How to start Onions Farming/ Buying & Selling Business in Nigeria.

Onions can be grown anywhere in Nigeria and they have a short growing season. Onions farming or just buying and selling aspect of is a huge trade with great turnover if you find buyers. Every business requires strategic marketing and Onion business is no exception.

Onions can be used in a wide variety of recipes. They can be fried, roasted and eaten raw on sandwiches or in salads. Additionally, onions are used to flavor lots of different sauces and soups. Onions are packed with vitamins and minerals.

  

We will first look into the buying and selling aspect of onion business.

Anambra to export 1millon tubers of yam to UK

Anambra State government has announced plans to export one million tubers of yam to the United Kingdom.

Governor Willie Obiano, who made the disclosure in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, also said the state would soon produce 550,000, eggs per day to meet the needs of the people.

Senator distributes 114 water pumps to dry-season farmers‎ in Bauchi

The senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial district, Senator Ali Wakili has distributed 114 water pumps to dry season farmers in his constituency.

Speaking during the distribution at his residence in Bauchi, he said that the gesture is aimed at assisting rural farmers as a way to reduce poverty at the grassroots.

Accomack County leads Virginia in corn and soybean production

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that Accomack County leads Virginia in corn and soybean production.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released corn and soybean county estimates from the 2016. Corn and soybeans, which are Virginia’s top cash crops, brought in nearly $361 million in cash in 2015.

Ingredients for making Herbal Soap

1. Fresh Turmeric
2. Ghana or Black Soap
3. Honey
4. Lemon Juice
5. Carrot Oil

Mix all the above ingredients together and pound for some minutes, after that transfer into a container for use (You can mold them).

Enjoy your homemade Herbal Soap... 

How safe is the wax on apples?

Fruit waxing is the process of covering fruits (and in some cases vegetables) with artificial waxing material. Waxing materials may be either natural or petroleum-based.

The primary reasons for waxing are to prevent water loss (making up for the removal in washing of the natural waxes in fruits that have them, particularly citrus but also, for example, apples) and thus retard shrinkage and spoilage, and to improve appearance.

 

Coating of apples is carried out by applying a thin layer of wax on the surface. The coating process can be carried out by either dipping, brushing or spraying with wax.

Nigeria to export dry yams to China – Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said that Nigeria would soon begin exporting dry yam to China. He spoke while inaugurating the committee on Nigerian yam export programme in Abuja.

“The Chinese were here a few days ago and were asking for dry yam. I wondered why they wanted it dried. 

CIFA opposes sugar import into India

Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA), an Indian farmers' body, has alleged that some sugar has already been brought into the country, even as government is still trying to assess the production in the country and need for any imports.

A release from CIFA stated: "As per market reports, some sugar has already been brought into the country by speculators, who are now putting pressure on the Government to reduce import duty so that they can immediately offload their sugar in the country." 

Mobile App launched by company for farmers to hire farm machinery

The benefits of ICT can never be over emphasized. Also taking advantage of the fact that most people cannot live without a mobile phone/ device in recent years, one can always fashion out a business that can be done from anywhere in world.

EM3 AgriServices launches a mobile app through which farmers in Madhya Pradesh can place orders for renting farm equipment and services, with a built in option of paying online via the payment wallet.

The company also plans to increase its Samadhan Kendras which provide agricultural farm equipment and services such as tractors, soil analysis, seedbed preparation, sowing, fertilizer application, weed/pest control, harvesting and post-harvest operations.

AFDB to invest $24 billion in 10 years to help drive the agricultural transformation of Africa

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said the bank through its Feed Africa Strategy, would invest $24 billion over the next 10 years to help drive the agricultural transformation of Africa. This he said is a 400 per cent increase in financing to the agricultural sector by the bank. 

According to him, “The bank’s calculation is that transforming African agriculture will cost approximately $315 billion over 10 years, but will create new markets worth roughly $85 billion per year in incremental revenue by 2025.”

FG To Open Grain Reserves Soon – Ogbeh

The minister of agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed that the federal government was considering opening the country’s grain reserves in the next two weeks as part of measures aimed at cushioning high prices.

The Minister who stated this in a chat with journalists in Abuja admitted that prices of grains like sorghum, maize and millet were beginning to drop.  According to him, “maize has dropped from N180,000 per ton to N140,000 and in Kaduna farmers are willing to sell at N135,000.”

Kebbi State procures 100 Tractors, 300, 000 tons of Fertilizer to boost Agriculture

The Kebbi State Government has procured 300,000 tons of fertilizer for farmers under its short and long term plans, in an effort to increase food production.

The State Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammad Garba disclosed this to newsmen during a ministerial briefing organised by the state chapter of NUJ in Binin Kebbi.