sheyi86:
God bless u ma, indeed u av really reinforced my confidence dat i can bcom wot i want 2 bcom thru agriculture. However ma hw do u cope wit dis scarcity of rainfall.thanks e maa pe fun wa lagbara olorun.

jethro2:

Amen sir.
As regards rainfall, most countries have learnt to invest in irrigation which means more dams are constructed and boreholes were drilled.
As an intending farmer, the options are
1. Source for land near river side, dams or boreholes
2. As a farmer group, collectively one can contribute to drill a borehole.
Rain fall is gradually reducing over time. Clever farmers should work along with irrigation

sheyi86:
hmmn, thank u ma i'm very grateful

Gadgetmobil:
You are doing a great job dear Jethro.

jethro2:
Thank you sir

wuyexzy:
well done jare mama jethro. which type of irrigation system is good for vegetables like efo, ewedu e.t.c. cos ain't think drip irrigation system will so well serve purpose.
and also u ain't discussing bout efo and ewedu.

jethro2:
Marketable Vegetable In the Market
1. Cucumber
2. Tomatoe
3. Radish
4. Eggplant
5. Small pumpkin
6. Drumstick
7. Longbeans
8. Marrow
9. Green Chilli
10. Turi
11. Tindy
12. Small okro
13. Gua
14. Okro
15. Tonguar
16. Korrllar
etc.
Note
Majority of this vegetables takes shorter time to mature eg Red radish is 21 days.
Yet most are not readily available in the market.
Each has got a specific market requirement standard of colour, size, shapes and packaging.

jethro2:

Farmers in my area use broadcasting method in planting efo and ewedu.
The irrigation that will best suit this is sprinkler irrigation or use quarter inch flexible pipes connected with shower heads.
Ewedu and Efo markets are not highly demanding all season round. The demand for it is mainly dry season period. Almost all farmers have ewedu and efo in their farm.
Its advisable to choose vegetable planting base on market demand

Mommabella:
God bless you ma and i pray you never run dry IJN
... I must say going through the agric section this past days have been the answers to my prayers seeing a woman like you this deep in agro-business is an inspiration for me
. Pls I will like to go into tomato and cucumber farming and i will need more enlightenment especially about tomatoes pls hope you won't mind giving me your phone number, email address and pin ma... Thanks in advance

wuyexzy:

yes o. but I think there's high demand during dry season if one can use irrigation system. moreover, ewedu and efo has less problem associated with it at least we jjc farmer can start from there. thanks

jethro2:
God bless you too Phone no is 08064688501, email is adesola_yinka@yahoo.com

Mommabella:
Thanks so much will call you ma

FarmTech:
Interesting thread. Keep it up @Jethro.

OLAMIMO12:
Thanks jethro. Very informative, and educative as well. Talk to you on phone today. God bless you more.

jethro2:

Network has been bad in my area. I only have link to Sabo market in Ibadan.

jethro2:
Cucumber
The most marketable in mile 12 at present is the "Marketer and Murano" variety a Technisem product.
Followed by the continental seed cucumber.
Any other product might likely be rejected or sold at a lower price compared to the current market price

DeLaRue:

Please is there a market for European type cucumber in Nigeria - they are very long. straight & thin. See pic below.
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jethro2:

Introducing new products require work but it can be done. People are usually resistance to change until they see the result.
One will need to do intensive marketing from shops to shops or door to door to introduce the new products. With time it will be accepted.

DeLaRue:

Great, thank you

jethro2:
3. Radish

There are several varieties of radish.
White radish, red radish, mixed colour radish etc
Radishes are a fast-growing, annual, cool-season crop. The seed germinates in three to four days in moist conditions. Under average conditions, the crop matures in three to four weeks.

Harvesting periods can be extended by making repeat plantings, spaced a week or two apart.

Companion plant
Radishes can be useful as companion plants for many other crops. This is probably because their pungent odour deters such insect pests as aphids, cucumber beetles, tomato hornworms, squash bugs and ants. They can function as a trap crop, luring insect pests away from the main crop.

Marketable Variety
White radish

Packaging
25kg bag is used for packaging

Price Range
N1500 - N4,000

Peak period and seasonality
All year round

OLAMIMO12:

Tnx for ds Jethro. I wl let u know nd upload pix wen i hav them on farm.