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Venturing into plantain plantation Biz require a high level of expertise expecially in this time of unpredictable weather.

There are lot of precautions to best taken to ensure the lack of rain and prolong dry season do not affect your plantation.

If you must secceed in your crop production, the below factors must be put under check
1. Type of soil you using, it characteristics and topography

2. Whether your seed is from a good source and viable

3. How well you manage the plantation which mean u need an expert

4. How well you secure your farm

If all these factors are under control, then certainly you have done your best. The rest is for Oluwa to take charge.

Consult kenfarm to help you put all the above factors under check


Pictures below is one of the plantation we establish last season and it has started producing very big bunches

Cheers

B4 I open the thread, I made my list base on my visit to those state,...only Lagos & River didn't make my list.......u?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8gWELnrJw0

Kalumargaret2:
That’s the same course I applied for and I am for January intake. Let’s connect

Would like to connect with you guys for direction on application same course same skool......

Pure TME 419 is gradually becoming a Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnK3h2WaGQo

Plantain farm Post planting operations in steps:

Step1. 4 Weeks after transplanting, the suckers will be due for the first weeding. Weeding is to be done with hoe and nut cutlass to reduce mortality. If herbicide will be used, it must be done by kenfarm trained staff. This is because it has to be done professionally so that the herbicide does not touch the growing suckers. Touching the sucker leaf will obstruct their growth.

Step2: Just after the first weeding, you are to observe the plantain farm to see if there are suckers that did not germinate. If mortality is recorded then replanting of the sucker on that spot needed to be done asap.

Step3: 6 weeks after transplanting the suckers, NPK fertilizer is to be applied. The Quantity to apply and the method of application is stated in the soil test report. A 70kg bag of NPK fertilizer can take care one acre (1000pcs) of suckers.

Step4: 24 weeks after transplanting, the hybrid suckers needs organic manure. The Quantity and method of application is spelt out in the soil test report.

Step5: 26 weeks after transplanting, heaping of the base of the suckers with sand must be done. However, step 4 and 5 can be done together to safe cost. But if you have a residence worker on the farm, then it should not be done together.

Step6: 36 weeks after transplanting, application of liquid organic fertilizer can be done. The fertilizer is specific for bigger fruit because the active ingredient is targeted towards improving the size of the fruit.

However, if you have access to potash (eru), you may add to the base of each stand. Or you may purchase a 50kg bag of Murat of potash. This step is optional though.

CAUTION
1. If all the above steps are followed meticulously, then at 28 weeks, the suckers should attain puberty. At 36 weeks the suckers should start following and at 48weeks, the suckers should start fruiting.

2. All the steps above (both cassava and suckers) need adequate supervision by an experience farmer. The operation is not to be left in the hands of the workers who usually don’t do them well enough.

3. Also it is very important to note that a source of water is to be provided for the suckers for the dry season. As water is the driving force for the growth of plantain sucker. Lack of water leads to slow growth rate and most times leads to small fruit.

4. If you have not gotten a residence staff, then I can help you import a Benue man so you negotiate charges with him.

NB: If you need to do organic farming you can consult with kenfarm

Cheers!!

MERITS OF SOIL FERTILITY TESTING

1. It enable farmer identify the level of nutrient in the soil. The soil test will also indicate if the nutrient available can be taken up by the plant or it available and yet can not be taken up by plant for use

2. It indicates the soil PH. Every crop has a soil pH in which it can strive. If a crop that strive in alkaline soil is planted on acidic soil, then mortality rate will increase

3. It indicates the soil macro nutrient and micro nutrient. Tree crops need lot of macro nutrient. Palm tree for example needs Mg in abundance. Mg is responsible for the red colour of the fruit. How reddish your palm fruit is determine largely the market value it will command because Mg determines the quality of your oil

4. It indicates the physical chrematistics of the farm soil. Physical characteristics of the farm soil has effect on the farm management style, fruit yield and mortality rate.

5. It indicates the Quantity of fertilizer to apply to each palm tree, the type of fertilizer and the method of application to adopt. The level of the nutrient will indicate all these. Over application of fertilizer and under application of fertilizer has a negative effect on the crop.

6. It indicate your farm soil textural class. Planting crop on the wrong adapted textural class can lead to crop mortality.

Contact us and be sure to get a Scientific Report on your soil test

Cheers!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCR317pb9F0

Convert the selling price to Naira and see how plantain farmers are suppose to be cashing out�....kenfarm bunch produce 30fingers...divide 30 fingers by 3 = 10 X $2.53 = $25.3 per bunch.....it translates that in naira....a bunch cost #350 X $25.3 = #8,850....so a dozen sold to USA will amount to #106,260......and they (Retailers in 9ja) will come your farm dey price a dozen for #5,000.... Make I see una leg for my farm again

I wish I also apprehended the idiot that stole 100bunches from my farm. Would have cut out one of his scrotum

As a potential farmer seeking for information on risk factor, management style, cropping system, soil fertility, fertilization, pest and disease control......pls visit our blog via: www.kenfarm.com.ng
Or check our you tube channel via : kenfarm
Or Instagram page via: kenfarm
Or readup our post here on NL

For informed information

Cheers!!

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Mr Governor from where his sitting is probably seeing what other Indegens are not seeing in time to come

The time to invest in cassava Biz is now. We are going to experience cassava boom in the coming season ....invest wisely....copies of our TME 419 production book still available

Steps to kick start an Agric Biz

1. Before you venture into any Agric Biz, the first thing to do is seek for info on the do & don't of the Agric Biz to cut down on risk factor. Like every other Biz, Agric Biz has it numerous risk factors which can either be Biological or environmental. Which ever may be the source of the risk factor, you need to first identify it and figure out if it can be eliminated or managed. If it going to be managed, then at what cost? If it is going to be eliminated, then at what cost? Trying to reduce risk also involves getting informed quality information like purchasing our TME419 production Book which has over the years become potential cassava farmers friend.

2. The second step will be......coming up with a crop budget. When you establish your crop budget which is what you plan to invest....the next decision you need to take is studying the market of what you are producing. When you study the market and you are able to establish your expected profit, then deduct your investment from your expected profit.....if you have real profit then it a worthwhile Biz
More steps from our URL, NL page, Instagram page and you tube….just search for kenfarm
As for cassava value chain, it a 1yr cycle of crop, so if you follow kenfarm direction above, you be able to figure out how profitable cassava Biz is.
Kenfarm ebook will help u a great deal....it not a book of plenty pages because it not info downloaded from google,....all info from the book are from expert interrogation and so all the topics are straight to the point, brief and precise.

Sucker still available for delivery to any part of the world

MERITS OF SOIL FERTILITY TESTING

1. It enable farmer identify the level of nutrient in the soil. The soil test will also indicate if the nutrient available can be taken up by the plant or it available and yet can not be taken up by plant for use

2. It indicates the soil PH. Every crop has a soil pH in which it can strive. If a crop that strive in alkaline soil is planted on acidic soil, then mortality rate will increase

3. It indicates the soil macro nutrient and micro nutrient. Tree crops need lot of macro nutrient. Palm tree for example needs Mg in abundance. Mg is responsible for the red colour of the fruit. How reddish your palm fruit is determine largely the market value it will command because Mg determines the quality of your oil

4. It indicates the physical chrematistics of the farm soil. Physical characteristics of the farm soil has effect on the farm management style, fruit yield and mortality rate.

5. It indicates the Quantity of fertilizer to apply to each palm tree, the type of fertilizer and the method of application to adopt. The level of the nutrient will indicate all these. Over application of fertilizer and under application of fertilizer has a negative effect on the crop.

6. It indicate your farm soil textural class. Planting crop on the wrong adapted textural class can lead to crop mortality.

Thus, if a soil test was not don on your farm soil before commencing planting operations, it not late to ascertain the farm soil fertility by conducting a soil test. Am suggesting this base on the mortality you said was experienced on the farm recently. Nevertheless, it is still left to farm owner to decide on doing a soil test or not

Cheers!!

Below is kenfarm client Query

Based on your wealth of experience, do you think it's wise for me to invest 1100,000 on my cassava project of 5 acres of land .

Below is kenfarm Response

Before you venture into any agric Biz, the first thing to do is seek for info on the do&don't of the Agric Biz to cut down on risk factor....and that is what you have just done by getting the book

The second move will be......coming up with a crop budget. When you establish your crop budget which is what you plan to invest....the next decision you need to take is studying the market of what you are producing

When you study the market and you are able to establish your expected profit, then deduct your investment from your expected profit.....if you have real profit then it a worthwhile Biz

However, the next move is find out what are the risk factors that will prevent you from achieving that profit

Then you find out what to do to eliminate the risk or cut down on the risk
As for cassava value chain, it a 1yr cycle of crop, so if you follow my direction above, you be able to figure out how profitable cassava Biz is
Kenfarm TME cassava production book you just purchased will help u a great deal....it not a book of plenty pages because it not info downloaded from google,....all info from the book are from expert interrogation and so all the topics are straight to the point, brief and precise

Hi folks
How much of your suckers did the wind fell down??

It a natural disaster we do not have 100% control of. But the good news is that we can reduce the number of stand that will fall every beginning of the season

There sure practices that could reduce the number of Pseudostem (sucker) that will be fallen by wind......we keep our esteem followers posted

Check our YouTube channel: kenfarm

Cheers!!

The primary purpose of ploughing is to turn over the upper layer of the soil, bringing fresh nutrients to the surface, while burying weeds and the remains of previous crops and allowing them to break down. The advantages of ploughing are: Loosening of soil can improve air circulation.

Farmers complain that their plantain plantation do not produce again after 3seasons

I have been in this Biz long enough to authoritatively tell you that your plantain plantation can keep producing fruits for as long as you want it to produce (Maybe 10-20yrs)

First you will agree with me that sucker never die but keep multiplying as long as enviromental conditions are favourable.

Now, if you want your plantain plantation to keep producing fruits for so many yrs , then you have to control for the following factors:

1. Plant a viable and desease free sucker like that which you will get from kenfarm

2. Always do what we call gapping every new season

3. Add compost manure like poultry waste to your farm soil every 2season

4. Seek expertise knowledge

5. Do a soil test to ascertain your farm soil fertility at the end of 3seasons

I can go on and on.......consult kenfarm for details




For all those who is been calling us to inform us of how educative our thread is, we say thank you. It for this reason kenfarm post information that are life experience on field and not google copy and paste kind of info

kryptochats:
problem no dey finish

Am telling you problem b like pkoli d moment u light am, e dey burn dey go b dat

It's obvious that the key words to achieving your farm set goals are: Avaluation, Appraisal and followup.... Ensure you sort the advice if professional especially in the area of disease identifying and control.

Bookworm invaded our client farm and workers just busy burning down mature palm tree because they presumed they at dead.

But for Kenfarm intervention, I investigated on why a mature palm tree already fruiting will just die off.

Only to discover bollworm invades the palm center leaf to eat it uploading to complete death of the palm.

If Kenfarm did not identify the source of the mortality maybe the farm workers would have ended up burning the whole palm trees one after the other

Budget expended on consultant is wise budget

It's obvious that the key words to achieving your farm set goals are: Avaluation, Appraisal and followup.... Ensure you sort the advice if professional especially in the area of disease identifying and control.

Bookworm invaded our client farm and workers just busy burning down mature palm tree because they presumed they at dead.

But for Kenfarm intervention, I investigated on why a mature palm tree already fruiting will just die off.

Only to discover bollworm invades the palm center leaf to eat it uploading to complete death of the palm.

If Kenfarm did not identify the source of the mortality maybe the farm workers would have ended up burning the whole palm trees one after the other

Budget expended on consultant is wise busget

How do some one identify a circumcised or mutilated lady pls

This girl just making this man young at heart....money is good

Victoria938:
I usually put boobs in his mouth, he will suck and sleep

True true his yur Baby

Dem still dey do this clueless stuff? I thought they modified the program to facus on youth empowerment?

Kenfarm is pertionate about information sharing on this platform knowing very well the implication of venturing into an investment without full knowledge.

When you seek for information from the reliable source, you are at the long run cutting down on risk factors. Risk factors are peculiar to every Biz and some can only be reduced while some can be eradicated completely most time with the right information.

So when you spend cash on getting information before venturing into that Agric Biz, you are taking the right steps in the right directions. You do not want to experiment with your investment.

Picture showing one of the biggest risk factor for plantain plantation you need to consult expert to fix ahead. Like I said early, some risk factors are avoidable while others which are caused by nature are not avoidable but can be reduced to the bearest minimum.... Do not assume you know enough to stand alone

Purchase our TME production book and get 70% of the info needed as far as cassava value chain is concern.

Cheers!!

Kenfarm is pertionate about information sharing on this platform knowing very well the implication of venturing into an investment without full knowledge.

When you seek for information from the reliable source, you are at the long run cutting down on risk factors. Risk factors are peculiar to every Biz and some can only be reduced while some can be eradicated completely most time with the right information.

So when you spend cash on getting information before venturing into that Agric Biz, you are taking the right steps in the right directions. You do not want to experiment with your investment.

Picture showing one of the biggest risk factor for plantain plantation you need to consult expert to fix ahead. Like I said early, some risk factors are avoidable while others which are caused by nature are not avoidable but can be reduced to the bearest minimum.... Do not assume you know enough to stand alone

Purchase our TME production book and get 70% of the info needed as far as cassava value chain is concern.

Cheers!!