Plantain business is a very profitable.business.but not without its challenges.
The purpose of this thread is to enable you to have in depth knowledge about what you have not known or hear before in plantain business.

I am your agricbusiness expert and i am dedicated to your success so you can trust me to open up on all what you have not been told or on what you are not aware of in this business.

This thread will enable you to make informed decision when you are making decision on when,where and how to start your business as pertain to plantain.

What i will be sharing are very important and cannot be ignored or taking with levity.
I will draw from my over half a decade experience and other experiences of other plantain farmers so you can learn all what it takes to start out on a brighter note.

You have not heard this anywhere,Plantain farmers will not even want to tell you,but you will hear and see everything on this thread.

I will also bring to you the latest researches on plantain and how you can take advantage of this recent developments in plantain industry.

...stay connected


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I will.be discussing about the prevalent Diseases in plantain today and i will tell you how you can save your farm from this disease.

The disease can only be prevented and cannot be controlled so you need to follow every details i will be sharing on this thread.
If your farm contract it,your investment is gone.

The plantain disease which is ravaging some parts of ogun state now is the bunchy top disease.


A plantain farmer whose farm was located in Ogun state called me about some months ago that his plantain plant were turning yellow with stunted growth.

I was at the farm and these were the pictures of the infested plantain farm.


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If your plantain farm is located in Owode,Igbogila or any part of Ogun state, you need to be extremely careful.

I have paid a visit to IITA and have done more research on the disease,
I will.bring you more information i gathered in the course of my research in due time.

I.believe this link will help you get more information on the disease.


thisdaylive.com/articles/fg-rallies-as-disease-threatens-nigeria-s-plantain-banana-production/157404/

peoplesdailyng.com/banana-disease-nigeria-other-developing-countries-face-hunger/

whatsupibadan.com/2013/08/12/iita-alerts-farmers-of-invading-banana-virus/

The disease was first discovered in 2012 by IITA in collaboration with the University of Ibadan and
the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, the disease is now widespread in Ilashe, Odan-Itoro, Ido-Ologun, and Igbogila, in Ogun State.


"The spread of the disease into new areas can
initially remain undetected, complicating timely
eradication work and prevention of new outbreaks. Once the disease is present in a region, it is extremely difficult to eradicate"- lava kumar a virologist i
at IITA

businessdayonline.com/2013/08/banana-bunchy-top-virus-spreads-in-nigeria/

No durable sources of resistance have yet been
identified. Eradication of infected plants and
planting healthy planting material is the best
available solution.

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The Use Of Good suckers.
Making use of good suckers is very important and can make or mar your plantain business venture.

This Top.bunchy virus disease were spread by the use of the traditional suckers so next you are using the traditional suckers,you might have to think twice of the disease it can transfer to the farm.
If you have plantain farms in ogun state,check for symptoms ( i am going to be showing you what you need to look for on your farm) and if you are establishing your plantain farm in Ogun state,you must factor this into consideration before venturing into this business.


The Hybrid cultured Suckers

The traditional suckers you should not make use of when venturing into plantain business.
It produce low yield, and susceptible to disease.

This is the best suckers to make use of - the tissue cultured suckers
It gives uniform growth,uniform fruiting, disease resistant and good yield


See the Advantage of using good suckers
On 1 acre of land using hybrid cultured suckers
1000 suckers produces 1000 bunches
selling at N800-N1200/bunch
Revenue = N800k

On 1 acre of land using traditional suckers
1000 suckers produces 200 bunches
selling at N800-N1,200 per bunch
Revenue= N200k

can you spot the difference in the revenue?

Suckers supplied to a farm in Abia state.

Lesgupnigeria:
Still have truckloads of hidden truths about plantain to be unveiled.
...stay connected.

waooo Mr Lesgupnigeria this is great keep us inform Sir d Lord is ur strength.

Johnnyessence:
waooo Mr Lesgupnigeria this is great keep us inform Sir d Lord is ur strength.

Thank you.God bless you sir.

This is the best time to acquire your farmland for plantain,as the season is almost around the corner.
Lands to be used for plantain cultivation is different from other crops
contact me if you are in need of farmland for plantain.

For any of your questions regarding plantain,post it here so i can help you deal with it.

Hello Sir,
I am about venturing into plaintain farming over just 2 acres of land on a rich loamy soil.
Can you help me with a step-by-step approach of the "HOW TO".
Thanks

Thank you for the info share here and I am trying to venture into this plantain biz...but would be glad if you can talk more abt the risk involved.....no pain no gain I knwt that

@bmbo22: I will help you out on what you needed to do to achieve your goal.
Where do you intend to set up the farm?
and you can add me up on whatsapp or call me on 08164628081 to discuss better on step by step guide to start on a good note.

@hrmkingceo: The challenges are numerous which i am still.going to talk about but if you follow and act on what i have been showing ,then you can.be assured of overcoming the challenges.

Thanks for commenting.

@lesgupigeria, pls I'm interested in starting a plantain farm. Which Areas around Ogun state can u help me with and what is d pricing like.

@blueblood1:
Ogun state is a very risky location for plantain top bunchy virus disease, some areas should be stay clear of or you use a good suckers for production
You can call me to discuss better.

Challenges you are to face in Plantain.

1.Suckers
You need a good suckers for your plantain to perform well which are not readily availble and also you are sweet talked to buy any type of suckers.
You discover either after disease have ravage your farm or your plantains are not.growing as they ought to.
Check.my other threads to see the type of.suckers you need to make use of.

Lesgupnigeria:
Challenges you are to face in Plantain.

1.Suckers
You need a good suckers for your plantain to perform well which are not readily availble and also you are sweet talked to buy any type of suckers.
You discover either after disease have ravage your farm or your plantains are not.growing as they ought to.
Check.my other threads to see the type of.suckers you need to make use of.

pls sir Mr lesgupnigeria ,is it good to plant local suckers with hybrid suckers to yield growth at a time when they plant them .need ur reply sir and expansiate on d consequences between d local suckers and hybrid suckers.

@johnnyessence:
You cant Plant tissued cultured suckers and the local suckers together because the other suckers will transmit diseases and pest to the tissued cultured suckers.

One of the advantage of using the tissued cultured is that you have Diseased free farms- your farm can be secured from the Ravaging bunchy top virus disease if you make use of this suckers especially in ogun state where the disease is now being transmitted on daily basis

One of challenges faced by plantain farmers is non-uniform growth of plantain which is caused by bad suckers but with the use of hybrid tissue cultured suckers, you can be assured of uniform growth.
If you have uniform growth of your plantain,they will also have uniform fruiting,(they will produce fruits at the same time and you can harvest all at the same time.

With the use of tissue cultured suckers,If you plant 1000suckers,you can be sure that you will have 100% survival rate with uniform growth and you can also harvest all at the same time.

You will never have uniform growth making use of the other suckers (check pictures above to see it) and they will not fruit at the same time.
The implication is that you have to incurred transportatuon cost everytime you come for harvesting on the farm and also the plantain fruit from this sucker is not usually big.

Not harvesting once will increase your transportation cost,harvesting cost and overall cost of production.

With increased transportation cost,harvesting cost and lower yield using this type of suckers you might not make profit from your plantain business venture.

I hope i have been able to answer your questions

nice tread.

Marketing is very important in making any agribusiness profitable.
I will be showing you how to get supply contract from any processing company in nigeeia
Presently i have about 6 contract agreements with medium to large proceszing companies to supply them various crops ranging from cassava to plantain to cashew nuts.

Stay glued to this thread as i will teach you how to fish for yourself

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Mustack:
nice tread.

thank you.God bless you.

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@OP, an a student of kwarapoly. ilorin east precisely. am planning to have a plot or half plot of land to start plantain farming.. my question is can it grow well in that geographical area or location?

Lesgupnigeria:
@johnnyessence:
You cant Plant tissued cultured suckers and the local suckers together because the other suckers will transmit diseases and pest to the tissued cultured suckers.

One of the advantage of using the tissued cultured is that you have Diseased free farms- your farm can be secured from the Ravaging bunchy top virus disease if you make use of this suckers especially in ogun state where the disease is now being transmitted on daily basis

One of challenges faced by plantain farmers is non-uniform growth of plantain which is caused by bad suckers but with the use of hybrid tissue cultured suckers, you can be assured of uniform growth.
If you have uniform growth of your plantain,they will also have uniform fruiting,(they will produce fruits at the same time and you can harvest all at the same time.

With the use of tissue cultured suckers,If you plant 1000suckers,you can be sure that you will have 100% survival rate with uniform growth and you can also harvest all at the same time.

You will never have uniform growth making use of the other suckers (check pictures above to see it) and they will not fruit at the same time.
The implication is that you have to incurred transportatuon cost everytime you come for harvesting on the farm and also the plantain fruit from this sucker is not usually big.

Not harvesting once will increase your transportation cost,harvesting cost and overall cost of production.

With increased transportation cost,harvesting cost and lower yield using this type of suckers you might not make profit from your plantain business venture.

I hope i have been able to answer your questions

Thk u very much Mr lesgupnigeria I appreciate it Thk u for ur reply why I am asking u to expansiate it is that I av some little local suckers in our compound but u av explain to me in to details Thks for ur reply.