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Someone gave me a large plot of land to farm.

Apart from cassava, I have no experience with other crops.

Some people have suggested vegetables, okro, maize, cucumber, tomato, pepper etc

I also recently met someone into fish farming. He is seriously encouraged me to forget about planting and start fish farming.

I really want your help guys. Which one should I go for?
I want to sell some of my properties and raise like 250k to 300k.

Please help

Don't go into fish farming yet.

Feed will be a huge problem for you.



Plant cassava. That's the area of farming you know very well and it's really good.


Maybe some time in the future you will start adding other things.

Do what you know so you don't lose this initial capital.

doggedfighter:
Don't go into fish farming yet.

Feed will be a huge problem for you.



Plant cassava. That's the area of farming you know very well and it's really good.


Maybe some time in the future you will start adding other things.

Do what you know so you don't lose this initial capital.

The only way he can save that capital is convert it to dollars. Otherwise inflation will kill it.

GloriousGbola:
The only way he can save that capital is convert it to dollars. Otherwise inflation will kill it.

Chai. Another wahala

GloriousGbola:
The only way he can save that capital is convert it to dollars. Otherwise inflation will kill it.

So person go buy dollar 1,700 pluss per dollar
How much gain him wan gain as per 200k naira per say

Op, plant plantains and/or pawpaw.
They don't require much experience to grow, plus they yield fast too. Especially pawpaw.
Pawpaw trees bear abundance of fruits in than a year.

doggedfighter:
Don't go into fish farming yet.

Feed will be a huge problem for you.



Plant cassava. That's the area of farming you know very well and it's really good.


Maybe some time in the future you will start adding other things.

Do what you know so you don't lose this initial capital.

You have told him.the fact

GloriousGbola:
The only way he can save that capital is convert it to dollars. Otherwise inflation will kill it.

inflation doesnt kill agriculture rather it makes it stronger. Rubber was less than #500 per KG in 2023, it is over ##1700 per KG now, farmers dey buy machine, car and build new houses in villages like we no dey the same Nigeria.

Chai. Paw paw and plantain don enter. I dey try reduce the list but list dey increase

Versitee:
Someone gave me a large plot of land to farm.

Apart from cassava, I have no experience with other crops.

Some people have suggested vegetables, okro, maize, cucumber, tomato, pepper etc

I also recently met someone into fish farming. He is seriously encouraged me to forget about planting and start fish farming.

I really want your help guys. Which one should I go for?
I want to sell some of my properties and raise like 250k to 300k.

Please help

What's your plan for irrigation? If you don't have , forget about planting anything this year (this is mid-Nov and rain is bidding farewell in the South already). Whatever you plant now will get burnt/dried up by Dec/January drought. You can start something by March/April next year.
But if you hav irrigation set up, from the available options provided, okra is your best bet as a newbie. Tomato and cucumber are not for newbies.
With the current price of fuel, Its not economical using irrigation for maize, cassava, pawpaw...but if you prefer any of them, you may hav to wait till next year when rain resumes. Shalom

Mrdellychy:
What's your plan for irrigation? If you don't have , forget about planting anything this year (this is mid-Nov and rain is bidding farewell in the South already). Whatever you plant now will get burnt/dried up by Dec/January drought. You can start something by March/April next year.
But if you hav irrigation set up, from the available options provided, okra is your best bet as a newbie. Tomato and cucumber are not for newbies.
With the current price of fuel, Its not economical using irrigation for maize, cassava, pawpaw...but if you prefer any of them, you may hav to wait till next year when rain resumes. Shalom

Thank you for this.
Please can you help me with more info on the okra.

Like what is the least capital requirement for profitability

Versitee:
Thank you for this.
Please can you help me with more info on the okra.

Like what is the least capital requirement for profitability

Check out this okra thread, it's comprehensive for a beginner.
https://www.nairaland.com/4896852/early-maturing-okra-seeds-available/2

Versitee:
Someone gave me a large plot of land to farm.

Apart from cassava, I have no experience with other crops.

Some people have suggested vegetables, okro, maize, cucumber, tomato, pepper etc

I also recently met someone into fish farming. He is seriously encouraged me to forget about planting and start fish farming.

I really want your help guys. Which one should I go for?
I want to sell some of my properties and raise like 250k to 300k.

Please help

Go for Plaintains...very easy to plant and it brings in good returns too...

Versitee:
Someone gave me a large plot of land to farm.

Apart from cassava, I have no experience with other crops.

Some people have suggested vegetables, okro, maize, cucumber, tomato, pepper etc

I also recently met someone into fish farming. He is seriously encouraged me to forget about planting and start fish farming.

I really want your help guys. Which one should I go for?
I want to sell some of my properties and raise like 250k to 300k.

Please help

Cassava. You need just 80,000 Naira or so for that land size. You can start cultivation by March next year