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Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:29am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Good. So you may not have the full right to bash nigerian youths, rather you can throw out advice. A I was posted to a very rural area where the populace lives and feed mainly on farming and hunting. Its not just about the farmlands, but many other determinants come to play. Equipments, fertilizers, registrations, farming techniques, so many chemicals and so on. If you wanna go into productive farming, you cant be using crude farming equipments at this time. Don't forget access to market for ur produce. If the government is serious, they know how to attract more youths to agriculture. But for now, they are still busy hoping oil prices will rise again, they are all concentrated on maintaining their jumbo pay Freemanan: |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:33am On Aug 26, 2015 |
and after they will tell us that the northerners grows and exports tomatoes... keep deceiving unaselves... hypocrites 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:44am On Aug 26, 2015 |
ilobasama:So you think It's all government fault that our agriculture sector is deteriorating? |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:45am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Where are the northern abok.is that are fumbling that without their agriculture other regions won't have food to eat?You don't even have agricultural products and you are making mouth. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by timilinda(f): 10:47am On Aug 26, 2015 |
boboLIL: Don't mind dem. As if we use tomato juice to bathe n as cream! ![]() |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:48am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Haba, where did I say so. Its all cant be govnt fault. Afterall we have people that apply for lands and other agriculture benefits, only to divert these stuffs when given( again due to a government that allows it.) Freemanan: |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 10:54am On Aug 26, 2015 |
ilobasama:What is the cause then, It's not the government fault and It's not the fault of the lazy youths... Confused.. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by juman(m): 10:56am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Of course this one nigeria is a curse. Everything is imported. Those useless "leaders" instead of developing agriculture they just have farm for themselves. What are useless myopic, ingrate, useless, insane "leaders". All what they have they got it from nigeria. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 11:04am On Aug 26, 2015 |
boboLIL: You don't understand what is being discussed. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by kuuljay(m): 11:23am On Aug 26, 2015 |
tomatoes is produced mostly seasonally in nigeria and its highly perishable go to benue and see how tomatoes perish in the farm after harvest just because the truck couldn't show up if only there where enough paste making factories to buy in large quantities and can it am sure we will not be importing but rather exporting 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 11:28am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Fault of both Freemanan: |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Yorobastard(m): 11:50am On Aug 26, 2015 |
modelmike7: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 11:55am On Aug 26, 2015 |
May be they are referring to Importation of Toyin Tomatoes |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Reference(m): 11:57am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Same ol, same ol. Talk, talk, talk, lament, lament, lamentations....but alas, no ideas, no action, no movement and in 4 years under new government they will be reading from the Book of Ezekiel. The only thing we need to import in this country is common sense and courage, from China and Cuba respectively. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 11:59am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Yorobastard:... You see what i am saying! |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Oduok(m): 12:00pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
The problem is not with farming. We have enough from our local farms. But the fresh tomatoes get spoilt during period of glut. The problem is with processing into tins. And presently the design of the processing plant in the country is not economically viable. I took time out to do the plant design, economic analysis, and a look into the international market to uncover certain secrets. Nigeria will continue to import tomatoes, palm oil, crude oil etc. Until they are ready to make use of technocrats. For now, the present situation is an enabling environment for smart inventors to tap into. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by DarryOsh(m): 12:06pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
Freemanan: Did you miss this part: “Post-harvest losses have been estimated to range between five and 20 per cent for grains; 20 per cent for fish and as high as between 50 and 60 per cent for tubers, fruits and vegetables.” A fifth of harvests are destroyed because we lack advanced preservative techniques. Is that encouraging? Ask those who went into farming and are counting their losses. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by ttmacoy: 12:13pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
If we really want to be self sufficient agriculture wise then we should be investing in proper mechanised farming not all this carry hoe and cutlass we are talking about. This is one of the go number of areas oil revenue should have been invested in during the oil boom rather th chop chop now and forget the future. modelmike7: |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 12:24pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
ttmacoy:......... You are so very right on this bro. You made a valid point. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by 400billionman: 12:25pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
modelmike7: ![]() Seriously, our youths are mentally lazy. The ease with which people beg for money baffles me. How does someone think that begging will sustain him or her for long ? |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by DarryOsh(m): 12:26pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
Freemanan: Not entirely. But let the government play its part and watch other things begin to fall into place |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Nobody: 12:28pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
400billionman:......... I keep wondering about that also bro...... We have all it takes to make it as Nigerian youth, if only we are ready, we will start small and with some incentives from the Government we will get there..... |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Twaci(f): 12:29pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
400billionman:As long as say na farm we dey go ![]() |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Weah96: 12:45pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
NEPA is responsible for the waste. I keep my tomatoes in the fridge until I'm ready to use them. They will rot easily if you don't have a fridge, or if your power supply cannot stay on for 24hrs. The 750,000 tons get discarded because they become rotten. Too many poor people who can't afford a steady supply of electricity. Only Africans will address the symptom rather than the disease. Fix NEPA and see if the country doesn't have tomatoes left over from the previous year. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Agroinfotech: 1:00pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
The NYSC scheme should be redesigned to promote agribusiness. Corpers should be camped on farm settlements, trained in agribusiness and not military fitness. They should be grouped into teams and trained on specific agro areas. That's the only way out! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by iyiscopy(f): 1:22pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
boboLIL: abi |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by BizBayo: 1:31pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
satowind: You mean they are made of flour? That's a serious issue o |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by Weah96: 1:37pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
There is no tomato crisis in Nigeria. Anyone who tells you that deserves a strong slap. These government thieves and liars deserve to be shot on sight THERE IS A CRISIS WITH THE LIGHTS/POWER SUPPLY, HOWEVER. Without access to a steady supply of power, you'll end up importing a lot of products for no f#king reason, INCLUDING TOMATOES. |
Re: Nigeria Spends N16b Yearly Importing Tomatoes by satowind(m): 2:13pm On Aug 26, 2015 |
BizBayo:U can tell from the taste |
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