{"id":954,"date":"2018-09-06T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trix.radiantthemes.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:19:15","slug":"captain-hosa-pioneers-the-biggest-greenhouse-farm-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellshosa.com\/en\/index.php\/2018\/09\/06\/captain-hosa-pioneers-the-biggest-greenhouse-farm-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Hosa Pioneers the biggest greenhouse farm in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"954\" class=\"elementor elementor-954\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bb8669 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bb8669\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The FIRST HARVEST CEREMONY of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hosa_Wells_Okunbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain Hosa Okunbo<\/a> technology driven Wells Hosa Greenhouse farm in Edo State.<br \/><span id=\"more-181\"><\/span><\/p><p>\u201cFor me people are seeing tomatoes, I\u2019m seeing more than tomatoes, I\u2019m seeing jobs for the youth, I\u2019m seeing empowerment for our people, I\u2019m seeing food security, I\u2019m seeing exports and foreign exchange to support our GDP so its more than tomatoes first harvest but its something that we can replicate around this country.\u201d These were the words of billionaire business guru <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hosa_Wells_Okunbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Captain Hosa Okunbo<\/a> on 6th September, 2018 at the first 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Narrating the humble beginnings, Captain Hosa as he\u2019s fondly called by numerous admirer said that as a little boy growing up in Benin city several decades ago, the distinct image of farming being at the time the common means of livelihood was a significant picture that was grafted into my mind at that younger age but thank God today, Wells Hosa Greenhouse is a project born out of that mental picture.<\/p><p>Its a pioneer project, presently the largest of its kind in west Africa which incorporates various system integrated by irrigation, fertilization and pest control. It stands on 27 hectares of land and has the housing capacity for 28 hydroponic greenhouses, each of 5,440 square meters estimated production value of 4,200 tons per year and its projected revenue of 6 million dollars (USD) per year with 500 direct employment while indirectly employing thousands of youth and women.<\/p><p>An elated Captain Hosa also use the opportunity to pay a courtesy visit and present the first tomatoes harvest to His Royal Majesty, the Oba Of Benin for his royal Blessings. 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