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BUSINESSAGRO
Vegetable Farming: Other Side Of Lagos Food Basket By Yusul D!PmrdIt El-tAN!) for fresh vese l.bln In I h~ m~lropolls IJr ugos. whh oul doubt WI'JlIld ~ Iluiu' hIg h g1V~n Ihe denwo popul.llon of Ih~ cily_And if you tuve bHn wnndenng how Ihe~e ~mh .. ble prOOll(e gel 10 Ihe dm· nlng I.. bles of L.lgO\ rnldems. I h~n Ihe ~n--tlrban f.. rming going on Ihe serelch o f I.. nd n ~ .u l .. gos Suu.' UmvenilY (LASU) .. Iy.. n ..· It... supplies rhe answer Localed on the 1~'al\a.lbaflyan .. Ip;!I" upresiW<lly.jml opposne the gate of lASU Is .. IUEe up.anwo of land of oIDoUllWO kllormin.'s where the vrg· eubles are cul""al~. g rown and h.. rvnt~ all yrar round prinCipally for consumeI') in Llgos .. nd its enl'l· rom.. The fannl.lnd hon 'anners fro m di f· fe-re m ~thn i c group" acron t he coun· try. who h.....e l,Iken 10 the occupadon In • bid to produce . fresh produce and ram sU5I.. In;lbj..· Inco me Though fanning act I\'illes ha\'e ~en on in Ille local Ion for • long lime. rhe recurrmg challenl!e of i he sm,lll sc.l~ fumers has iren t h,l l Ihere IS little or no su ppo n Tom rhe govern· ment 10 .menoute Ihe suHerlng they go through In produce- Ihese \·egeubles. whic h I.elp in boosting foOd sKUlity In the ~ute According tn Mn M'Jllsola i\deremo. a fann owner. she hJS bH n working .. t the '.nn for ovrr II yrars .nd has four fann hands thn help WIth the d ,l y-to--dav ru nning nf the (,1rm Mn Adt'}"!mo sar. "I nl,lkt about N40.000 or more Tlonlhty dunng Ihe d?,' 'USIIn ,IS my cus tome rs come rom .. IlJ~rs o f l .. e;os and even AJ,tbara.m Sal1go Old In Oglln sldte.·Shr . dd ed th .. 1sales is geller.l· Iy low dlllHljt the r.. iny U',1S011 .s patfon~ can c.lslly buy wh.t veg el,lble thev net'd 1lI1hell localu) She pomlM oU t lh.11 nood IS dnOlh er f.. Clor mllit"lIn~ .. jtdinst proht mdlung durino,t lI.e r.my woolson as
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there ,1fe no dr,l ln (h. nne- Is to run the w.. ter OUI o f Ihe fa nn "The SUle (rl:w trnme nt should pro... Ide them wllh the n«essary equipmt'n t ,md tooh like wh«1 barrows. hilts. (enillzel dnd other tnpuu: sht ple.ded.
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gone up by over 100 per ce nt .. nd now sells for NSoo I.rgely due 10 tht' removd l of fuel subsidy: I, IS grossly IIlddequatt.s Iht're are over SO vrg. el,lblt ~ds wht're sht' grows her (lol's Iht' femdlt' vegel.ble grower ,also plllnltd OUI th.t .. smdll bundle of w.lulraf sells be tlWf'n N10 0 .. nd Not OO while Indloln spind(h sells for uound NIOO dnd NIOO. She . Iso in fonned Ih')l nudenu from vanous le rtlary In stitullons .11 ."oss NIgt'fl" do m,lke occasion,lll'lsits 10 Ihe farm ..s reg.rds Ihelr s(hool prol· «u cu m research ~sheed Ayoot .... nothf'f f')rm owne r, said he hds bttn farming for .. hOUl10 years,) nd .mrmed Ih')l ills .. good ')nd lucnllve bUSiness which gllles .. n Inco me of . boul N10.000 or more monthl y. Ht said Ihere ,Ire OYer 8 0 (')rm OWTle-rs wtth I.bourers run· nlll g inlo hundreds. who lend the ClO pS and of (ou rse. majorit y of thtm ·Idbourels· double .IS gu .. rds dUfl!!!! the mght to ward off ml ~rt .nts. who might Wdnt 10 encr().lch on the fdrmtdnd He said thdt indi. n Spl n. ch popu Id rl y known dS f,,·f'du .nd Wdlerfea( usu,l lly t.kes ,1 hoUI fou r weeks to h,Hveu from Ihe dd)' of planting whlles .. rdeo tgg .. nd so mt other .... ri elles of ... egetdbles t.. kes aboul ~~~ltbee:t:~~ w«ks ~fore Iwvestlng
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grant wh,) tsot"Ve r from t Uher th e Statr or federdl government bUI r. th er ')lIlhry get Is empty promls· es ,md harassment from people. who cI')im to br ~'orking Tor the govern me nt Ht. howevcr. stressed Ihdl he l)I)sseswos .1 ce niricale from God'~ fdvour Co-ope rol" ve Agr lcul tur.1 Multipurpose 'iodely Uin lted. which hdtlth e b.Jcklng of Ihe reder.1 Governm ent slIlce Avool .. ,1i50 co nt Inued thdl m,uket 1009 but nothing h')s beell do ne ill IS llSUdll) dull during t ht' rainy wo,) that rtg.ard to help their pllghL son and Ihey (f,l rmt'rsl md ke IUSI HI.' ple.ded with the gove rnme nt .IhoUi N10.000 durmg I Ie pe n Oll to help Out wll h 100lns to procure lie i.lld Ihere hdS httn no .. id or SOtnf' of the eqU1pment flreded for
the fdrm like wdter pumps. ftn lll z· ers. whl.'t'l barrows watenng c. n~. pc'Stlcldes. tIC whlie a lso confi nn IIIg Ihdt pest(ldts bri ng u~ed ol re sourced ')rolllld 'Y,Ind.llu dnd Ikotun olrtdS o f Ihe Stoll~. fenilbtr. Ayool,l sa Id is olpplicd o nce every o lhe r w«k to kt'er the crol)S III !<loud (o ndltlo n will It' also s.aYHlf. Ih ill 100 much olpjllk,l {lon of peSIJ· cidtsco uld he h,)nnful tO lh e- hedlth of Ihe inlended consumers .nd ,)s such It mU51 be done wllh cdution A custolner. wh o prtftrred to ~ anonym ous said she holS been corn IIIg to th e fdnn for dl)l)UltS yedrS to
urch ..se vegelables She said. ·1 eam l 1111\ frdde fro m my mOl her .and dlw .. ys come here from Ishen· Idlmu. I come C'o'ery three days 10 buy Ihe~e vegt'lahle~ deprndi~g on now cu~ t omers !),It/OII1St' us. On why ~ h e has . lwd YS been com in~ 10 this farm in p.lnlCuldf. She said 'Ihe product ,tTe cooL fresh ')nd my (mlOmers lIke them; II IS ,1lso,l very profiublt bmllltss proVided Ihe vtgel.bles can be sold in good time si nce they Mt' pemh ,)ble goods and 1 m,lk e ')boUi Nt.SOO on I)urcluses of .. boUI N900
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JointAgribusiness Exhibition For Lagos Fib! Od an um . . It. n\Q.Do\Y agribusiness r:xh~ " /"\t.ionU\alaims.tboosting,lgn. cultu~1 dcvdopmern In Nlgrna orgalUSC'd by lilt' L;igos SLlle Mlnbtry or I\gl1cUlture .lnd
~~ SkiIls Enh;mcm~1 Cmue (SENCE~ and Enhanong Anandal InnavatlOn At Access (ERnA) 15 scheduled for Mlrch 29 andlO.101L Olld Operating Ortk:er. SENCE. M~ OSO .Ibok,s.ald the show which 15 !loed AgrIculture t~ New f~o nll er. Access . t,o Infomlalion on Nigena s Agt1cultural Stetor' will ~ hdd at the Oty H')II. L;i~~ Tht key objectM o f tht' txn lbilio n Is to
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FIIRO Partners Honeywell To Advance Agro-allied Sector
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She not ed lI1.iIIt prese ntly in tht' (ountry. thert are so mdny organisations Involved in the value dl<lin. such as F')rmcrs Assocl'Hions. Resedrch Institutes, Fin,lnclill Inslitullons. Md chine Fabricating Com pdnies... nd
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tflt)' do, (herrfOl·e. t1~ ')Ie dqJi:h of valuable d.Jla. tIldt Is available 10 assist them to m.lke InlOoned business ~IS In the SC'C' tot Mn lOOk explained tJwt the tlthlbitkm will provide iI forum. .""iKR the publIC an ;J(('ts5 mlOcmalion from dlt v.:tnous stakeholders in one loca tion. III addition. st.1lce~ " ,thm the waor ~;n ~ dble to showca.st thti! goods 10 sm.1CC$ Inform.IDon to ... widtaudlCl'lCe UIlilWilI"t' of the
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Ilf 1..,., Mcu. Kud. ~"I!I ~ and ....,... ~ ObItlenoi 1lf\Jdeb. Grwp u~ DNKl.. Dr (Mrs) Giani 0-0, oncIOf·c.n.IIJC[O FtdlfllllnstlTlIlI oIlr1dunnal ReHlfdl. 0sh0dI (FURO) ... Dr Pllnc:~ Irabo< _(J;rWIll' PrnfKI ~ IIId Oeslln. nlRO I I I.... MoO urr-. _ 11 H......,....I Ca.pon... Olflot. by!. Up SIUl.
By Gblnp Aldnfen'1o'1 technologie\;.Inc! knov.1tdgt' baseareopened for IllVC.'Stmenl by:lhe priv,ueSC.'(1or lhrough Ti lE I'uIrriIIInslJtUlem IID.1strid1 RocaJd\05hodi 1 {RIII)has~,1 Iol:nv:nOOwn dl.ftJmzal1liir1: technology Innsfer ollKl simli.lr Ilnkagrs. Eltmo mtphasMl tlwt O\~ the ~an lhe Instl· (Io"kt.l)m . v.ub.gd;!txr.Kknwith ttr I iml.')v.d ~a.s~dil.stra.JtmarkIn~trdlrd> tute had mga2('d In the promotionoflU fOC',)rch resuli5 and transfnTing JdIl"lt 10the ~aOO~~... investing public, ddding that noyb/r amOllg iu N. the ~1I f'ltld ~ t Ihe Corpor.ue OffICe of llont)'\\o'dL lklM. Llgos..1..l5l i~ the OI!f'dor· mmsferird Itchnologiis to the pubhc include bottled palm Mne prOduction ~ nd ~ ~o( the IlUtllUte. Or.(Mrs.)Gloria EIrmo nottd tholt thtevmt is meant IOCTC'dte S)"II:" tion.lnSlilnt pouncled)'<lm I\ourproducUon. ergyfor RlRO to m,) kt mort Impact In tMa l·e,) 0( twu.:I.nd confrcnorwnes. edible mushroom prodoctioo .nd fish pnxlWing dmortg othns. ~.Ii.h matkm andgll'lltRting em plo.,.m~11t In hiS re:sponse. the Group Ex«ulk'l' OIrC'ClOf; which .re pdn of Ihe c.. rdl,wl goalsOf f"m;ldent BOl'leywen Group. Obafemi Otudtko said fonathan's n,lJls(omuonon ol8ei1da.. Honcywelllws been the IWgshipof milling She Slre:ssrd lhat thrllU~~ffit'flt'S Publk indllsuies In the country for ~ yurs.. 1'n\~le PartIlC.'rshlp ! PI,,} lnlti<ltNt. Instirutions dSSIIrM the re~irltSSof the com pany 10 pan· such as ROO 11.iIIve been gtvm the ~.vto nerwn.h RIROlOach\('W' Ihtalm ofthtrompi' explore dU.v,IJ\;Iblr 0l'portunltles for coIi.lbor;I· oon to the men! lIldt til lu comfJ1f'f[lillLwblr
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tlo n ctntrt on lhe Nigerian agri(ulture 5t'<tOf. Mrs.lbok apl.dnal thai the exhibitJon Is desIgned to pmvide InveslOrs. f... rmers. final\< doll Institutions• •md o lhe r stakeho ld ers. with rel eva nt Infomkltlon on t.ht ilgrlcullur. al 5«tor. 10 su pport th ti r Invesl me nt d«151O n5 in the
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blend o f quolHy fcrtillzl.'r to r hi~rtl crop yield In Mui7.c. IUcc. Colton, YUill. CU.U:I"Tt. Suybenn. ' I'umulu. Millel. Sorghum, directly 10 yo u .
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