Mustack:
What's the best spacing of planting plantain... Some say 2.5 × 2.5 is the best... I will be glad if you share more light on this area.. Also i hope its not late too plant it during the month of may/june or possible july... Thanks

benzion72:
You can only sell sucker for 150 at PHC, it is not so costly elsewhere. And a bunch of Plantain should be more than 500 naira depending on the season

Bernoullifarm:


2.5m x 2.5m is best spacing but u will get very good result with 2m x 2m.

Mustack:

With this how many suckers can be planted on 1 acre??

Bernoullifarm:


800

Bernoullifarm:

One of the very frequent question I am confronted with by new and intending farmers is on how profitable is plantain farming.
I will use this medium to address this question.
I am the MD of Bernoulli Farms and Food Limited based in Port Harcourt. I have been farming plantain for a couple of years now so my opinion is based on practicals and not just one academic work put together to steer your desire for quick cash.

Plantain farming is profitable. But like every other business, for you to profit from plantain farming, you need to understand how to maintain it.
One constant to ensuring you are profitable in the business is to get good specie. Thereafter, follow that up with good maintenance.

I will quickly run a feasibility using a farmer that starts with one acre of land ( 6 plots) and acquires 800 hybrid and treated plantain suckers.
I will assume the land belongs to the farmer and that the land is prepared(stumps and grasses removed) for planting of the plantain.

Cost of purchasing suckers = 150 per sucker = 150 x 800 = 120,000
Transportation (This is variable depending on where you are getting your stock but we will use #10,000) = #10,000
Cost of Planting = #20 per sucker = 20 x 800 = #16,000 ( This cost can be avoided if you plant them yourself or with family)
Cost of Poultry manure = # 200 per bag = 200 x 20 bags = #4000

Total cost for setting up= #150,000

Cost of maintenance

The major maintenance within the period is application of manure and weeding
For the weeding, you can use 2 bottles of chemical for one acre. And each time you spray, it keeps the grasses at bay for about 4 months
Each bottle cost about #2,000 which means total cost is #4,000 per time. In one year you would have spent #12,000.
For the manure, get pig dung. It is cheaper and last longer than poultry manure. One application can last for one year unlike poultry manure that wears out within a short period.
For one acre, get 160 bags at #100 each bag = #16,000
Transportation of manure = #10,000

Total cost of maintenance = #38,000

TOTAL COST OF SETTING UP AND MAINTENANCE = #150,000 + #38,000 = #188,000/Year

REVENUE/RETURNS

FIRST YEAR

If you plant a good specie and maintain properly, expect the below.

Your return will come in two folds.

1. Sale of Suckers: Each plantain stem can produce at least 8 suckers. Which means for 800 plantain stem you should expect 6400 suckers.
If you decide to sell 5 suckers from each stem, you will be having 5 x 800= 4000 suckers available for sale = 4000 x 150= #600,000

2. Sale of plantain fruits: If each of the plantain produces one bunch that you conservatively sell at #500 each, you will be making
800 x #500 = #400,000

Therefore total return for first year = #600,000 + #400,000 = #1,000,000
Profit = #1,000,000 - #188,000 = #812,000.

Plantain farming is like fine wine. It gets better with time. The second and third year is even better as you dont have to buy suckers again or plant again unless you are replanting.

We can buy your plantain fruits upon harvest if we supply you our hybrid plantain suckers.

You can contact Bernoulli Farms and Food Limited on 08138286066 (Calls only) and 08186005285 (whatsapp only) for further consultation
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Good morning.

Please what is the impact of hybrid suckers?

OHGOODGOD:
I base in Ekiti State can you supply me plantain sucker here