am so blessed and fortunate to associate my self with the gold minners... honestly am just enthusiastic about this oil palm thing... I ve no much knowledge of land calculation but I wish to obtain some help... firstly, I want to acquire 6 acres of land and don't Kn how far this land can help me begin? secondly, can I use a leased land to grow the crop? thirdly, I heard ther are fertile lands at ogbomoso for palm, would it be wise to operate my farm all the way from Enugu? what are my possible difficulties... pls some one should enlighten me with all these and let me how much I should ve as capital.

okine4real:


5M is a lot of money...If you go by what @ felixzo1: said, he said he used a spacing of 7 meter triangle...which would eat lots of space.. But for me i used 8.7 feet. meaning i used about 3 meter spacing. If you go by @ felixzo1: spacing that means if you have one hecter which is 100M by 100M you would have about 200 to 250 palm... and with that you would get about 2200 liters of palm oil per year... As for me the oil is very small. So if you must go by @ felixzo1: spacing you must or should have like 200 hecter which would enable you plant about 31,000 palms. but if you go by mine own spacing believe me with just 10 hecters, you are sure of getting about 13,500 palms... with with 13,500 palms you are talking about sweet profit.

But i have not gone to the village to see how the crops are and how the spacing is, all i know is, i do all the calling from Lagos... If you are in Heaven and you have a phone No, i would place a call to you, so far i want to seek information from you. When mine mum was buying the palms from NIFOR, she asked the workers there, that we want to use a spacing of 8.7 Feet and the said its okay..

But if anybody wants to go by spacing of 7 Meter, pls go to inside the village and buy your lands.... go to where you would buy your land for 50k or 60k per plot. so if you buy the lands very cheap you would have lots of money available to buy like 1000 plots at once.


During the season of Palm fruits you harvest every 10 to 14days.. each palm tree shoots around 5 to 7 palm fruits around one tree.

There is even another specie of oil palm available now TENERA is even old specie.. The specie is called SUPER GENE OIL PALM.. Its all over Malaysia. The Supergene na die.... It shoots around 15 palm fruit at a time and the harvest time is 2years after planting.

The Reason while i chose palm tree over plantain is because certain people have lots of money to go into farm, but dont know which to go for, Some people are not ready to go into farming because its cheap.. some people wants to invest even 10M and also want to reap beautiful profit.. So if you that kind of man that has good money and you want to go into farming... then
palm tree is for you

u made mention of the super gene palm how do o get it here in Nigeria. I called one of the NIFOR agents he was not encouraging me to go for it and swears he doesn't Kn much about it

i have been off this tread for a while.i will upload pix of my platation, the growth soo far,some have even started fruiting

felixzo1:
i have been off this tread for a while.i will upload pix of my platation, the growth soo far,some have even started fruiting

nice one, can't wait to hold a grip at the pix. welcome back...

felixzo1:
i have been off this tread for a while.i will upload pix of my platation, the growth soo far,some have even started fruiting

We can't wait.

Please can anyone help with a cost estimate of a palm oil mill?

Hello boss need your rely urgently.
Is it possible to apply fertilizer when nursing the young palm tree, because I'm nursing some for planting next year in delta state.

Tegatons:
Hello boss need your rely urgently.
Is it possible to apply fertilizer when nursing the young palm tree, because I'm nursing some for planting next year in delta state.

yes by small drops away from the stem of the palms , too much application will kill it

@ felixzo1 Pls can you send me your phone number so you can help me clarify some questions concerning numbers of fruits that can produce 20 liters of palm oil. ppplllleeeaaasssseee.
My email is salifuredds@gmail.com

Tegatons:
Hello boss need your rely urgently.
Is it possible to apply fertilizer when nursing the young palm tree, because I'm nursing some for planting next year in delta state.

please where in delta? is it ur family land or did u buy?

am clearing about 6 hectares of land for farming this year, I initially want to go for cassava but with what am hearing about palm plantation am a bit confused. Please I need advice for experts here, cassava and palm farming and processing which one is more lucrative to do as business. Thanks

noblefarm:
am clearing about 6 hectares of land for farming this year, I initially want to go for cassava but with what am hearing about palm plantation am a bit confused. Please I need advice for experts here, cassava and palm farming and processing which one is more lucrative to do as business. Thanks

Your 6 hectares would take only a maximum of 900 palms... if you know you really want to make good money, then start with 300 hactares.

just my take...


Am back........

okine4real:


Your 6 hectares would take only a maximum of 900 palms... if you know you really want to make good money, then start with 300 hactares.

just my take...


Am back........

@okine4real are u advising me to go for cassava instead of palm kernel, because I can't be able to go more 6 or 7 hectares now

When is real maturity of palm tree after transplanting, 2 or 3 years

@Okine4 & everyone,

Is supergene palm now available in Nigeria?
If yes, where and how much per plant?

okine4real:

Your 6 hectares would take only a maximum of 900 palms... if you know you really want to make good money, then start with 300 hactares.
just my take...
Am back........

300 hectares or 30 hectares?

okine4real:


Your 6 hectares would take only a maximum of 900 palms... if you know you really want to make good money, then start with 300 hactares.

just my take...


Am back........

Nna eh...you wan kill person abi?

Make we crawl small na before we start competiting with Usain Bolt.

300 hectares is a massive project and could be assessed as group rather than an individual.

noblefarm:

@okine4real are u advising me to go for cassava instead of palm kernel, because I can't be able to go more 6 or 7 hectares now

@okine4real why do u keep quiet

I am planning to start a palm plantation in Benue state,where is the nearest place to buy hybrid palm trees seedlings.

I am about to start a palm plantation in Benue state, where is the nearest place to get palm nursery.

wow i have really taken on board alot from this palm plantation topic and thanks to everyone who have commented on it and the teacher himself ,we all know who he is and we say may the good bless you and the works of your hand. i will plan this as a retirement business when i will be close to home where i have massive land and will buy more before then. One Love all
Pls anyone here from Anambra that is into Agriculture of any sort ??

king4afric:
wow i have really taken on board alot from this palm plantation topic and thanks to everyone who have commented on it and the teacher himself ,we all know who he is and we say may the good bless you and the works of your hand. i will plan this as a retirement business when i will be close to home where i have massive land and will buy more before then. One Love all
Pls anyone here from Anambra that is into Agriculture of any sort ??

am from Anambra bt base in kwara. am into big time farming in kwara state now. farming here cos of cheap land

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I took my time to go through this thread from the beginning to this point, yes every single comment. I must give kudos to you guys. I mean you, yes you.

As an aspiring young oil palm small holder, I have learnt so much from the thread. I have done loads of research in this field but the information I've got from here is second to none.

The real life and practical lessons here have really inspired me more, things I never thought of or came across during the course of my research have all been dealt with and future opportunities.

My dad would always say that there is no substitute for experience and it remains the best teacher till date but learning from the experiences of others and avoiding some careless mistakes makes one even more smarter. That's exactly what I have learnt from this thread.

I have been able to put together some funds and going by this thread its time to take action and START.

From the acquisition of farmland to the sales of the product, everything will be well detailed out.

I'll be posting update on this thread and whenever I need help I can always run here for one.

Once again I thank you all.

for those that follow my plantation for here are some pix, this was december 2014

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I need a supplier of FFBs (Fresh Fruit Bunches).
Please any idea of the the price of Palm Fruits and where to buy. (Nigeria)

I've learnt so much from this thread. I hope to get advise from the house when I'm fully ready to invest cos I don't have a deep knowledge about managing palm kernel plantation as well as full processing. Thanks everyone

Am back from a very long break. I was away on National assignment. I will soon upload pixs on my farm. felixzo1, okine4real, pls where can I access loan for my farm? Am presently in need of loan to enable me meet up with some pressing needs in the farm. I will be glad if any1 in the house could help out.

Am back from a very long break. I was away on National assignment. I will soon upload pixs on my farm. felixzo1, okine4real, pls where can I access loan for my farm? Am presently in need of loan to enable me meet up with some pressing needs in the farm. I will be glad if any1 in the house could help out.

What's the price of an oil palm press/machine. (What's the name of the machine) and pls name/list the machines I need to start production of oil in my palm plantation?