Planting apples on the Jos Plateau
Do you get that feeling that you never miss what you have? In other words, we only miss those things that we do not have. Imagine the price of apples!
What if our brethren on the plateau and our brethren in the cool serenity of Gembu (Taraba State) took advantage of their cold weather and went into massive apple farming?
Just my thoughts. . . 🤔
The beautiful carrot 🥕
This lovely vegetable took me less than five months to grow from seed to harvest. This means I could get two cycles in a year.
Growing carrots is a delight. . . Beautiful leaves which look like garden flowers.
What if❓
What if every household planted 6 old buckets or old tyres of carrots?
Imagine having salad with your rice? Imagine them in your fried rice? Or better still, having shredded carrots and cabbage with your grilled fish or chicken.
Trees for building and furniture
A big shout out to my colleagues planting trees for wood, Carpentry, and furniture uses! I personally want to thank you on behalf of all Nigerian home-owners and builders.
Thank You. . . . ❤️
Currently, there are an average of 8 million babies born in Nigeria a year. These babies will be 25 years old in 25 years’ time, and they will need homes, roofs, wooden bed frames, doors, chairs, tables, wooden spoons, etc.
With this, we need to plant trees for timber. Presently in Nigeria, we plant Melina, which takes 10 years to mature, Teak, Mahogany, Eucalyptus and acacia, among others, which take about 25 years to mature.
The economics is interesting. Each tree can produce a minimum of 30 pieces of sliced wood (2′ x 3′, 2′ x 4′, or 2′ x 2′), which sell for an average of ₦1,500 per piece. ( Year 2025 prices).
My corn farm
Corn farmers are not smiling to the bank at this time!
This is 2025, and the price of corn at the farm gate gives little or no room for profit.
Many reasons for this, notable of which is the waiver for importation of corn starch and other corn by-products.
This has also resulted in the low price of cassava.
My pretty peas 🫛
But why am I jealous of what the Kenyans have done to their cool Highlands? The Kenyans plant peas and other temperate climate vegetables on their Highlands for export to Europe.
Sad to ask, but what is going on in our Jos Plateau and Mambilla Highlands?
My tomatoes 🍅
Why are tomato farmers not smiling to the bank this year? What’s all this glut in the market? Is it because we have had good rains this year?
Is it that lots of people were encouraged to go into tomato farming due to the high cost of tomatoes last year?
And how about all those expensive greenhouses that sprang up everywhere? Was it worth it? I have my views on greenhouse, and that’s a discussion for another day.
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