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page 0 · 29 posts · 20 participants
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This page is a viral challenge where a farmer asks users to guess the number of maize cobs in a photo to win a half-bag prize, sparking a lively contest of estimation. The thread devolves into banter about government support for youth in agriculture and includes a cynical joke comparing the farmer to a 'big man pikin.' While the farmer demonstrates credibility by offering a physical prize, the discussion remains focused on the game rather than practical farming issues.
Credibility signals:
offering a physical prize (half bag of maize) to be delivered anywhere in the countryshowing a picture of the harvest
“I need anyone to guess the approximate range of the number of cobs in the picture below. I will give the top ten closest winners Half bag of Maize in November, any part of the country you are based.”
“Big win for big man pikin like you , you no know wetin God do for you.”
“The Federal government should give youth incentive to go into farming and also provide cheap farming tools to enable it less stressful.”
Unclassified: A viral image-based guessing game that serves as entertainment rather than a serious agricultural discussion.
page 1 · 32 posts · 28 participants
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This thread is a community-driven discussion where farmers rate and compare maize harvest yields and prices. The conversation blends technical feedback on crop quality with broader grievances about insecurity, lack of government support, and the need for storage infrastructure.
Pain points:
input_adulterationno_buyersherdsmen_invasionno_credit
Prices:
maize cobs: NGN15000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN30000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN29000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN3000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN19200.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN11000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN5500.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN7800.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN956.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN1056.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN2000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN15000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN30000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN5000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN9000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN20000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN18990.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN5000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN15000.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN3500.0 (Nigeria)maize cobs: NGN13500.0 (Nigeria)
Credibility signals:
Citing specific yield numbers and pricesReferencing government programs (ActiveFarms)Discussing technical aspects like fertilizer application and cob dryness
“What I'm seeing can only be good to make pap or ogi,in Youruba language. No fresh maize here biko!”
“If not for insecurity, this is small compared to what we normally harvest. But, we can't even farm anymore”
“The FG should deduct some of the money from the State and LG FAAC accounts as they did for meter procurement.”
page 2 · 32 posts · 23 participants
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This thread is a 'Rate My Farm Produce' discussion where a user named ActiveFarms shares details about a massive maize harvest, prompting dozens of users to guess the yield in cobs. The conversation shifts from estimating harvest volume to discussing specific input costs, input efficacy (NPK/foliar), and the severe logistical challenges of farming in flood-prone areas like Cross River.
Pain points:
transport_costerratic_rainfall
Prices:
maize_cobs: NGN7400.0 (Mushin)maize_cobs: NGN29000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN32000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN7000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN12000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN8648.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN4500.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN6000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN35500.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN2000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN5000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN7000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN20000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN30000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN15000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN1000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN3000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN16000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN10500.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN9300.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN3000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN4000.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN1500.0 (Unknown)maize_cobs: NGN175600.0 (Unknown)
Credibility signals:
ActiveFarms mentions specific locations (Cross River, Belle) and extreme personal hardships (floods, snakes, river water) to validate their farming experience.ActiveFarms cites specific financial figures (3-4 Million Naira investment, 200,000 Naira contribution) and input details (Two Granule NPK, 3 Foliar applications).
“I spent well over 3-4 Million Naira. No one gave me a dime”
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“I pulled my clothes to cross river because the routes are flooded. The flood got to my Belle level”
“I crossed path with a fully grown cobras that raised to strike me once.”
page 3 · 31 posts · 27 participants
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This is a lively discussion thread where users are guessing the value of a specific farm produce (likely maize) based on visual cues and experience, resulting in a wide range of price estimates. The conversation includes banter about the quality of the crop, references to government policies, and general agricultural humor, with very little focus on specific production problems or trade coordination.
Prices:
maize_cobs: NGN40000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN75600.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN28000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN25000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN75000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN11000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN31000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN5200.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN12000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN2500.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN980.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN15000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN28000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN2000.0 (N/A)maize_cobs: NGN155000.0 (N/A)
Credibility signals:
citing_specific_crop_agereferencing_personal_experience
“You do further maths for school ?”
“This your corn, they look angry!”
“It's 105-112 Days old. It's not for regular chewing anymore unless you can half of your dentition removed”
“Why always FG? Why not your state ministry of agriculture or youth empowerment?”
“It doesn't work that way. There is an E=Mc² situation with it o.”
page 4 · 30 posts · 25 participants
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This is a lively discussion thread where users estimate the market value of a specific maize harvest displayed in the original post. The conversation focuses heavily on price volatility, with users debating whether the yield of roughly 32,000 cobs should fetch 15k, 50k, or even 1.2 million (likely a joke), while also touching on the security of the farmer due to local knowledge of herdsmen.
Prices:
maize_cobs: NGN15000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN10200.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN1200000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN17253.5 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN26000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN15000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN15500.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN20000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN17000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN13000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN13000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN38000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN50000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN30000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN12000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN4500.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN14000.0 (local_market_estimate)maize_cobs: NGN25000000000.0 (local_market_estimate)
Credibility signals:
naming_farm_size_or_yieldciting_local_knowledge
“You are so lucky God delivered you from herders!. 🤗”
“All the herders and me know each other. I am the only Southerners that confidently walks through the forests in the community as a result we know ourselves very well and have become very cordial.”
“You used the sweat of your brow to produce all that maize and my pride in you is like as if you produced it for me personally.”
Unclassified: A user jokes about receiving 25 Billion Millions for the maize, highlighting the hyperbolic nature of some price guesses.
page 5 · 29 posts · 23 participants
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This page is a community-driven discussion where multiple users guess the yield (number of corn cobs) of a specific farm produce post. The thread includes technical inquiries about the specific fertilizers used (SeedCo, NPK, GNLD SuperGro, Zytonic) and speculation on the total capital investment required to produce the harvest. While there is a brief mention of a user's plan to start a food bank, the primary activity is peer-to-peer estimation and agricultural input verification.
Prices:
11500.0 corn_cobs: NGN11500.0/cobs (unknown)38500.0 corn_cobs: NGN38500.0/cobs (unknown)32000.0 corn_cobs: NGN32000.0/cobs (unknown)1700.0 corn_cobs: NGN1700.0/cobs (unknown)5500.0 corn_cobs: NGN5500.0/cobs (unknown)500.0 corn_cobs: NGN500.0/cobs (unknown)3200.0 corn_cobs: NGN3200.0/cobs (unknown)4200.0 corn_cobs: NGN4200.0/cobs (unknown)1500.0 corn_cobs: NGN1500.0/cobs (unknown)1000.0 corn_cobs: NGN1000.0/cobs (unknown)1600.0 corn_cobs: NGN1600.0/cobs (unknown)2400.0 corn_cobs: NGN2400.0/cobs (unknown)
Credibility signals:
Detailed technical input list provided by ActiveFarms (SeedCo, NPK 15:15:15, GNLD SuperGro, Zytonic)Mathematical estimation of yield based on geometric sampling by Alusiizizi
“Imagine a small sphere in that corn heap, I counted something like 30 corns in that sphere. The sphere had a radius of about 1/10 of that "hemisphere"(more accurately, a pyramid) so I estimate the number of corns in that heap to be about 30*10^3=30000/2=15000.”
“SeedCo NPK 15:15:15 GNLD SuperGro Zytonic”
“Pls can you give a rough estimation of how this 3-4 million was spent. A list of what you bought with it. Nairalanders would like to learn from you.”
page 6 · 23 posts · 21 participants
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This thread is a price estimation discussion where various users guess the total yield of maize cobs shown in an image, followed by a dramatic request from a non-farmer asking for basic agricultural training. The conversation shifts from market valuation to a debate on the feasibility of teaching farming to someone with zero experience, highlighting the gap between urban curiosity and practical agricultural labor.
Prices:
maize cobs: NGN2400.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN45000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN100000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN32000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN2450.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN12000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN1650.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN7000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN5000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN7480.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN3500.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN15000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN3600.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN15000.0 (implied)maize cobs: NGN28960.0 (implied)
Credibility signals:
Author baldwretch admits to knowing nothing about farming, hoeing, or soil types.Author baldwretch specifies location as Kwara state.Author budaatum references the physical labor of planting corn to refute the request for free tutoring.
“I don't know what a hoe is. I have never farmed or seen a cutlass before. I don't know how long it takes a maize to germinate, what soil to plant in, or anything in particular.”
“I hope you are aware that if he kindly takes your hands to explain like you are five years old and teach you these things, his hand will not be growing the corn cobs you see here.”
page 7 · 19 posts · 11 participants
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This thread is a hybrid of a casual 'guess the crop count' game and a promotional showcase for maize cobs by a user named ActiveFarms. While the page features specific price estimates and harvest volumes, the majority of the conversation shifts to a narrative where ActiveFarms claims to have received a 200,000 Naira donation to pay workers, followed by a playful exchange about bank account digits.
Prices:
maize_cobs: NGN22000.0 (any part of the country)maize_cobs: NGN25000.0 (unknown)maize_cobs: NGN14300.0 (unknown)maize_cobs: NGN12000.0 (unknown)
Credibility signals:
ActiveFarms claims to be executing a project funded by 'Mr. Rotimi' and paying women workers for harvesting.ActiveFarms requests forum users to guess the number of cobs in a picture to win a prize of half a bag of maize.
“Approximately 22,000 cobs”
“This generous man sent me money to bless me just because of the pictures of this hustle. I am going to use it to pay the women to do the rest of my harvesting tomorrow”
page 8 · 11 posts · 7 participants
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This thread is a Q&A discussion where farmers share specific maize prices and discuss the challenges of post-harvest storage, specifically moisture damage. The conversation is driven by users asking for rates and the original poster explaining delays in responding due to farm workload.
Pain points:
storage_loss
Prices:
maize: NGN6000.0 (Nigeria)maize: NGN7000.0 (Nigeria)maize: NGN3163.0 (Nigeria)maize: NGN5298.0 (Nigeria)maize: NGN56000.0 (Nigeria)
Credibility signals:
referencing farm worksmentioning specific storage issues
“There are winners. Problem is time. I will make time to address when done with farm works”
“There was moisture that affected the maize during storage. Drying and packing and all has overwhelmed me.”
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