Kensab:
So does it mean coconut farming is more profitable than palm?

Dshocker:


I was actually talking with someone on this forum on coconut plantation.

I plan to use 100 hectares of land for the project.

Constrain right now is the finance, which i hope would be available before the end of the year.

ytdivine:
Coconut has a lot of health benefits. The demand is so much that the market can never be Saturated. This makes this fruit to be very expensive. I do sell one in the range of #400 to #600 depending on the size.
Coconut oil is one of the expensive cosmetic oil which can be exported. I have export market in Turkey already. I will post some pictures of coconut fruits tomorrow after cutting

ytdivine:
There is a lot of untapped potential in coconut business. I saw on YouTube where raw coconut juices are being sold in some countries. Never come across it here in Nigeria. At first, I was not interested but decided to give it a trial. It was very fantastic. I had never in my life taken such delicious fruit juice before. Please give it a trial, you will concur with me.

Get one not yet ripe coconut fruit fresh from the tree. Open and drink the water, come here and testify. This coconut water cures a lot of disease.

Ephiezy4real:


Well done OP, those are actually older varieties. We now have new improved varieties (malaysian dwarf) that fruits in 3 years, dwarf, more prolific and fruits for up to seven decades

Ephiezy4real:


But I hope you know 30 x 3k per month is just a little above 1m per annum which the OP earns from his 20 cocnut trees. Tell us the cost of building the bacha too

Ephiezy4real:


Can you tell us the yield per tree sir? And the revenue per tree just as coconut gave you about 50k per tree. Which one would you say is more profitable?

Ephiezy4real:


Although some people have reported harvesting up to 600 nuts per tree of Malaysian dwarf hybrid. Anything between 100 and 400 is achievable.

Please note that production will be lower in the first few production years and increase till it gets to the peak. About 400 per annum

Ephiezy4real:


I will advise 100 trees per 4,000 Square meters (1 acre) at 6m x 6m spacing. 1,000 trees will need 10 acres

ibinaboonline:
You export coconut to Turkey?

Ephiezy4real:



That is for older varieties. New improved varieties fruits in 3 years

Deeprooted:
What particularly is this used for?

Sunnic4sure:
This is unique tread, I think we have to start thinking outside the box, it's not only cooperate wear jobs fetches money. I'm already prepared going into Palm fruit plantation and plantian plantation with already purchased 75 acres of land.
I'm working on the clearing and planting capital.
We need to start sourcing way to be what we dream about.
We can aswell have group of farmers of all crops.
If anyone can make the group available let him or her indicate, there and then we will be sharing much knowledge to better our lives.

ytdivine:


You can plant up to 100 using 3metre spacing

viyon02:
yes I know but they don't last long in production of fruits, like our local breeds, I do advise anyone who want to go into plantation to go for our local breeds. because hybrid don't last long

Ephiezy4real:


Where did you get that I formation from? Hybrids can produce up to 7 decades. 70 good years

Evidenx:
okay sir thanks. I intend planting coconut and paw-paw.

Deeprooted:
What particularly is this used for?

EnoAkpanOctober:
Land For Sale.

Location: Ajase (Kwara state). Suitable for factory, school, estate, farming.

1hr 15mins from the Ilorin Airport. The area has 17 hrs of power daily.

Secured Location. Very close to Ilorin-Kogi road, 5 mins from local market.

Price 550K per acre 08024061376

Exmilitant:
They build on my land at their own cost and, live in it for one year before they begin paying me 3k every month. A fair bargain if you compare to op's coconut farm which will take a minimum of 7-9 years beforing maturing for harvest and market purpose( don't mind the fat lie that coconuts mature within five years)

And don't belief the ops claim that 20 coconut stands gets you millions. It don't, it won't. It cant. Hell, 20 stand even if all coconut trees yields 200 coconut fruit it wont get you millions!

keystone123:


Is good but the number of years are so long. If you plant cassava on that big land for just 2years you will become millionaire. Agriculture is not all about lucrativeness along, you do calculation and compare

Exmilitant:
They build on my land at their own cost and, live in it for one year before they begin paying me 3k every month. A fair bargain if you compare to op's coconut farm which will take a minimum of 7-9 years beforing maturing for harvest and market purpose( don't mind the fat lie that coconuts mature within five years)

And don't belief the ops claim that 20 coconut stands gets you millions. It don't, it won't. It cant. Hell, 20 stand even if all coconut trees yields 200 coconut fruit it wont get you millions!

Exmilitant:
i prefer the 6 month specie.

keystone123:


There is one called TME 419 or there about, it will be ready for harvest within 4month. Agriculture is the next gold mine. Taking this cassava tubbers to the main market, na you go tire as buyers are there waiting to pay for it immediately. Nigeria population is growing exponentially, how you think food harvesting with be enough to feed the massive population. funny enough, the little grains or tubbers we produce, we still export them to neighbouring country like chad, niger, mali, benin republic etc.

Dont forget there are still cattle rearer and farmers problem much very active in various state of the federation. This is the major challenge to massive food production and govt should look for a way of solving this issue or governor of each state affect should creat a lasting solution.

NaijaPropagato:
In Lagos, in Surulere near the Sports Complex, they sell coconut with the water on Sundays. In Rivers State (Bonny), years ago, they had and still have coconut estates that they used to farm, dry the meat (Mockerel) and export to England before the focus shifted to Petroleum. These were villagers that farmed the coconut estates and traded with Europeans but after the petroleum boom, most of them left it and it is now government property.