bassman2017:


Hello, Jethro2, I am really impressed with your thread, you are doing a wonderful job. I have a few questions

1. Is it advisable to cultivate tomatoes in ogbomoso around april (wet season) while hoping to rely only on rain for water source

2. I have about N400k to invest in the cultivation of 3arces of land for tomatoes however, I know that it is beneficial to provide irrigation for tomatoes, but I cannot raise the funds required to provide irrigation? What do you advise.

Thank you

I already bought 200g of Roma VF Technisem seeds from agritropic and I have begun land preparation

NB:this is my first comment on your thread.

CharlesAA:

Hi,
is this training still on?
Can I send someone for this.
when can we send someone along?
kindly revert ASAP.

jethro2:
cultivating with rain is like gambling. sometimes we win and sometimes we lose.

You alone can not manage 3 acres of tomato successively.

Please first take time to learn from someone who has done it successfully so you don't throw that funds down the drain.

bassman2017:
Thank you for your prompt response.

Please is your one month training still available?

I would have preferred a two weeks practical training because I currently work full time with an organisation and I can only take a fews days leave in a year. This is my constraint.

Thank you.

jethro2:

Good morning
Every participants need to undergo a minimum practical training of 3 months.

The training period is the assessment period for participants. Our clients have standard requirements for farm managers.
And that's why the training is compulsory for all intending farm managers.
Participants will be Sent out to their respective working place after the training

During the training participants feed themselves and transport themselves to farm on daily basis.

Participatory fee is N25,000. Accommodation will be provided for participants

Location is
Farm Villa Resource Centre
Ago Amodu
Saki East LGA of Oyo State

For more details
Contact 08064688501
08188540096

theking1:
@Jethro, Good morning,
Please do you have trained farm managers you can recommend, I am starting a tomato farm in Lagos, (Epe to be precise)

tundebabzy:


Sir,
In my post I said it can only profitable on a large scale. I also mentioned that good technical knowledge is important. That's because It is highly technical and prone to failure like every other endeavor including earth farming. It will require temperature control, lots of sensors, data collection and physical monitoring. And because it's commercial scale, all these are big time. Even when cooking, any wrong addition will spoil the whole pot. That's not unexpected.

As for failing generators and equipment, I don't know any wise commercial scale producer that doesn't have backups for their production systems.

About the price, Shoprite tomatoes are that expensive because you can only find them in Shoprite. If there is more supply, the price will drop. Similarly, oil price is low because there's too much supply in the market. Besides, I'm sure the owner of Golden gate restaurant was also told that there is a small market for his expensive cuisine.

About a Nigerian nutrient mixture and hot climate, the problem isn't the mixture, it's the temperature. There's no place in the world where the climate is 100% perfect for tomato growth and that's what spurred the invention of greenhouses.

About the Enugu company that packed up, how does one company's failure prove that everybody else must fail?

This is on the boundaries of being off-topic. However, I'm sure I didn't make commercial hydroponic farming sound easy. If I did, I apologize. It is not a piece of cake and it's a big investment. If you have the capital and technical know-how, explore it. Also know the risks and make sure you can stomach it. The period where soil farmers can't produce enough causing the price of tomatoes to skyrocket, the hydroponic farmer is still churning out high quality tomatoes at the same price. Aeroponics is even a better option because it uses like 95% less water and nutrients formula. Every business has got its risks and there's no business that's fail safe.........just like hydroponics

sseunth:
how much does it cost to build a standard greenhouse

like the one in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB7RYIlS6LQ

jethro2:


currently we don't have. You can also send someone down here for training. The person works for you after

jethro2:
Since the YABDI Ogbomosho project, I have received several calls and enquiries from nairalanders on the production and marketing of Tomatoes profitably in Nigeria.
Hence forth I am going to be writing on my experiences , mistakes, solutions and the way forward as Tomato farmer .
Tomato is a crop that has no enemy. No tribal, cultural, nor religious sentiments about tomato.
Both young and old loves and takes tomatoes.
Tomatoe can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in stew, soup and other delicacies

enolife2:
@getro please advice me on how I can wisely invest my only 120k into farming and not losing it

denowo:
Hi Jethro, nice work.

Is your training for general farm managers or strictly for tomato farmers

For those of us who might want to sponsor a trainee with the intention of hiring them, do you have any training course on how to manage the farm managers.

rajowski:
this tread is on page 30 while i am currently on page 16 but i see it necessary to satute the confidence of mrs adesola yinka-jethro (a woman like men) for the mark he has made in the field and the life she has touched and touching through this tread. may GOD in HIS mercy reward you abundantly.

Ponron:
Oga Jethro2, I must commend you for taking your time to educate (we) young agropreneurs. You are a source of inspiration. I need your assistance in creating a tomato farming template on 5hectares of land. what is the likely startup cost and important things to take note of.

jackomagnus:
Please, how much (weight) of tomatoes can one get from one tomato plant (in a year)?

***For Hausa tomatoes

rajowski:
i just finished @ page 30 now. what an inspiring thread. @ jethro when is another training starting after the may 8th starting date. i really nid to come for the training as a 1st step to the exciting world of farming.

jethro2:

You are highly welcome The next batch of training will be July 10th

rajowski:


I WILL KEEP THE DATE. THANKS

rajowski:


I WILL KEEP THE DATE. THANKS

jethro2:



Yes. We do have trainings on the farm. The training is from a month -3months depending on the participants choice.

You can choose to stay how many days you are convenient with.
We regularly take in new intake at the beginning of a session. Next batch will be resuming by May 8th 2017.

Please note its first come first serve

afifidee:
Hello Jethro,
Please after this may session which month will the next training start?

jethro2:


You are highly welcome
The next batch of training will be July 10th

samuel25:
Well done to you Jethro, is this training about greenhouse farming or farming in open field?