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[Wakulima @wakulima]

@GoGettazAfrica Have a look at what we're doing on https://t.co/2Gcbj2ZML6. #Wakulima is #Swahili for farmers. So this means farmers' market. We would like to scale it up to an area where #Swahili is spoken and who all understand the word. We're talking a consumer market of 140+ million people.

[Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) @KenyaCIC]

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[NaijaFarmer @Nig_Farmer]

#NaijaFarmerTips

Coconut is eaten by everyone, it's called the "Tree of Life" (No part of it is a waste, from its root to the fonds it's all useful)

It's a steady money making venture for farmers & non farmers.

Fairly low capital investment, easy to grow & a steady flow of income every year for 100 years.

The great thing about Coconut is that they're always in season all year long

The word “coconut” comes from Spanish “coco” meaning skull or scary face because of the 3 pores (or 3 eyes) on every coconut shell.

There are 3 types.

Dwarf Variety - start producing by 3-4 years

Tall varieties - start production by year 5-9years common in Nigeria.

The tall variety lives longer than dwarf variety. Also Tall varieties are less prone to disease and pest (anything dwarf na problem)

Hybrid - mature faster and have more nut production compared to the 2. If you want to go into commercialized coconut, choose Hybrid (but ask questions)

Planting density is ~200 trees per hectare.

Each tree will produce around 70-90 fruits every year and it increases as the tree matures.

At an average N300 per nut, a farmer with one hectare of coconut trees is a millionaire by Naija standards 😊

Some crops Beans, potatoes, vegetables e.t.c can be intercropped with Coconut trees.

Coconut plantation doesn't really need Intensive maintenance like Cocoa... it's more like little or no maintenance at all.

Coconut production is a long term investment... It's called the 3 generation plant (you go chop money, your pikin go chop inside, your grand children too go chop the remaining)

There are great product from coconut -
Oil
Milk
Cream
Sugar
Flakes
Butter

Nigeria is loosing good revenue from Coconut value chain, majority of the Coconut we consume in Nigeria are imported from Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana & Benin Republic.

The Coconut we produce in Nigeria are majorly for household consumption, we've not scratched the industry in the Coconut Value Chain (We just dey chop Coconut dey go)

Its profitable by all standards, If you're looking at long term investment with little maintenance and less stress think Coconut

As at 2021, 750k-900k excluding land will set up 1 hectare of a Coconut plantation in the coastal region of Nigeria (the cost has definitely changed)

If you have the funds and land... You should consider.

Cheers 🥂
Happy Weekend

[Mynzagric254 @mynzagric254]

Papaya farming in very underated .
Most farmers still plant the old papaya varieties with male and female trees .

Get your x payments and invest it all in Papaya farming .

Buy Harmaphrodite seedlings from @mynzagric254 ,

An acre will hold 1000 PCs
A tree will give you 100 fruits on average a year.

That's a total of 100,000 fruits a year

Sell at minimum farm gate rate of ksh 40 each

That's a clean 4M from Harmaphrodite papaya

Expenses + seedlings - 500k on average

For fruit seedlings,

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#SaturdayMotivation

[Amanda 🌾🍃 @AmandaNamayi]

Good morning from Zanzibar ☀️

Today I’ll take a deep dive [pun intended] to learn more about the #BlueOceans economy with a focus on how seaweed is harvested and processed into different products; both cosmetic and nutritional.

@NancyIraba #SDG14 #LifeBelowWater 💦💧

[Mynzagric254 @mynzagric254]

In Kenya, Limuru in Central Province is a major pear growing zone due to the cold season that dominates the area. Other regions include Meru, Naivasha, parts of Nyeri and parts of western Kenya.

Different cultivars have different chilling requirements. Cultivars with low chilling effect are desired especially in the tropics

For seedlings,

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[Kihato ERIC @dr_kihato]

✓ cabbage seedlings @ ksh 2

✓ Courgettes seedlings @ ksh 15

✓Capscium seedlings @ ksh 5

✓sukumawiki seedlings @ ksh 2.5

✓ Red cabbage seedlings @ ksh 3

✓ Pakchoi seedlings @ ksh 3

✓ lettuce seedlings @ 3

✓ Strawberry @ ksh 40

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[Prof. Hamadi Iddi Boga @HamadiIddiBoga]

Turning ecological diversity into economics is our opportunity and challenge

[Irri-Hub KE @IrriHub]

A client is looking for these items.
DM with details

Product, Location, Price per Kg/punnet

Cauliflowers
Broccoli 🥦
Black passion
Capsicums
Blueberries
Raspberries
Strawberries
Black grapes
Red grapes
Nectarine(White fleshed)
English cucumbers

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[ephraimnjegafan @ephraimnjegafan]

I don't know if it is maturity or poverty but these holidays don't feel the same way they used to in the past.

[Wakulima @wakulima]

@HonTuya Make it fun. Create an online tracker for this.

[Jean Claude NIYOMUGABO @jcniyomugabo]

I want to do a Twitter space about agriculture. Do you plan to join it?

[Wakulima @wakulima]

cc. @konzaltant

[Hasan Toor @hasantoxr]

10 free websites that are so valuable they feel illegal to know:

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Google Sheets isn't Excel.

But it's more powerful than you think.

10 things Sheets can do, you'll wish you knew yesterday: 📊

[Mynzagric254 @mynzagric254]

Papaya grows best when planted in full sunlight. However, it can be planted as an intercrop under coconut, or as a cash crop between young fruit trees such as mango or citrus. Low growing annual crops such as capsicums, beans, onions and cabbages are good intercrops.

[Wakulima @wakulima]

@JimnahMbaru Yes. And it would be interesting to see what a futures and well-regulated commodity derivatives market would look like in the local context.

[Wakulima @wakulima]

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[Rob - Fit For Life - Stronger Every Decade @Rob_FitLegacy]

My top 2 exercise picks for each muscle group (most of which can be done at home!)

Pick one of each and you'll build a strong and muscular body.

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[IFPRI @IFPRI]

.@AfCFTA can boost intra-African trade by eliminating import duties & reducing nontariff barriers, but maximizing the agreement’s impacts requires significant efforts to liberalize & facilitate trade, Chapter 3 of the #2022AATM finds.

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@AKADEMIYA2063

[Wakulima @wakulima]

cc. @konzaltant

[Mbaziira Ronald @MbaziiraRonn]

10 Websites that pay you in USD to write for them👇

(Work is remote)

Open Thread 🧵 ↓

[Manasvi soni @Manasvisonii]

The most profitable skill in 2022:

Storytelling

But sadly schools never even taught us the basic of it

Today we’ll run through 7 frameworks, let’s dive in:

[Wakulima @wakulima]

Anyone in #Nyandarua with produce for sale? Share here or via DM with location and price. cc. @NyandaruaCG018 @citizentvkenya