10-Hectare Cut-Flower Farm Project, Jigawa State and Lagos State, Nigeria.
Openfield and greenhouse trial cultivation of different varieties of cutflowers (sunflowers,
zinnias etc), for supply within the Nigerian local market.
Role
Owner, Program lead (design → deployment → training).
Systems
Openfield, greenhouse, automated irrigation and dosing, filtration and food-safe workflows.
Output
Premium cut-flowers; B2B retail and HORECA channels.
Challenge
Solve the import dependency on imported ornamental cut-flowers and boost local production capacity.
Selected Outcomes
- Consistent weekly harvest cadence with 95% on-time order fill.
- Water use is reduced by up to 50% through drip irrigation in open fields and
hydroponic growing in the greenhouse.
- Rejection rate held below 10% across 2 years.
What made it different
Retail-grade quality built on SOP discipline, small-team operations, and a simple dashboard for EC/pH logs, yields, and compliance checks.
Approach
1. System Design:
Nutrient recipe library, EC/pH controls, sanitation SOPs, IPM for controlled environments.
2. Crop Strategy:
Trial test of multiple varieties in openfield and greenhouse
conditions; staggered seeding for steady weekly output.
3. Operations:
HACCP-aligned hygiene flow, harvest/pack micro-zones, cold-chain handoff.
4. Commercial:
SKU plan, buyer SLAs, cost-per-stem model, pricing bands, wastage thresholds.
5. Capability Building:
Operator training, youth employment pipeline, daily/weekly
GMP audits.