Advocate of Home 🏡 and City Farming 🌴🏙 🌴. A Farmer ,Food Soldier,Paid Agric Consultant+ Animal health care specialist.
Joined October 2017
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Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
You need to be sincere too that;
1. Agriculture is not cheap
2. You need other sources of income to finance agriculture.
3. You can't predict the market. If you win today, tomorrow is not likely you are winning
4. It's a game of number and patient.
5. You need experience.
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
When things were normal in this country, a haul like today’s would have brought in over ₦2,000,000.
Instead, after loading every single animal onto that vehicle, the total payout came to ₦1,006,000.
A shortfall of over ₦900,000. Just like that. Gone.
That is the painful reality of a business I built with my own blood, sweat, and tears, a business the government didn't contribute a single naira to start, yet seems determined to crush by any means necessary.
Under the previous administration, even when fuel was ₦250/litre, mature pigs fetched ₦2,300/kg and growers went for ₦1,800/kg. Today, with fuel hovering around ₦1,382/litre, prices have inexplicably crashed, mature stock is dumped at ₦1,800/kg and growers at ₦1,500/kg.
Meanwhile, feed costs have exploded. Palm Kernel Cake (PKC) went from ₦99 to ₦240. Every other ingredient has doubled or tripled. Labour costs are through the roof. You are spending significantly more just to keep animals alive, only to sell them for far less than they were worth years ago.
The math doesn't make sense anymore. The hard work doesn't make sense.
I sit here staring at the figures, regretting why I didn't japa when I had the chance. You fight every day to build something locally, to create value, to survive... and the system just swallows you whole.
Sincerely, this country is sitting on a ticking time bomb.
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
One of the most labour-intensive crops to farm, in my opinion, is tiger nut.
From planting to harvesting, the process requires quite a lot of effort. But the harvesting stage? That's a different level of work entirely.
Especially when the soil is hard or compacted. Digging them out is already stressful, and separating the tiger nuts from the soil afterwards is another whole task.
Tiger nut farmers, how do you cope with this harvesting process? Are there easier methods or tools that can reduce the labour involved?
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Not all foods you see outside there are safe enough to be consumed.
THE PROCESS OF PRODUCTION MUST BE
*Healthy For Farmer
*Healthy For Consumer
*Healthy For Environment
Remember "if it's not safe, it's not food. If it's not food, it should never be consumed"
The wellbeing of our customers is of outpost priority to us
#BaaleofMilan
#AgribusinessCoach
#FutureBillionaire
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
At Shasha Akure, Imagine selling a whole crate of tomatoes for 7k.
*Keke collected N1,300 per crate.
*Middleman (Delilah) collected 1k per crate.
*You rent crate N500 per crate.
How much now remain?
A farmer’s experience
How much is it sold in your location?
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
I AM A FARMER!
Agriculture is more than farming. It is a value chain powered by farmers, processors, aggregators, extension workers, researchers, input suppliers, marketers, transporters, entrepreneurs and countless other professionals.
Today, I want to celebrate the people behind our food systems.
If you work in agriculture or any part of its value chain, quote this post with a picture of yourself at work.
Show us what you do and where you contribute. Let the world see the faces behind the food we eat and the future we are building.
Whether you're on the farm, in the factory, laboratory, marketplace, office or field, YOU ARE PART OF THE STORY!
Let this platform see the faces of agriculture.
I AM A FARMER. I AM AGRICULTURE. I AM AGRIBUSINESS.
I am Baale of Milan
I AM A FARMER!
Agriculture is more than farming. It is a value chain powered by farmers, processors, aggregators, extension workers, researchers, input suppliers, marketers, transporters, entrepreneurs and countless other professionals.
Today, I want to celebrate the people behind our food systems.
If you work in agriculture or any part of its value chain, quote this post with a picture of yourself at work.
Show us what you do and where you contribute. Let the world see the faces behind the food we eat and the future we are building.
Whether you're on the farm, in the factory, laboratory, marketplace, office or field, YOU ARE PART OF THE STORY!
Let this platform see the faces of agriculture.
I AM A FARMER. I AM AGRICULTURE. I AM AGRIBUSINESS.
@BaaleOfMilan @Nig_Farmer @VisserLola @Farmexecutive @Samsonprolific
@Lawrence_mayowa @dhot_man @Owelle_Ikemba @RetsonTedheke01 @akinwale_cfi @Cutefarmer01 @Ainatolulope1 tag other farmers.
#IAmAFarmer #Agriculture #Agribusiness #FoodSystems #GrowingFoodGrowingFutures
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
This day I went to a friend’s farm to conduct fish breeding campaign. I didn’t know I was going to meet Elijah @AquaSage001. Small world. We had this conversation.
Young people have a place in aquaculture & aquaculture can provide great opportunities for young people.
@sarnchos
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
The smartest farmers don't just ask what to grow. They ask when the market will need it most.
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Starting the month of November with 24 Acres open Field habanero and tomato 🍅 set up at Iseyin.
Ya Allah, let November be filled with Barakah in everything. Blessings in berry steps. And happiness beyond my expectations.
#BaaleofMilan
#FutureBillionaire
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
We need practical knowledge to make informed decisions, manage challenges and improve productivity. Don't depend on classroom alone
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
The more you learn, the better equipped you become to farm successfully
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
You are to sell 100 metric tonnes of Ginger. Your total cost to deliver to the buyer FOB is $2350 per tonne, and your selling price is $2500 per tonne, as stated in your offer.
A foreign buyer tells you:
Your price is too high. Another Nigerian exporter has offered me $2400 per tonne. If you want my business, you must match that price.
What would you say to convince the buyer to buy from you, or would you reduce your price to $2400 per tonne?
Remember, you cannot simply say your quality is the best, as every supplier claims that.
What would you do?
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
FARMERS, STOP FALLING FOR THIS TRAP.
Whenever a buyer/Middle Men tells you “Bring it to us we will buy”, be careful.
That single sentence has ruined the profit of many farmers.
Especially when you’re dealing with perishable produce.
Here is the game they play 👇
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Yes ooo! Na like this dem take run me street when I was younger! After offloading an entire truck, they suddenly remembered they didn’t have the money in their office, and wouldn’t until “o morning”!!
Till today, am still waiting to collect payment!
Money for hand …
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Any body that can't come to your farm to buy ,forget him/her ..
The moment take farm produce to ppl at home .something they could buy for 10k , they will ask for 4k
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Alhamdulillah🤲🏽🥒
After every challenges faced i was still able to get little good harvest today😌🥹💚🙏🏽.
It’s my first time farming cucumber 🥒
#firsttime
#cuccumber
Chukwunonso (Farmer) retweeted
Your background is your foundation, not your limitation. Build on it; don't let it bind you.
I came from a poor background, but that ended at age 30. After 30, you are the background.
#BaaleofMilan
#AgribusinessCoach
#FutureBillionaire