One hectare cost estimates for sweet potatoes. (August to November) planting season.

Cost:.
1. Land lease 20k.
2. Brushing & burning 60k.
3. Herbicides + Spraying 20k.
4. Planting materials + labour 70k.
.5. Weeding 40k.
6. Fertilizer + labour 40k.
Total N250k.
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R. O. I. Projected.
Of the minimum 10,000 plant population and all steps above taken, each plant has the capacity to yield tubers worth over N100 each.
(Potato is a low risk crop).

Farm setup duration: 2 weeks.

** Join other nairalanders on the farm. It is work and fun.
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Sales: Sales on the farm or markets.

Let's go to the farm!!!

Great.

Farm location?

Loyal student sir

sholatech:
Farm location?

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35 mins from mowe-ofada.
Locations:.
1. Lukosi (phase 2 and 3 farms).
2. Mokoloki.
3. Okoluwo.

peacengine:
Loyal student sir

. Many thanks.

How do we join?

Jatropha:
How do we join?

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Get your land cleared from any of the farm locations. There are workers to do the jobs. You can inspect at your free time.

Best to brush and burn this sunny period.

Alpha2k:
Best to brush and burn this sunny period.

Ever since i knew you, you never displayed your veggies on NL you must be an e-farmer if really u re making it in farming u wont have time for caretaking job

aquila3:
Ever since i knew you, you never displayed your veggies on NL you must be an e-farmer if really u re making it in farming u wont have time for caretaking job

Thank you.

My initial projected harvest was N50 per plant from the pilot project but discovered over N100 worth of sweet potato was actually harvested per plant.
You too can try it on a pilot scale.

Ensure you plant this month else, push it to next year.

Many thanks to all that have planted.

Additional 250 acres have been added to the moko farm block preferably for sugarcane and potato farming. Both are low risk and highly rewarding.

The white variety matures in about 3 months while the purple variety which contains vit A takes extra month to mature.

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As a field agronomist, saying a hectare would cost this much makes me look at this thread and laugh

Do you have anything planned for this January?

Fundamentalist:
As a field agronomist, saying a hectare would cost this much makes me look at this thread and laugh

pls whats your reason for doubts

We are waiting for pictures of harvested produce . atleast we deserve to see it

Pls When is the best tym of the month to plant sweet potatoes diz yr.

Amyyy2020:
Pls When is the best tym of the month to plant sweet potatoes diz yr.

Potato can be planted anytime. If you support it with irrigation, it will meet good price.

And the rain came down heavily earlier than the predicted February.
Get to start your farm activities now.

You can do potato now.

Alpha2k:
You can do potato now.

Aiit tnx

Amyyy2020:


Aiit tnx

Just watering is your major task.
Weldone

Is there any measures that can be used to control soil pest, mostly termites that eat and bore holes in potatoes tubers? That was my greatest challenge last last year.

We didn't see the pictures of potatoes OP...
I dey E-Farmer.

Hasib04:
We didn't see the pictures of potatoes OP...
I dey E-Farmer.

Pictures of potato is everywhere but you can also visit the farms to see the batch planted in July.