Is there truly a demand for agricultural products in large quantities like cassava, maize, wheat and soybean in Nigeria? I have seen many topics here talking about how profitable agriculture is in Nigeria and how agriculture is the next big thing for Nigeria.

But then the question is why are farmers complaining that there is no read market for their products, why are many farmers so broke they cannot even afford to buy tractor or farming equipment on installment.

The truth is that in any business you only make money after you make a sale, so if you are not selling then you are not making money and if you are not making money, it is only a matter of time before you will leave or go bankrupt with the business, which means either you like it or not, the business will die out.

The reason why oil was booming for a long time is simply, there is a ready market market for oil, even if you steal it; someone at the other end is willing to pay you for it and will not care where or how you got it. So for any business to be viable there must be a market for it. Is agriculture is truly the next big thing for Nigeria, then where is the market (point of sales) for the product. If there is truly a reasonable demand for our agricultural products, then you will improvement in that sector as more and more smart people come into the industry.

One case i have noticed is how people write blogs all over the internet about how cassava farming is very profitable and then you look at the cassava farmers and their story is the opposite, after all the stress of planting and using manual labor (which i believe is the wrong method) to plant their crops, at the end of the harvest they cannot sell at reasonable price because nobody wants their crops. They have enough to make fufu and garri and then what happens to the excess. That is why you cannot convince a farmer to expand his farm because he knows and thinks he is fine with the little he manages, so where is the room for commercial farming.

In 2012 i tried farming, i invested into cassava and maize farming, i got a manager to handle the farm for me starting with one hectare; we were planning of moving to 10 hectares and i was ready to start pumping in the money when i decided to pay the farm a visit. I came down to Nigeria and i meet with my farm manager and decide to see the farm.

When i got to the village where my farm was, what i saw was amazing (in a bad way). I could not believe people were still using manual labor to farm, so i asked if there was a way to get tractors and other farming equipment, to my surprise the answer was NO. There are tractors at the government house in Oyo state, but as usual it is for decoration.

To cut my long story short, i believe that if there exist truly a high demand for cash crops in Nigeria, then we would not need to advertise and beg people to go into farming, you will see how able people will venture into this industry, it is simple logic.

If anyone knows about companies that have demands for either maize, cassava, wheat or soybean kindly correct me and prove me wrong either in Nigeria or abroad.

NB: Maize is on the prohibition list of the Nigerian Custom, so if we cannot export corn, so what will i do with my 10 tons of corn after harvesting and i need money to replant for the next season.

hmmmm. oro

Sir, pls how many hectares gave you 10 hectares?

I meant how many hectares gave you 10 tons?

ptoall1000:
I meant how many hectares gave you 10 tons?

5 hectares

Op should realise that marketing is a very critical part of every business.

In some climes, there are marketing boards who handles that for the farmers but here, the farmers must understand how to market their produce.

For maize and corn, there are thousands of local buyers especially, animal feeds and beverages companies.

You also need to ask questions and find out who or what your products can be used for, find out who needs it and reach out.

Knowledge is power. Cassava chips and flour is in high demand both locally and in abroad. You just need to do your research properly.

It is advisable to have a clear-cut idea of how to dispose your harvests before you go into farming.

Best of lucks.

grammy:
Is there truly a demand for agricultural products in large quantities like cassava, maize, wheat and soybean in Nigeria? I have seen many topics here talking about how profitable agriculture is in Nigeria and how agriculture is the next big thing for Nigeria.

But then the question is why are farmers complaining that there is no read market for their products, why are many farmers so broke they cannot even afford to buy tractor or farming equipment on installment.

The truth is that in any business you only make money after you make a sale, so if you are not selling then you are not making money and if you are not making money, it is only a matter of time before you will leave or go bankrupt with the business, which means either you like it or not, the business will die out.

The reason why oil was booming for a long time is simply, there is a ready market market for oil, even if you steal it; someone at the other end is willing to pay you for it and will not care where or how you got it. So for any business to be viable there must be a market for it. Is agriculture is truly the next big thing for Nigeria, then where is the market (point of sales) for the product. If there is truly a reasonable demand for our agricultural products, then you will improvement in that sector as more and more smart people come into the industry.

One case i have noticed is how people write blogs all over the internet about how cassava farming is very profitable and then you look at the cassava farmers and their story is the opposite, after all the stress of planting and using manual labor (which i believe is the wrong method) to plant their crops, at the end of the harvest they cannot sell at reasonable price because nobody wants their crops. They have enough to make fufu and garri and then what happens to the excess. That is why you cannot convince a farmer to expand his farm because he knows and thinks he is fine with the little he manages, so where is the room for commercial farming.

In 2012 i tried farming, i invested into cassava and maize farming, i got a manager to handle the farm for me starting with one hectare; we were planning of moving to 10 hectares and i was ready to start pumping in the money when i decided to pay the farm a visit. I came down to Nigeria and i meet with my farm manager and decide to see the farm.

When i got to the village where my farm was, what i saw was amazing (in a bad way). I could not believe people were still using manual labor to farm, so i asked if there was a way to get tractors and other farming equipment, to my surprise the answer was NO. There are tractors at the government house in Oyo state, but as usual it is for decoration.

To cut my long story short, i believe that if there exist truly a high demand for cash crops in Nigeria, then we would not need to advertise and beg people to go into farming, you will see how able people will venture into this industry, it is simple logic.

If anyone knows about companies that have demands for either maize, cassava, wheat or soybean kindly correct me and prove me wrong either in Nigeria or abroad.

NB: Maize is on the prohibition list of the Nigerian Custom, so if we cannot export corn, so what will i do with my 10 tons of corn after harvesting and i need money to replant for the next season.

maize etc expensive
Caused by high demand low supply
Farmers are poor because they are low producing
They can't afford tractor cos they are poor
Tractor costs 5 to 6 mill
Farmers only farm 1 acre of land
Why don't you buy (even tokunbo) and rent out to them

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