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A Local farmer told me that a plantain sucker produces their best bunch at first harvest and the size of bunches they produce after that becomes smaller and smaller and also the lifeline of a plantain farm is 3 years. How true is this please?

jobzytravels:
A Local farmer told me that a plantain sucker produces their best bunch at first harvest and the size of bunches they produce after that becomes smaller and smaller and also the lifeline of a plantain farm is 3 years. How true is this please?

Not true.
After the first harvest,you still need to fertilise (add manure) year in year out to get the best.
Plantain farm if well manage will last decades

Lesgupnigeria:

Not true.
After the first harvest,you still need to fertilise (add manure) year in year out to get the best.
Plantain farm if well manage will last decades

Thank you.

jobzytravels:
A Local farmer told me that a plantain sucker produces their best bunch at first harvest and the size of bunches they produce after that becomes smaller and smaller and also the lifeline of a plantain farm is 3 years. How true is this please?

It might be true if the suckers used in planting was infested with pests such as nematodes and beetles. The parasitic pressure increases year after year and the bunches becomes progressively smaller.

That's why one must plant with clean planting materials, ie suckers free from pest and diseases. One can plant tissue culture suckers or macropragated suckers from a nursery that follows the proper phytosanitary procedure.

If one must plant normal suckers, one must ensure that they are pared, ie the root and the outer part peeled as yam is peeled. Nematodes mostly reside in the roots and outer part of the corm. One must ensure that the paring isn't done in the new farm as one would be transferring the pest to the farm. After that, the suckers should be deeped into boiling water for exactly 30 seconds. The heat would kill any left over nematodes and beetles.

If clean planting materials are used, like Lesgupnigeria said they won't become smaller provided the plantation is well taken care of.

Agritech:


It might be true if the suckers used in planting was infested with pests such as nematodes and beetles. The parasitic pressure increases year after year and the bunches becomes progressively smaller.

That's why one must plant with clean planting materials, ie suckers free from pest and diseases. One can plant tissue culture suckers or macropragated suckers from a nursery that follows the proper phytosanitary procedure.

If one must plant normal suckers, one must ensure that they are pared, ie the root and the outer part peeled as yam is peeled. Nematodes mostly reside in the roots and outer part of the corm. One must ensure that the paring isn't done in the new farm as one would be transferring the pest to the farm. After that, the suckers should be deeped into boiling water for exactly 30 seconds. The heat would kill any left over nematodes and beetles.

If clean planting materials are used, like Lesgupnigeria said they won't become smaller provided the plantation is well taken care of.

Perfectly stated.

Plantain occupies a strategic position for rapid food production in Nigeria. It is ranked third among starchy staple foods. Production still remains largely in the hands of small-scale producers who, over the years, have ingeniously integrated it into various cropping systems.

Agritech:


It might be true if the suckers used in planting was infested with pests such as nematodes and beetles. The parasitic pressure increases year after year and the bunches becomes progressively smaller.

That's why one must plant with clean planting materials, ie suckers free from pest and diseases. One can plant tissue culture suckers or macropragated suckers from a nursery that follows the proper phytosanitary procedure.

If one must plant normal suckers, one must ensure that they are pared, ie the root and the outer part peeled as yam is peeled. Nematodes mostly reside in the roots and outer part of the corm. One must ensure that the paring isn't done in the new farm as one would be transferring the pest to the farm. After that, the suckers should be deeped into boiling water for exactly 30 seconds. The heat would kill any left over nematodes and beetles.

If clean planting materials are used, like Lesgupnigeria said they won't become smaller provided the plantation is well taken care of.

Thank you for your contribution. My suckers are from IITA, so i guess it should be of standard, nevertheless, i would make an inquiry about the suckers concerning what you said about good suckers. Thank you once again.

Plantain, being a perishable food item, substantial quantities rot away in a short period after harvest because farmers plant and harvest at the same time and flood the markets with the product.
Therefore there is need to have ready made market before starting.
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Please can I buy from you... I am into trade of plantain.

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Please can I buy from you... I am into trade of plantain.

Contact me on 08164628081 to discuss

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Did you know that demand for plantain has increased by 280 per cent since 2010, and is expected to steadily increase in the years to come?

Plantain pays..Do it
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By now, it should be no surprise to you that agriculture is the most lucrative business sector in Nigeria. This has led to a huge boost in local and international investment, which has seen the agriculture industries potential increase exponentially.

If you’re still thinking about whether or not to invest in Nigerian agriculture, you should stop thinking and make a decision today. My advice to you is – don’t delay. The industry is so full of potential, and moving so quickly that you risk being left behind.
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You might be wondering why is plantain farming such a lucrative business? Plantain farming in Nigeria is so lucrative because plantain features heavily in the staple diet of most Nigerians. The few farmers who are successfully operating in this sector are making millions of Naira.
Join the train.

There is a large demand for plantain across the world and in Nigeria, but supply is struggling to meet demand. You can fulfill this demand and providing yourself with a healthy income!
Do plantain.
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If you’re still thinking about whether or not to invest in agricultural sector, plantain subsector, you should stop thinking and make a decision today. My advice to you is – don’t delay. The industry is so full of potential, and moving so quickly that you risk being left behind.

Many people today are still wallowing in abject poverty notwithstanding that they can still conveniently do some things about the sad situation and rescue themselves from poverty, take care of the situation by embarking on personal business or the other instead of waiting endlessly for a white collar job that may be here today and gone tomorrow.

Nice thread!

DJHANDSOME:
Nice thread!

Thanks.God bless you.

For those interested in plantain cultivation, this thread will provide you with just enough knowledge needed to go into its farming and take part of the profits that those already in the business are enjoying.
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Starting a plantain farming is very lucrative because any amount it gives you on the first harvest, be sure that with less hard work than all that you started with, you would be making an increment year by year till the next 20 years.
Do plantain...it pays

Youth unemployment climbs to 24% according to National bureau of statistics.
If every unemployed youth can cultivate at least 1 hectare of plantain,then I am very sure within 2-3 years,the rate would have been drastically reduce by more than half,increased production and billion of dollar of foreign exchange will be saved.
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"The size of your farm should depend on the size of your dream, creativity and innovation. Avoid taking on too much than you can be able to handle financially and in terms of personnel’. Besides embracing modern farming practices, seeds and technology, be passionate about what you do and give farming additional time’.
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