm and was more specific about my Ugu farm. Lol...I told her Ugu was over for me jare , facing the other aspects of my farm squarely. Moreover, me no fit ever buy 1 paint bucket of Ugu seeds for 30k oooo . Just out of the blues, she asked what if she gave me a pod, would I plant? Walahitalai, I was stunned. Then was really made me so emotional was when she added, it was the Ugu's great-grand daughter of an Ugu plant I once gifted her, chai!!! It brought tears to my eyes.

fashtos:
Who have tomatoes seedlings to sell?need it as soon as rain resumes

jidestroud:


Hmmm... ( )

To the question asked, it something close to a 6 by 3 student bed size. For the soko, something around 4/5inch spacing between plants, and 3inch for the Tete. (Approximately).

Empressgifted:
Can okro be planted now in southeast? Kirikou

melejo:
I have a three hectares plus in Lagos that is meant for construction next year. I need to put the land to agricultural use till I'm done with approval. I need advice on what crop I can plant within this August knowing that rainy season will soon come to an end. I will also want to know how and where I can access the seeds. Helpful comment please

Redman44:


Hmn. We should not exploit each other due to this period of rain not falling. Farmers should consider the suffering masses. Some crops like Sorghum, Millet and Cassava do not need too much inputs or fertilizers. And they also do well during droughts. So, why are they expensive in the markets? Why?

lereinter:


Just asking, how do arabian countries or foreign countries that have very scanty rain feed?

For learning purposes

Fem4real:
Please were can i get pepper seed in lagos or ogun state

Careente7:
Calabar

Mrdellychy:


Madam kehfie, e shoke u?

BTW, I admire the enterprising works that you and your fellow genders-
madam maureensylvia,
madam rainmoreDfarms ( not rainingMore at the moment o)
madam Maryam
madam asiri and every other enterprising female, are doing on this forum. God bless the work on una hands 🙏.

bashuayi:
Good morning guys.I want to start rearing broilers and it’s my first time. Trying to start up with 30(day old) first and see how it goes. Please I need your help to direct me on how to go about it.. I planned booking them today Monday and I will receive them on Tuesday. I want to know the drugs I need to get and the perfect feed for them. Please I need advice from you guys

betabread:
Finally maize cultivated with irrigation will yield way way better than rainfed maize.....

If u start with the question of how many acres will fill a truck load, u hace started opening urself 2 errors

betabread:
Your question also bothers on yield

Averagely a bag measurement here swallows 350 cobs, but on rare occasions if cob are very big 280-300

D guys that do the tying say that if u really get giant cobs 200 sef and its filled up

One thing is that if you get giant cobs, the guys tying are motivated as it means more money 4 them cos no matter how the buyer wants to stuff more corn inside the bag, it will just be giving way

Once you get bumper harvest with big cobs, the practices of the buyers will favor you, if the bag is too heavy, it can even divide b4 getting to destination

recklesslove:
What is the condition of rain fall in your area?

epainos:

Sure there are always obstacles, and they are not easily beaten. Determination and consistency do the job. At least you can see it on paper. Two people have commented that N500 is the price of a good cob of fresh corn, and they were wondering why we used N120. Lol. You have read where I wrote that sellers even cut into 2 or 3 parts to sell N100, N200, N150 worth of corn.

Again you will go far in life if you stay humble, and ready to learn. Mark my words. Why? You at least want to see how a new method is done, but this is not enough. The other guy will find it hard to succeed.



Farming without fertilizer is done only via biology. You cultivate either with the knowledge of chemistry or biology. And since I am in sustainability presently, biology is the way forward. I am talking about modern techniques being explored. So many papers are coming out from the United States, and since genetics is on a higher ground, things are moving very fast.
Leave him alone, and let him continue with the insults. Lol. They don't affect me in anyway. Points and evidences are what we work with. I knew he doesn't know much from his posts. And he doesn't want to learn. He feels he knows so much and wants to position himself as a consultant. Lol.


What he is proposing is already being done with cassava, some people in conjuction with their wives or an array of fufu sellers do this, one bike load of cassava daily

Not 4 me though, i love bulk money Let us just share experiences and become better

Bro, sit back and think about the whole thing. I learned from Indians nd Chinese around the world. Most local retail shops in Europe are owned by these guys. Indians are known for retailing herbs and spices. One day, I was walking in the street of Moscow and I entered this Indian shop of my friend, and I sat with his wife...she opened my eyes to the huge profit in retailing. I was like wow. Also, if you go to London, you will see Chinese and Indians in the retail businesses. I have a Chinese friend who retails, and if you see his shop. Lol. You won't understand. Sir, he bought his house in greater London. Lol. Perhaps, you need to understand the meaning of "Greater London" to understand the value of properties there. Try Google. The power of retailing is huge.

Let me tell you something. If I was selling cassva and I had 1000 ha and less of land, I would find a way to sell the finished goods myself. I would not contract it out to an agent. Go learn marketing and sales...and see how you will.triple your profit.

Under my rule, I will use agents only if I have a commercial farm. A commercial farm to me is cultivating 1,000 ha every week. Then, I can distribute to many states. This is when I will not try selling to direct consumers.

Read through my posts, and you will notice that 1 plot to even 100 plots of land, I call garden.

Poverty in Nigeria makes people think that their small business is big. No, not of course. You are doing an acre or less, and you say you want bulk money. The total sales from even an acre is not bulk money. Is it? Maybe to you...not me. If I have this way of thought, and I still promote retailing....then, it means, there is something special about it.

Anyway, I think it's about the standard of life. I'm not trying to be proud here, but I think poverty has lowered the level of the standard here.

You don't even need to see me before you do this. All you need to do is to get out and carry out your marketing research. Put your data on paper and use your data.

But if your farm is around Atan in Ogun State, you may have the opportunity to meet me probably in November this year because I might open a garden of 6 to 30 plots of land. I am presently looking at agbara, badagry, Atan.....maybe down to idiroko for such purpose. I have a project at hand, and I need to set up a new garden around that area.

Where are you based?


If the highlighted part in yellow is truly you...then, what I have written above is for someone else, and not for you. I don't share my experience and ideas with mere observers. When someone wants to learn, I am ready to teach. But when you just want me to talk solely for sharing my experience, you are on your own. Also, waiting to see someone's success before leaping out will always make you number two. I endeavour to lead.

I think I have overstayed in this thread. Time to check out, and not return.

Readers can see the reasons farmers are poor. If I had not come in, the narrative that dried corn is more profitable would have been pushed out here. And from my data, for the past 15 years, fresh corn has been consistently more profitable than dried corn in Nigeria. So, how these guys want to change the narrative beats my imagination. How can you say dried corn is more profitable? That which you waste time on the farm to dry and fresh corn would have doubled harvest just cos of the process of drying. Time is money. And if you choose to use a drying machine, think about the cost in a nation without electricity. Lol.

The Bible says that you should count your costs before embarking on a project, less you don't finish it. .

1. Farmers should stop farming blindly.
2. Writing a business plan for every project is necessary
3. The following figures are needed for all projects: 1, start up cost; 2, Expenses; 3, and Cost of Production. Then, project out: 1, Estimated Sales; 2, Estimated Profit or Loss; 3, Estimated Cash Flow; 4, Estimated Balance Sheet, and 4, Estimated Business Ratios. Learn how to write a business plan.
4. Research marketing for retailing.

Good luck to everyone

excanny:


You are just commenting nonsense. Prove me wrong with facts.

Give me the scientific name of the so called 'fulani' chicken and any article discussing on it.

The small size native chicken are refered to as fulani ecotype. They are also called yoruba chickens.

But those big chickens that look like broilers being paraded as fulani chickens are not fulani chickens.

epainos:

Exactly. I stopped using hybrids, too. Why? I am more exposed to nature and sustainability now than when I started this journey. Now you can see. I love this. And farmers should learn from this guy. There is something I want to still get you to, but I always do my things systematically. You will soon see.

I kinda like you. There was one guy who was quoting rubbish and saying jargon here, and I cautioned him. He fired back that he is a farmer and bla bla bla in thisnsame thread. I left him alone. Lol. A farmer who has to return to his team to tell him the price of a cob of maize..lol. And he was jumping around like he is a pro. I was watching him...the same guy jumped to another thread of one guy doing his maize in another thread...at the end, he was being schooled there. Lol. Some people, eh? But you waited to see what I was trying to do, and here is the start. I'm sure you will learn. Data analysis is the new discovery for innovation and increasing efficiency. Figures are what will make you think out of the box. You don't know how to use figures. You will just be working blindly or counterproductive.


You have found a leverage in production. If you sit down very well and work on marketing and sales, believe me, you may downsize how big your farm is to focus on even tweaking production on a small scale. Not necessarily use expensive equipment, but you will see.

Let's put prices on our Sales

Fresh Corn cobs
21350 cobs @ N100 gives N2,135,000
@ N120 gives N2,562,000
@ N150 gives N3,202,500
Prices are quoted in this thread. We all know. This is retailing. If you want to sell per bag in the market,maybe. But I am advocating for retailing.

Dried Corn Grains
35 bags @ N80k per bag gives N2,800,000 (new maize price you quoted previously)
@ N110k gives N3,850,000 (latest prices you quoted)

All prices are quotes you posted here...so, theybare all your figures.

My comment
Look at these prices above. Dried corn is not stable and will fluctuate eratically in the coming months. It may crash drastically to N70k. However, fresh corn cobs are stable. I don't see it crashing below N120....rather, it will be more expensive no matter what the economy of Nigeria is in the coming months.

Look into this. Let each farmer look into the following:

1. Seeds, nutrients, pests, and diseases management cost.
2. Land cost, labour cost, and other related human capital expenses.
3. Harvest and post harvest expenses
4. Logistics to market and agent fees
5. If not selling via agent, the cost of retailing. For Fresh Corn...gas/firewood/Charcoal, pots, selling points fees, association of hawkers or road side fees, touts and extortion costs,.etc. For dried grains, the cost of shelling, bagging, storage, and logistics to market.

The Big Question
Farmers reading this should think deeply. Pick your pen and calculator and get to the bottom of all your expenses, and see how you can get this done. So, what is your conclusion? Let us have feedback from maize farmers here.

Special Note
How many cycles can you get for dried maize and fresh corn. Lol. Time is money. Before you wait for dried corn to fully get dried, I believe you would have gone two cycles for fresh corn. Farmers, start thinking deeply. Data analysis is the way forward for tweaking and increasing efficiency.

So, what do you all have to say? Which is more profitable?