• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Friday, July 4, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

MONEY MATTERS: Investing In Garlic Farming

by Adegwu John
3 years ago
in Business
garlic farming
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Garlic with botanical name, Allium sativum is a popular species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium with several natural medicinal values and used worldwide as spice.

Advertisement

It can be grown massively and mostly in northern states of  Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kaduna and Bauchi. Although garlic is used across the length and breadth of Nigeria and readily available in street markets but not many know that they can make fortunes from farming it.

Garlic farming is highly lucrative even when planting using local agronomical methods, investors can be sure of good returns as 1kg goes between N3, 500 to N6, 000.

Moreso, anyone can grow it so long one follows its do’s and don’ts. Garlic is best planted after  separating cloves from bulbs and later planted by inserting or pushing the cloves(small divisions that make a bulb) into the soil and thrives best with lower temperatures.

Harvest

RELATED

At LEADERSHIP Twitter Spaces: AMCON Creates Moral Hazard For Banking Industry – Analysts

AMCON Sells Ibadan DisCo For N100bn

5 minutes ago
NADF Unveils Digital Tool To Track N19.5bn Agri-support Project

NADF Unveils Digital Tool To Track N19.5bn Agri-support Project

19 minutes ago

Garlic is ready to be harvested within planting interval of 3-4 months and once the leaves turn yellow or brown and the cloves can be felt in the bulb. Some warm climates enable the garlic to mature faster and ready for collecting more quickly than others.

Garlic has yield potential of 1-2/kg/ metre square on the average and can be more with good management, meaning a farmer can harvest an average of 5000kg (50m ×50m) which is  about 100× 50kg bags.

Profitability

Garlic farming business in Nigeria is a lucrative and profitable venture for start-up. It its has vast market demand and on your ability to build a wide supply chain network especially in urban areas and you can be sure of marking high profit when supply to Eastern, Southern and Western Nigeria.

Market

In Nigeria garlic remains a household spice due to its high medical values. You can ground them into powder or sell them in cloves, thus, there are many proven places to sell them after harvest. You can sell at  farmers’ markets, wholesale buyers  who buy garlic in bulk and then resell them to supermarkets and other retail outlets, online sales for restaurants and supermarkets, roadside markets and even supply to hotels.

Knowledge

Growing garlic does not require any difficult experience and it can grows well in a wide range of climate. Fadama areas or under irrigation during the dry season  is good for the plant. The planting period is usually from November to March when the temperature is low and it requires rainfall of between 600mm and 1200mm and minimum temperature of 5oC-25oC and maximum temperature of 25oC-40oC.

After selecting seedlings, prepare the land for cultivation as your seedlings should be inserted at a depth of 2 to 3 cm and to help them grow properly, the cloves should be planted at a spacing of 20 x 20 cm from each other. The soil condition need to be cool with mulching materials such as grass, and sawdust.

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


Tags: Garlic farm
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Abia 2023: Emenike Survives Bid To Nullify Primary

Next Post

Saving Money By Leveraging Your 3rd Party Insurance For Vehicle Repairs

Adegwu John

Adegwu John

You May Like

At LEADERSHIP Twitter Spaces: AMCON Creates Moral Hazard For Banking Industry – Analysts
Business

AMCON Sells Ibadan DisCo For N100bn

2025/07/04
NADF Unveils Digital Tool To Track N19.5bn Agri-support Project
Business

NADF Unveils Digital Tool To Track N19.5bn Agri-support Project

2025/07/04
Business

FG Begins Vehicle Recycling Enforcement October, Eyes N60bn Annually

2025/07/04
Zenith Bank Emerges Most Sustainable Bank
Business

Zenith Bank Ranked Nigeria’s Top Tier 1 Bank

2025/07/04
GTCO, 7 Others Post N1.3trn Pre-tax Profit In Q1
Business

GTCO Raises $105m In Share Sale, To List On London Exchange

2025/07/04
Norrenberger Promotes Financial Literacy In Children
Business

Norrenberger Opens Regional Office In Kano

2025/07/04
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Djokovic Cruises Into 3 Round At Wimbledon For Record 19 Time

AMCON Sells Ibadan DisCo For N100bn

ECOWAS Bank Approves $100m Funding For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Customs Half-year Revenue Rises By 35% At Apapa Port

NADF Unveils Digital Tool To Track N19.5bn Agri-support Project

FG Begins Vehicle Recycling Enforcement October, Eyes N60bn Annually

Zenith Bank Ranked Nigeria’s Top Tier 1 Bank

GTCO Raises $105m In Share Sale, To List On London Exchange

SEDC Targets $200bn Economy In 10 Years

Norrenberger Opens Regional Office In Kano

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.