Pavore9:
When l an buying a kilo of it for N395 here in Nairobi,well l am compensated by the fact that banana is cheaper than pure water here! Miss buying plantain at Mile12 market.

world1:

like you said earlier they do more of bananas.

boluwajokosegun:
@povare9, happy new year, please reply my mail & is d dried Plantain leaves of any use in Kenya

boluwajokosegun:
Osun state just less than 2 hours from lbadan, Oyo state

boluwajokosegun:

It will take between 400 to 500 bunches to fill that truck if the fingers are of average sizes.

The best way to make most of the plantain is to process with that no waste , even the over rope produce are also process into snacks , we can do alot with the produce.


What can we do with the dried plantain leaves ? In Edo, Delta & Ondo state i see alot of the dried leaves stack in bunches along the road but l dont nnow what to do with them but i think there is no waste in plantain plant , an doing a research on it presently .

For land good for plantain farm & hybrid double bunch suckers please contact Gbenga on 08136650972 or WhatApp:08182355047

boluwajokosegun:
Osun state just less than 2 hours from lbadan, Oyo state

heywhy4u:
dont let us move away from the topic, plantain market. How do u help oneanother on price, buyers, information etc.

heywhy4u:
dont let us move away from the topic, plantain market. How do u help oneanother on price, buyers, information etc.

jethro2:
I think our produce markets has got a lot to do with quality. The farmers are complaining of no good market, the highbrow end user are complaining of low quality produce. I use highbrow because mile 12 market is not where the imported fruits and vegetables are sold. There are people, organisations that are willing to pay for quality.
Also consistence supply and continuity. The buyers need assurance that you will not dissapoint them to dissapoint their own customers. How many of us can give assurance of supplying plantain all through the year?
There are a lot of technical issues
My suggestion will be for all the commodity produce eg plantain work hand in hand, set a standard within and among themselves with good agricultural practices from planting to harvesting.
If all plantain farmers on nairaland produce the same quality, they can collectivelly negotiate for fixed standard price market. In my quest, i met some organizations that needs constant supply of fruits and vegetables. They need nothing less than 1000 farmers to be producing for them. The reason is they wants produce of the same quality that could compete with international standard.
The plantain produce in the east or north or west could be of the same quality if we all use the same seed, same technical methods of production, same harvesting method, same means of storage and packaging.

The only difference will be in the traceability code to identify whose farm a particular batch is coming from
But can we ever be united and be professional in our dealings?

world1:


Boss
Most farmers are still backward in there approach to agriculture.
I believe in Agriculture + Business =Agribusiness which amount to WEALTH.

christian11:
Talking about loads of 9/11 trucks, can someone please help tell us the number of plantain fruits that can possibly fill up a 9/11 truck?

EmmaAjayi:


What type of irrigation can we call the picture showing juvenile plantain

world1:

Drip irrigation.

world1:

Drip irrigation.

world1:

like I said earlier it's all about quality the lowest is N500.

Molayan:

What're the criteria for measuring if a plantain quality is high or low. Is it d numbers of fingers or weight of the bunch

world1:

If they come to your farm you will be at the buyers mercy.

ststyreal:

Please how do I sell my plantain, cos I need to make some contact before its harvest time.
please kindly help me with your contact. God bless u as u assist. My plantation is in owerri IMO state.

Lesgupnigeria:
Nice thread.
@pavored,you are doing a great job.
Marketing is the most important thing in agriculture.if you dont get your market right,then loss is knocking on the door.

Mile 12 is not the only market that we have in the country as mercilicious,henrimoto,has mentioned.
There is also a plantain market at Mile 2 but sellers prefer the Mile12 market as its located at the entrance of lagos to reduce their transportation cost.

There are 3 types of farmers
the small scale (1-5acres),medium scale(6-10) and large scale.(above 10)
Each categories have different markets and solve different food needs.
A small scale farmer in ibadan cannot say he is transporting his plantain to mile12 in lagos to sell,he has to find close by market for his produce.
Only medium to large scale farmers will be able to do that.

The problems i see with most plantain farmers is that they don't think about market before going into production,no proper analysis of cost of transportation to markets,where are the markets close or far from my farm,do i have the contacts of potential buyers etc.They think that because of our large population,they will find market for their produce when the time comes.

There is always market for your produce if you do the right thing before production.

Another question to ask is how do you make a good profit selling in the market.
I am telling you from experience,not everyone that have market for their produce makes profit.

If you want to make profit, you must know how the market operates.
For a large farm,either you export or sell to processing companies that will buy at a very good price.
Also for a large scale farmer selling to a market,you will need to have your own network of trusted buyers to dispose off your produce. (i will expansiate further on this later on).
For small scale farmers, approach dozens of buyers and find the right ones that are willing to buy at a good price.

Shoprite can never buy Nigeria produce, the reason does not boils down to quality issues but to other factors which i will explain to you.

Remember shoprite is a southafrican company and if you do your research well on southafrica agriculture industry,they are 100% better off than us in terms of quantities of food produced by southafrica farmers.

They are looking for ways to sell their produce as their food production is more than the population.
95% of the produce being sold are imported from south africa,from cucumber to watermelon to gabbage to just name it and they know our population can sustain it.

They need to provide more employment to their populace at the expense of Nigerians.

Watch out for my new post on marketing.