That agriculture is a worthy business capable of generating high ROI is not a secret. We have seen so many individual entrepreneurs who have made a fortune from practising it. For France, Holland and many other countries of the world, modern agricultural practice like hydroponics farming has made it feasible for them to earn billions of dollars in profit on a yearly basis.

For Nigerians, majority of the farmers are unable to make beyond modest profit even with the seemingly large market for agricultural products. A considerable percentage also record losses year in, year out. What are we doing wrong and how can we improve?

While no one has absolute control over the output of successful cultivation, Nigerians are unable to fully maximize returns from agriculture majorly because a large percentage of the Nigerian farmers have little or out-dated management and maintenance skills.

Of recent, hydroponics farming has been witnessing a steady increase in the rise of investors, most of whom have little or no knowledge about how to execute it. Except these sets of investors acquire the necessary maintenance and management skills required to run a hydroponics farm, they will be exposing themselves to avoidable risks.

Aside from learning to identify and keep the good insects which assist with pollination and also keep the bad insects from hurting your plants, you also have to check on a regular basis for the:

• Water solution to confirm if it has the necessary level of PH and TDS fluctuations as this might affect the plants’ growth if left unchecked.
• Lighting systems, room temperature and humidity percentages to ensure that they are in the right parameter.

The above and many more generic duties are some of the maintenance tasks that must be carried out on a timely basis. As we have seen, you not only need the right skill set to maintain and manage a hydroponics farm, you also need to spare a considerable amount of time as there are daily, weekly, monthly and after-harvest maintenance schedule that must be carried out for optimum output to be achieved.

Does the above in anyway insinuate that only those with the time and skillset should invest in hydroponics or any other form of farming? The answer to this question is part of the reasons why Farm Hydroponics Nigeria is established.

Not only do we have our hydroponics farms, but we also manage it for clients who are interested in benefitting from the short supply of food confidently parading our country by being a provider of the scarce commodity. Just like the others who have entrusted their farm with us, you can be completely assured that your hydroponics farm is in good hands as we have lots of on-field professionals with the zeal and experience to detect a prospective problem before it becomes a real one.

For more enquiries about how we can help boost your hydroponics farm output or adequate information required to set up and manage one, contact us via any of the medium contained on our contact page.