jimbod19:
pls can use give me your email or number, I wish to see u in person and I have only days to spend in Abj. Mine is jimbod1919@gmail.com.

I already mailed you! Check your mail.

jimbod19:
pls can use give me your email or number, I wish to see u in person and I have only days to spend in Abj. Mine is jimbod1919@gmail.com.

Already mailed you. Check your mail for my contacts.

Thanks

D onion is 8k

biggal:
D onion is 8k

Please what is the size of the bag? Thank you

It has been discovered that there is a huge market for vegetables in Nigeria. Vegetables such as
1. Tomatoes
2. Green/Yellow pepper
3. Cucumber
4. Water Melon
5. Green beans
6. Sweet corn
7. Cabbage
8. Carrot
9. Chilli pepper
10. Ginger
Just to mention a few.
We have not been accessing this market because of some factors that have been mentioned somewhere in this post.
For producer to access market, certain things must be done which includes
1 Producing good and quality produce.
2 Be able to supply the market consistently
3 Uniformity in produce from one location to the other.
4 Implementing cost effective management to beat down the price of produce
5 Branding to stand out:
6. Getting the right price at the right market for fresh fruits and vegetables

Intending farmers and agribusiness personel will be exposed to what it takes to surmount the above mentioned status in order to access market at the proposed training being organised by
Entrepreneur Youth Cooperative, AFGEAN.
Agricultural Fresh Growers Producers Exporters Association of Nigeria and IFDC 2SCALE

Practical aspect will involve but not limited to
. From Nursery to market of various vegetables e.g Tomatoes, Cucumber. Green Pepper etc
. Maximising Agribusiness Ventures.
.Access to fresh vegetable market when quality and standard is met
. All year round supply of fresh fruits and vegetables.
. Information on Fresh Fruits and Vegetable export market

Side attachment:
Maximising The Golden Grains for profit
. Soyabeans
. Maize
. Groundnut.
. Tapping into the dairy farming business.

Location: Ago Amodu village Saki East LGA area of Oyo State
Time:Minimum attendance is a month
When : April 2015 and May 2015
Cost of training N15,000 per month
Accommodation N5,000 per month to include
Shared bed space
Water Supply
Electricity supply of minimum 4 hours per day

Accommodation space is limited.
The first 20 people.
For enquiry call 08064688501
Or mail adesola_yinka@yahoo.com

@ madam jethro2 pls how do u nurse ur tomatos and u re getting almost 80%, i used 2 nurse pepper but hardly get 40% out of it pls teach ma. Thanks.

sheyi86:
@ madam jethro2 pls how do u nurse ur tomatos and u re getting almost 80%, i used 2 nurse pepper but hardly get 40% out of it pls teach ma. Thanks.

What method are you currently using?
Are you using seed tray or our own method?
How do you handle your soil before planting?
I now use a system introduce to us by IFDC.
I think I attach one of the picture on the thread

Land preparation has started for tomatoes, pepper and all sort of vegetables. Most of this vegtables takes 3 months to harvest. For those that want to meet the month of May, June July and August, the time is now. If you stay in the village like I do, most times rain are not consistence so please ensure you prepare for some irrigation
Vegetables are the best crops to quickly break even but they are also the most delicate to maintain.
I tells people the millions is there yet the risk is there. The YOP1 project team can attest to that.
I dont do farm set up but I can give practical on farm training.
The training aspect can be replicated in the trainees farm and I can support with my technical know how.
For any one that produces the desired quality and standard will be link to market.
What the market demands is consistency and quality.
Wishing you all a happy planting season.
Farm work has commence fully. I may not attend to calls on time. Best means of communication will be my mail. Except for exceptional cases, I do attend to my mails promptly.
Thank you
adesola_yinka@yahoo.com

jethro2:

What method are you currently using?
Are you using seed tray or our own method?
How do you handle your soil before planting?
I now use a system introduce to us by IFDC.
I think I attach one of the picture on the thread

Wot i does is dat i first clear d land wit cutlass and then use spade or hoe 2 mix d soil and then make platform frm it and then spread d planting material on d platform, cover it wit light soil and then cover it wt palmfrond.pls ma if possible give me practical video of how u re doing it.thanks.i mean online video.

aaaaghh. this thread don take off again. uzoamaka! get me my writing material.

sheyi86:
Wot i does is dat i first clear d land wit cutlass and then use spade or hoe 2 mix d soil and then make platform frm it and then spread d planting material on d platform, cover it wit light soil and then cover it wt palmfrond.pls ma if possible give me practical video of how u re doing it.thanks.i mean online video.

Please get some practical experience from a practising farmer nearby. The nursery is the most delicate part of growing vegetables.
You also need to apply poultry waste and sawdust or rice shaft to your soil before planting.
The quantity applies also affects your germination rate.
I know there are some online videos but i don't have.

mercylicious:
aaaaghh. this thread don take off again. uzoamaka! get me my writing material.

Lol

jethro2:

Please get some practical experience from a practising farmer nearby. The nursery is the most delicate part of growing vegetables.
You also need to apply poultry waste and sawdust or rice shaft to your soil before planting.
The quantity applies also affects your germination rate.
I know there are some online videos but i don't have.

Thanks ma

sheyi86:
Thanks ma

Its my pleasure

This is quite interesting. Please enjoy

New tomato variety that yields 19 kg a plant
Can you guess how much a single tomato plant will yield? Well, the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research’s (IIHR) Arka Rakshak variety of tomato has yielded 19 kg per plant. This is the yield level recorded by IIHR scientists at a farmer’s field under precision farming.

With this kind of yield, the new variety of Arka Rakshak (Arka stands for the river Arkavathi on whose banks the IIHR is located) has created waves in the sector.

“Clearly, this is the highest tomato yield the State has ever witnessed, and also this variety has turned out to be the State’s highest tomato-yielding variety as per scientific data,” says IIHR’s Principal Scientist and Head of the Division of Vegetable Crops A.T. Sadashiva.

According to him, the highest yield per plant by other hybrids is only 15 kg. Pointing out that Karnataka’s average tomato productivity was only 35 tonnes a hectare, Dr. Sadashiva notes that Arka Rakshak’s yield had touched a high of 190 tonnes in a farmer’s field.

Chandrappa, a farmer from Devasthanadahosalli of Chikkaballapur district, who has grown these varieties of tomatoes, has been able to get an yield of 38 tonnes from 2,000 plants on half an acre of land as against the level of 20 tonnes which he used to get from other hybrid varieties.

“I earned Rs. 2.75 lakh by selling the produce at a rate of Rs. 5 to Rs. 11 a kg from November 2012 to January 2013 after deducting expenses of about Rs. 80,000,” he says.

According to Dr. Sadashiva, these are not only high-yielding varieties but are also resistant to three diseases of tomato leaf curl virus, bacterial wilt and early blight. This helps in reducing the cost of cultivation by at least 10 per cent by way of savings on fungicides and pesticides, he notes.

Besides, these deep read fruits have other advantages as the firmness of fruits makes them suitable for long-distance transportation. Similarly, they have a shelf life of 15 days as against the 10 days of other hybrids and six days of the common varieties.


Keywords: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Arka Rakshak, Tomato cultivation, A.T. Sadashiva


source:
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/new-tomato-variety-that-yields-19-kg-a-plant/article5113247.ece

The on farm practical training by AFGEAN/IFDC for fruits and vegetables will commence on the 13th of April.

Location is Ago Amodu, Saki East LGA of Oyo State.
Minimum participatory attendance is a month.

Interested participant should call 08064688501.
Training fee is N15,000 per month
Accomodation is N5,000 per month

Accomodation is limited
20 bed space.
First come, first pay basis

Can u get a good video person to help u video the training so some of us can buy if we can't make it for the training.

ptoall1000:
Can u get a good video person to help u video the training so some of us can buy if we can't make it for the training.

I wish i can promise that but cant. But its noted

Please send sms or whatsapp to get the account payment details for the Fruits and Vegetable Training.
Space will be reserved only for the first 20 intending trainee that made payments.
Please indicate female or male if accommodation will be require.
Thank you

For trainee that wants to stay in guest house. There are decent guest house in Saki and its environment. Accommodation cost is N2,500 per night.
For more details please call 08064688501, 08188540096.
Training commences on the 13th of April.
Thank you

jethro2:
Drip irrigation

Pls what is the cost of drip irrigation

shinaboy:

Pls what is the cost of drip irrigation

A kilometer is N40,000. For an hectare one needs 10 piece.

jethro2:

A kilometer is N40,000. For an hectare one needs 10 piece.

Does this include cost of the other accessories & connectors? Just asking.

jethro2:

A kilometer is N40,000. For an hectare one needs 10 piece.

Pls what is the cost for the 10 pieces required for an hectare of land?

saliubello:
Does this include cost of the other accessories & connectors? Just asking.

Accesories. Yes
Plumbing materials . No

shinaboy:

Pls what is the cost for the 10 pieces required for an hectare of land?

40,000 x 10 gives drip requirement per hectare

Thanks for the good work Jethro. Can youu please share with us the average number of Tomato plants you have per hectare and the in-row spacing in inches or cm?

innovationafrik:
Thanks for the good work Jethro. Can youu please share with us the average number of Tomato plants you have per hectare and the in-row spacing in inches or cm?

Wow. very good question that i have been inkling to have answers to.
I am gladly inviting you to visit the farm so you can take the time out to do the calculation and present to the house.
On the other hand I thought you mentioned you once farm before in one of your post.
Please kindly oblige us with that details.
As you realise i am just a village farmer from Saki.
I am sure a lot of people are eager to know

innovationafrik:
Thanks for the good work Jethro. Can youu please share with us the average number of Tomato plants you have per hectare and the in-row spacing in inches or cm?

I am a practising farmer that has got work to do on the farm. I feel slighted when internet farmer like you try to play smart with me.
Please go straight to your point. What have you got to prove or disprove? Ensure you have real life facts and figures, not internet or googled fact.
I am waiting

Sis Jethro2, how is rain in Saki? Any heavy one lately? Just want to compare note cuz it's really dry @ Ogbomoso.

securi:
Sis Jethro2, how is rain in Saki? Any heavy one lately? Just want to compare note cuz it's really dry @ Ogbomoso.

Rain ke? There has been no rain ooo. I learnt it rained in Saki yesterday but not in Ago Amodu. The rural farmers here said there will be one big rain and then we have to wait till April ending or early May.

Thanks. Na wa o, end of April far o, well, let's hope for d best

jethro2:

Rain ke? There has been no rain ooo. I learnt it rained in Saki yesterday but not in Ago Amodu. The rural farmers here said there will be one big rain and then we have to wait till April ending or early May.