Pistotita:


It is a long story you are asking me. If you can read the epistle. Lol. Ok, let me summarise it.

Every 2 - 4 years, seed companies bring out new varieties. It is a continuous research. Do you know how much spent on researches? On my thread, I will publish a case study on a pharmaceutical company which sold a drug around $500 during the years its patent was valid. As soon as the patent expired, other companies dived in, and crashed the product to $20. Today, Indians even made it cheaper in the Nigerian market with whatever. It's around $4 -5 here. Lol. Of course, this is a lawless country antibiotics are bought over counter. Very wrong. But that company which held the patent was smart. 2 years before the patent expiration, it brought out another product got its patent and started advertising it like the new one is better. The producer simply changed minor things inside it which was documented in the patent details. And they started making comparison. What kind of comparison? They only optimized this new drug. And by doubling the old one crashed to $20, same result will be achieved. Like the real worth is just $40, and not $600 or so that they sold the new one. It was after many years of profit that some doctors noticed it. And they started screaming. That was how their bubbles were bursted. Lol. My point is that manufacturing companies are smart. Every new cultivar is a little tweek from the old one. And studying it is the way out. Though, innovation is possible too.

To answer your question, Africa is poor. We cannot pay for the research of these new seeds. Old seeds that are out of the market in their region because of competition are brought to W. Africa and they even make good profit with it here.They dont bother to educate W. Africans about innovations. They know Nigerian farmers are extremely poor in their thinking ability. But good money is in Nigeria.

Of course Hazera has two common varieties in Nigeria which are Galileo and Shanty. Do you know the many tweaks Hazera has done to these seeds in W Africa just to confuse farmers? Lol. Maybe not to, but just to adapt them to different climatic system. These two seeds have made them huge profit. So, they just move them to Africa to make more good profit. And set up trial centres with affiliates. The guy who is in charge of the seeds in Nigeria is Israeli. The funny issue is that these seeds are problems in SW because they have no tolerance to bacteria wilt. Lol.

So, I contacted the main guy who us in charge of Africa, but the guy was extremely rude. We exchanged some unfriendly messages. Why? He rubbished me cos I wrote from Nigeria. Told me straight that the new varieties are not for Nigeria. I felt insulted, and I gave it back to him because he was extremely rude. Meanwhile we were both copying others the messages. When the main guy in Nigeria saw the messages he phoned me immediately and started pleading with me to try to understand the situation. We had almost 45 mins phone discussion.

Summary of our discussion:
1. Kenya is even trying to do greater in Veggie farming than Nigeria.
2. Farmers are not ready to accept innovation in Nigeria.
3. How many has greenhouses in Nigeria?
Please, I dont want to go into it. I was ashamed myself. And the man still pleaded that I should take the ones for my region and we work together. But what are we working together on when I know about these varieties very well. I have tried them, and I know how they are. So I decided not to persuade them further. And I left them alone. I simply got in touch with someone to buy the new ones for me. And I imported them. Of course they are extremely expensive. But that is the price I have to take.

I am sorry bro. I cannot reveal the names of these varieties here. They might be reading my posts too. They have different varieties for different climatic conditions. I simply went for the one which I know is similar to my climatic condition. When I am done with my pilot, I will "fire" back that man who insulted me. Lol!

But let us be serious. Are we really trying to improve in Nigeria? If we show more interests in these new breeds, and they see we are more into farming, they will set up research centers here so that seeds produced can be cheap. Go and read how these farmers always attack me for trying to let them know that we are our own enemy. No, they dont want to hear about it. They must want to use the seeds Mongo Park's great grand father used. Lol. They want to use cutlass to clear 10,000 ha for Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Hehhehe. They want Osinbajo to give them more and more subsidy on fertilzer. They even want Buhari to approach BHN and Hazera to pay subsidy for seeds. Lol.

If you understand what I face daily just because I am Nigerian...hmmmm. I dont have the habit of hiding my IP address, but as soon as they know it is coming from W.Africa, they avoid my messages like my mail is a virus. Like it is a scam. Guy, I am tired of Nigeria. Let me just put it this way: Naija is in trouble. But I love this country with everything in me. The love that made me return here is still there, but it is getting to the stage that I am really getting tired.

I have an answer to something special in my heart I am waiting for on Monday. I dont know what the outcome is going to be, but it is just because I am Nigerian there is trust issue.

If you are not frustrated with Nigeria, it means you haven't tried enough to relate with the outside world. I hate to say it, Nigeria is sinking seriously. Go to front page, they are always calling my Nigeria a sh..thole. My own Nigeria oooo. In the 70s, $1 is around 0.7naira. Why? British pounds associated with ours then. As soon as British pulled away from us....hmmmm. Just look at the exchange rate now. Dishonesty is a virus. It kills. It has injured Nigeria seriously.

Psalmy2cute:

Sir, I read this your post and I can relate to what you're getting at here.. I'm still in my early twenties and since I obtained my ND, I've never worked with any Nigerian company.. infact all my works to date has always been online related.. even in my compound where I live they think I'm a Yahoo boy.. only those that are closer to me knows how I truly get my money.. and everytime I'm searching for a job online I'm being forced to deny myself as Nigerians.. even in the platform where I work I still see nigerians trying to scam our company.. it's just a big shame.. then how do you expect me to open up to them that I am Nigerian.. most of the time I am forced to expose most Nigerian scammers to my boss ... telling him this client you're chatting with thinking hes an American or British is a Nigerian..

It's just a shame ....

And even our parents, leaders and ladies are not making thing easy as they're endorsing these scammers.... nobody wants to work, but they all want to drive Benz ..

I've lost job opportunities online more than ones for just exposing the fact that I'm Nigerian.. to me the name of this country is more like a curse on me and it is painful

FarmTech:

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I hav used expired imidacloprid insecticide with no problem. Just test it on few plants and observe for 1wk before going largescale.

ogbongenet:
Three slots taken and fully paid for..7 slots to go..

tpben:



An acre for a start?

Why not try small and scale up.

Don't be deceived nor carried away by paper projections on profitability of pepper littered here and there.

Try it first. Know your market and other unforseen circumstances like disease outbreak.

Make you no go lose your capital.

My candid advice

Psalmy2cute:
So far I've been able to purchase the most challenging items for the farm..
If I'm able to get the avenir f1 seed and cocopeat befor the end of next week.. then I'm good to start my nursery by next month

Tascom236:


Hello, how many stands do you plan to plant and what’s the cost of the equipments and accessories bought already to Irigate it ?

Freshprince91:





That's a thorough advice but if he does it well and the market favors him next year.
From the little experience i had this year (April to July harvest season), I met few illiterate farmers in my area who cashed out big when a flour bag was sold for 16k every market day. There's a man, my father's friend who harvested between 3-4 bags of pepper every 8 days and he did that for 2 straight months at 16k p/bag. Do the maths.
Even me that my father cultivated small piece of farmland for, i plucked 1 flour bag for a month.
O'boy, money dey inside pepper farming if you harvest when Hausa pepper don finish for market .

Psalmy2cute:

Do you know the quantity of peppers planted to attain this amount and the size of plant field?

okoroemeka:
ifrom our records 700-800 well managed hybrid pepper will give 4 big flour bags which is 8 blue garri bag in 8 days,but I think it wil notl be left for 8 days many will spoil and further flowering will reduce, when harvesting any pod that has 5-10% red colour is harvested before daybreak it will be completely red, it will be harvested every 4-5 days

Psalmy2cute:


I purchased mine in abeokuta

Biki2010:
Please I'm also interested in the drop kit seller's information.

ojbig1:



thank you for your prompt response however ill appreciate if you could give contact information of the seller. once again thanks

Psalmy2cute:


Contact via WhatsApp 07068278983

Biki2010:


Seems you bought a 3 inch water pump. I suggest you keep an eye on the output as it might pump out too much water for your drop line & cause damage.

okoroemeka:
ifrom our records 700-800 well managed hybrid pepper will give 4 big flour bags which is 8 blue garri bag in 8 days,but I think it wil notl be left for 8 days many will spoil and further flowering will reduce, when harvesting any pod that has 5-10% red colour is harvested before daybreak it will be completely red, it will be harvested every 4-5 days

Psalmy2cute:
So far I've been able to purchase the most challenging items for the farm..
If I'm able to get the avenir f1 seed and cocopeat befor the end of next week.. then I'm good to start my nursery by next month

GemAgro45:
Please give details of the driplines-spacing, thickness, drip rate.
Can I also get the length/thickness of the mainline hose? Also how any couplers, end plugsand off takes?

Thank you




I'll plant over 3k nursery
But on the field, it wont be more than 2500 plants

For the irrigation equipment bought

Drip line 2000m = 60k
Mainline hose= 15k
Connectors = 8k
Endplug= 3k
Water pump= 35k

This is drip kit for half acre

letout:


How much did you get this drip irrigation pipes and hose

Psalmy2cute:


For the drip line 0.22m thickness

For the mainline hose.. I cant give details of the thickness.. but I was assured of purchasing a grade that can last me 5 to 6 years of active use

You can substitute mainline hose for pvc

50 pieces of connectors and endplug

Spacing btw drip hole.. 30cm

And each hole can supply 4liters of water to the plant in 1 hour

Psalmy2cute:


Drip line 2000m = 60k
Mainline hose= 15k
Connectors = 8k
Endplug= 3k
Water pump= 35k

letout:


Thanks sir, where’d you get it from is it 0.22 or 0.4mm?

letout:


Thanks sir, where’d you get it from is it 0.22 or 0.4mm?