THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE STARTING A FARM ANYWHERE IN NIGERIA.
Before engaging into any farming activity you have to be prepared because starting a farm requires so much more than the knowledge of how to grow crops. Am going to give you a step by step guide on how to start a farm in Nigeria.
1. RESEARCH:
Try and learn as much as possible about the practice of farming. There are a lot of useful materials, ebooks, trainings, practical sessions and forums that can help you know a thing or two about farming and what it's all about.
If you know anyone doing farming you can also approach them and ask them for advice and guidance, this can really go a long way.
2. PLANNING:
You need to have a solid business plan at hand. Identify what you are good at and what you are not.
Survey the land that you own or want to buy and find out what kind of farming activity works well there. Take the farm soil to a credible soil test facility for testing to find out which crop is best suited for your land.
Many people intending Farmer in Nigeria tend to ignore soil testing and go straight to planting only to fail later and complain how farming is hard.
3. CAPITAL:
Its always good to start small if you don‘t have enough money for farming. Try and avoid debts because this will pull you down. I am not saying that getting a loan is bad but I wouldn't encourage you to start your agriculture endeavour with loan.
Its better to apply for grants from agricultural institutions or schemes if there is any in your state or borrow money from a family member or friend to jump-start your farm. Then you can expand it after you have gain expertise and experience with loan.
4. EQUIPMENT:
Before you start the actual farming process you should be prepared with all the necessary things you need. If you want to get into horticulture you need to buy all the requirements i.e seeds, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides etc. If you want to start a livestock farm then you need to buy good breeds of any animal you intend to rear from a reputable source, animal feeds etc.
Amb Adeniyi Sola Bunmi
Lead Campaigner
GoGreen Africa Initiative
+2348065220074
Ambassador Adeniyi popularly known as DON Of Africa is one of our greatest, reliable and trusted mentor on thus platform. Even from far, yet he is ranked among our top motivators.
For more details / enquiries, kindly drop in comment box below.
Before engaging into any farming activity you have to be prepared because starting a farm requires so much more than the knowledge of how to grow crops. Am going to give you a step by step guide on how to start a farm in Nigeria.
1. RESEARCH:
Try and learn as much as possible about the practice of farming. There are a lot of useful materials, ebooks, trainings, practical sessions and forums that can help you know a thing or two about farming and what it's all about.
If you know anyone doing farming you can also approach them and ask them for advice and guidance, this can really go a long way.
2. PLANNING:
You need to have a solid business plan at hand. Identify what you are good at and what you are not.
Survey the land that you own or want to buy and find out what kind of farming activity works well there. Take the farm soil to a credible soil test facility for testing to find out which crop is best suited for your land.
Many people intending Farmer in Nigeria tend to ignore soil testing and go straight to planting only to fail later and complain how farming is hard.
3. CAPITAL:
Its always good to start small if you don‘t have enough money for farming. Try and avoid debts because this will pull you down. I am not saying that getting a loan is bad but I wouldn't encourage you to start your agriculture endeavour with loan.
Its better to apply for grants from agricultural institutions or schemes if there is any in your state or borrow money from a family member or friend to jump-start your farm. Then you can expand it after you have gain expertise and experience with loan.
4. EQUIPMENT:
Before you start the actual farming process you should be prepared with all the necessary things you need. If you want to get into horticulture you need to buy all the requirements i.e seeds, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides etc. If you want to start a livestock farm then you need to buy good breeds of any animal you intend to rear from a reputable source, animal feeds etc.
Amb Adeniyi Sola Bunmi
Lead Campaigner
GoGreen Africa Initiative
+2348065220074
Ambassador Adeniyi popularly known as DON Of Africa is one of our greatest, reliable and trusted mentor on thus platform. Even from far, yet he is ranked among our top motivators.
For more details / enquiries, kindly drop in comment box below.
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