doctorisa: before i continue lets enlighten our self about various type of cassava species we have so we can know the best and time of harvest,most cassava harvest are due for harvest between 6-14months TME 419 and TME 0326 are widely grown in western nigeria and are known to contain large percentage of starch and its average yield per hectare is 25-40 tons per acre, also very common is TME 7 also known as oko iyawo....for those interested in supplying cassava to starch companies this are the best specie to plant TME 419, TMS 97/0162 and TMS 98/0505...lets share address of starch company that buy cassava if you have such..

olushowunm:
@OP... I don't want to comment but i have to because some people will start making budget on your figures.. First no variety can achieve 25tons/acre maybe per hectare. Then if you are able to even achieves it on hectare basis, you budget with worst-case scenarios and not best case scenarios...

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olushowunm:
@OP... I don't want to comment but i have to because some people will start making budget on your figures.. First no variety can achieve 25tons/acre maybe per hectare. Then if you are able to even achieves it on hectare basis, you budget with worst-case scenarios and not best case scenarios...

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tundenojim: If you need advise and purchase of good cassava processing equipment of food agencies requirement contact me via alayanmetal@yahoo.com or tundenojim@yahoo.com our fabrication team 'Alayanmetal' has helped lot of agroprocessors in several states which you might be in one to witness our designs function,workablilty (equipments) and sincere services.

doctorisa: thank you mr slidewaxie can you give us the contact of mr peter of cassava department ,incase we have someone here interested in buying the stems, I also have Tme419 stems in abundant here in ogbomoso

SLIDEwaxie: wow, I wish I cld but I can't because its a personal line which he warned not to give out.
Nevertheless, his name is mr. Peter .O. Iluebey. Workers are not allowed to gibe out their personal numbers but u can contqvt them thru iita.organd u'll be directed to him via mail.
U can contact him directly at p.iluebbey@cgiar.org

Or go directly to iita. Though seeing him directly will be quite hard.

I hope that helps

helsinkiman: Hello everyone, thanks for your educative posts. Please I am contemplating to acquire 2 acres of land for future purposes. However, in order not to allow the land fallow and also to be able to secure the land, I am contemplating to plant either plantain tree or cassava on it. Please which is more beneficial. Thanks

[quote author=doctorisa]its better to plant cassava. Plantain will eat up the land. And discourage future development..

doctorisa: its better to plant cassava. Plantain will eat up the land. And discourage future development..

doctorisa: TME is an IITA genebank number..you can get the stem in IITA or any agric institute closer to you

doctorisa: its better to plant cassava. Plantain will eat up the land. And discourage future development..

soladel:
Plantain and cassava are two different plants that there agronomic practices are entirely different.
Plantain is perennial while cassava is annual crop. One can plant them together if the land is yours. Plantain will be on the farm until Jesus comes while you can be harvesting your cassava from the same farm year in year out.
The spacing of your plantain will determine how you are going to plant your cassava, they will normally not discourage and disturb their mixed cropping .

soladel:
TME is Tropical Manihot Esculenta, That is specific and Generic name for the Cassava Family. Not as Genebank number of iita improved varieties as smentioned By Dr isa..
A lot people on this thread do not know what Cassava Production is all about, Not just get the write up anywhere and try to relay as if one has tried it. I am not condemning everybody contribution but lets just be factual, truthful and sincere.
I want people to be sincere 100% about any information are sharing on this forum.
Regards.

doctorisa: fellow nairalanders the person who comment above is a consultant in IITA you can mail him if you have futher question or want to meet him in person adelekesola@
gmail.com ....Sir I hail ooo with merciful respect

samuel25: How long does it takes these species ( TME
419, TMS 97/0162 and TMS 98/0505) before harvest?

aguiyi:

are you serious?


pls were is IITA office in the south east

doctorisa: fellow nairalanders the person who comment above is a consultant in IITA you can mail him if you have futher question or want to meet him in person adelekesola@
gmail.com ....Sir I hail ooo with merciful respect

soladel:
IITA has its headquarter in Ibadan South west, we have research farm plots all around the country, we have one in Onne port harcourt, and some farms are in Ubiaja in Edo states. You can go to IITA.ORG for more information.

soladel:
There Dr Isa, Thanks for the accolades, hopefully i will see you in of this day.

aguiyi:

please can i have their contact?

i was to buy suckers from them but the distance between Ibadan and Enugu were my farm is discouraged me though i have gotten suckers in ph here but i still need to consult them as i progress.

Are they also in Animal rearing?

thanks

soladel: Ok, IITA is not into animal, our mandate based on six crops namely Maize, Cassava, Yam, Cowpea, plantain and Banana, we have another organisation in IITA called Africa Rice, that deals with Rice, also we have another one called ILRI, deals with Animal but not working along with the farmer like IITA do.
On your plantain, i can give you this number, he is our expert,08023268834, his name is Murphy.

soladel:
Every improved varieties will give you good yield and makes you profit by one year, if anybody tells you lesser than that, let him or her demonstrate it.
Cassava is a crop of One year. Shikena!