I have 24 hectares of land at ogbese in Ondo state. The land is surrounded by river ala which I believe will be good for irrigation because the water never dries up.
Pls kindly advice me on what to plant.o[quote][/quote]

ugwu would do well I guess!

@rotalori2, ugwu on my mind. Still need more advice , looking at maize ,soyabeans.etc

plantain will do well there.

plantain will do well there. mean while are you going to farm all.

If possible I will farm all mate. Thanks for your advice

Find markets first before planting and it's better to start small and experiment. In the future you may incorporate both crop and animal.

Practice practice practise
Practise on a very small scale.
practice the exact crops you want to plant
Understand the techniques and use the sample produce to source for market.
Research on what the markets demand.
Don't plant because someone gave you an overbloated figures.
Acquire intensive practical knowledge in what you want to invest in
Make friends with practicing farmers and visit the farm to see the structures and settings.
Presence of water alone does not make irrigation.
There are a lot entails.
Get to understand the farm workings.
Then you can venture into vegetables.
Vegetables are short term produce.
But they need 24hrs monitoring and maintenance.
More hands are needed in the farm
More money is spent to make large money from it.
Its worth the effort but not as simple as it seems.
Success

@jethro2, thanks for your advice. Will look into that as I am planning to do it bit by bit.

Like Jethro said, practice. Do market research.
But vegetable like Okro & tomato might do well there.

OP, is it the same Ogbese that straddles Ondo & Edo States?

Would you want to sell a few acres thereof?

Thanks.

webhostbiz:
@jethro2, thanks for your advice. Will look into that as I am planning to do it bit by bit.

You are welcome sir

I have a farm very close to ala also. I will advice you to plant plantain there but depend on how fertile the land is. let talk on phone maybe I may see the land and know what to say, I live in Akure.08034295507 just give me a call

@heywhy4u, thanks for your advice. Some yrs back, my dad had over 50000 suckers on the said farm but by year 2002, the whole farm got burnt including palmtree and cocoa he planted. I think, soil sample should be tested to see the suitability for plantain plantation. What are the soil nutrients that support plantain.

Bros, plant rice and if you no see market, contact me. I get am for za market flenti. But e get the type of rice o. If you no sabi the farming contact me. No go waste your time and money come day say had I known. Farming levels don change now. With a farmland like that, you are a potential multi millionaire.

@Op:

What are the crops that neighbouring farms plant?

Is it the Ogbese after akure before Uso while heading to Owo or its the Ogbese when going towards ondo town?

Anyway, soil test is major. The soil may be fertile but not productive. Many things may be involved.

Sincerely,

Thanks everybody for ur wonderful advice.