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pls guys, is it still possible to cultivate massively this year considering the condition of rain this year. no rain in my area yet. the land I cleared is rapidly growing weed we can't cultivate now cos the land is too hard.

Do agricbusiness....it pays

Height of a plantain does not mean that its an improved variety or that it will produce a bigger bunch.
The height help in knowing the variety of that particular plantain.
Producing Bigger bunch boils down majorly to good management and experience

Plantain all the the way....Do it

Make money with with plantain farming business....its highly profitable

Nice.

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Hello dear Compatriot, Greetings to my Listening Audience. I feel Honoured, blissful and delighted In this 21st century, the most
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after petroleum and IT/Telecoms it's Agricbusiness, the need to feed
and be fed dawns on many other
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sustainable, anyone with a good
plan and little or huge amount of money. you are bound to succeed in the world of Agric business (from Pre- production, Production,
transportation, processing to Sales). Like I always say, Agric business is a
Goldmine with a surrounding mine
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risks in a 1:100 and that’s
investable by all standards. Agriculture is the new oil
boom and a foreseeable future
cannot be ignored. But the risks of agriculture (as do
any other sector) comes with
heavy lawsuits and expensive
quality control. Even from the
paperwork of obtaining lands for
agriculture to ordering machineries from abroad, human
rights, contracts and affiliation with
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etc the works of the 21st century
Lawyers go way beyond criminal
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of good barristers and farmers to
make we all and our investor
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PHILOSOPHY
The practice of Agriculture is as old as the creation, when God entrusted man the responsibility of caring for the beautiful and perfect Garden of Eden and all of nature. Man’s role as steward of the environment is still as binding today as ever. The challenge of food production to meet the needs of the ever increasing world population is indeed a daunting one. With increase in knowledge, giant strides have been taken from using primitive methods to hunt and gather food to the highly industrialized scientific and technological methods. In response to the call to stewardship and as a means of contributing to the development and growth of the human race, Sacel Farms Limited and it's Agric Business Extension is committed to the training and holistic development of young people as stewards of the environment and resources for the glory of God and the benefit of the human race.
BENEFITS AND INCOME FOR ONE ACRE
OF PLANTAIN FARM
In one acre of land thats Four Plots respectively, you can plant about 800 Plantain sucker swords with the
Planting spacing of 5ftby5ft and in
between them you can still plant other crops like Maize, but make so sure
that ,the crop do not hinders one another...
The income for one acre of plantain
is calculated by 800 divided 12
which is 66.6 dozen, let say 66 multiply by N10,000 equal to N660,000.00 is your
initial income.
we can do another simple calculation:
Now if you planted 1000 plantain suckers and you sell them at N1,000 per bunch at maturity, that is N1,000,000. After deducting expenses of about N250,000 From the Gross Income you have N750,000 and you must harvest every nine months. The 1000 plantain suckers you planted this season will multiply itself by six times next harvest.
Now imagine having a land with 12,000 plantain suckers planted on it. Can you see how lucrative it is? The worst case scenario is to sell at N750 per bunch and that will give you N9,000,000 if you plant 12,000 suckers annually. it is ideal that you have to acquire a large piece of land like an acre or more. As we also Sale/lease Out suitable soil for plantain farming here In Delta State that you can obtain at cheap Price.
Where and how do i have to market These plantain fruits? Yes you can both in Nigeria and abroad for serious profit?
To sell your Plantain produce in large
quantities determine how you want
it. Selling it in large tons like
loading it in a truck (One Load) will be more sterling. You can storm different markets like Zuba Market in Abuja or in your state for sales of your trailer load of your farm
produce (PLANTAIN ) but
all market has it Social committee that regulate the market price and it may not allow you as an individual to storm the market yourself and start selling. All you can do is to sell to
the market wholesaler committee. name the price you want to trade your farm produce and recieve your cash.
You can also
call market women directly to your
farm for sales. Because they buy per dozen, now for instance in Delta State. it is 12
bunchies for One Dozen at N10,200. While a Full trailer thats One Load from the Farm is 250 Dozen at N3,000,000.
For International Sales and Export you also market your produces on Www.Alibaba.com, www.tradekey.com, www.ec21.com to get your prospective worldwide Buyers. so you are sure of earning Dollars, Euro, Pounds and other Foreign Currencies from Plantain Farming.
So it's our Nature because
Agriculture is Life.
HOW TO START PLANTAIN CULTIVATION
Botanical Name: Musa spp, varieties: musa cavendishii, lacatan, gross michel.
Hybrid: Paradisiaca spp, Specie: French Horn(Giant Elephant Plantain)
Method of propagation: Sword Suker plant
Soil requirement: well drained rich loamy soil or clay loamy soil with a pH6.
Land preparation: the bush must be cleared and burn the vegetative materials , then stumped, ploughed, harrowed & ridged. The Land to be used must be choice.
Planting materials: are water shoot or bit, piper, sword sucker & maiden sucker.
Planting Period: April-September.
Rainfall: 150cm- 1300mm,pH 5-7.5
Climatic reqirement: temperature of 21c-35c Spacing: 4.6x4.6m, or 5.5x5.5m depending on the varieties.
Planting depth: the hole should be 60cmx60cm Mulching: this prevent evaporation by covering the sucker with weeds after planting.
Fertilizer application if need: 8:10:8 N.P.K, after planting 450-675gm is applied, two months later repeat apply 500gm.
Pruning: done regularly so as to remove overcrowded suckers.
Weeding: this should be done after 90days Maturing Period: 9-18 month depending on the varieties.
Harvesting: cut the pseudostem down with a sharp cutlass, then cut the bunch stalk with sharp cutlass.
Diseases of Plantain
1. Eelworm(rhodoph olus simillis): it attacks the roots of lacatan, cavendishii thereby creating galls in the roots
2. Panama disease: fungal disease. Causal organism: fusarium oxysporum, Transmission : through fungal hyphae in the soil tissue. Symptoms: it affects the whole vascular system, petioles collapse, leaves wither, the leaves turns yellow. Control: use only resistant varieties eg (Giant Elephant Plantain Specie a.k.a AGBAGBA ERIN) paradisiaca spp French horn spp.
3. Bunchy top: viral disease. causal organism: cercospora mycosipharerell e. transmission : through pierching and sucking insects. symptoms: stunted growth,leaves develop curled edges. Controls of diseases 1.uproot and burn infected plants. 2.treat planting materials with chemicals eg nematicides, sabacult, deldrin or aldrin 1-4hrs daily. before planting. 3. use only resistant hybrid varieties eg paradisiaca spp.(Giant Elephant Plantain Specie a.k.a AGBAGBA ERIN). & French Horn spp. Now you have known about Plantain Farming i want you to also known that these hybrid varieties (Giant Elephant Plantain Specie a.k.a AGBAGBA ERIN), paradisiaca spp & french horn spp. that we mentioned are only seen in India,Ecuador, Uganda & Cameroon. but with our help & Farm now you can get them in our Farm here in NIgeria. We supply of any Large quantities with qualities suckers and as much as you demand. A sucker is the lateral shoot that develops from the rhizome and usually emerges close to the parent plant. Farmers traditionally depend on this natural regeneration process to replace their Plantain plants. They often remove all the suckers on a mat, except for the one selected to replace the mother plant. Conventional planting materials require less inputs and can be planted immediately in the field, unlike the more fragile tissue- culture plantlets, which need to be hardened before planting. Tissue- culture plant lets also require appropriate management practices right after being transplanted to the field. to an empty land, it grows in all kinds of soil but best in a Clay -loamy soil
-Prepare the soil by decomposing it with decaying plants etc. this is to protect the suckers from the harsh sun that may dehydrate it
-Get plantain suckers from heathy plant and cut space them
- Do not weed the plantain with any form of modern implement especially at their early stage of development, use mostly hand to weed so as not to harm the tender sucker
-Water them twice daily Thats In the Morning and at Eve
- Deleave them and space out the new suckers.
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Our Wonderful Varieties oF Good Species are:
1.SABA (Plantain) The 'sequoia' of the PLANTAIN plants with huge pseudostem - range 3.6-7.2m (12-24ft) diameter and heights ranging from 5-6.5m (16-20ft) here, however growers have reported even greater heights. The wonderful tasting cooking Plantain makes the best fritters -tostones you have ever eaten. A sturdy plant and some what cool tolerant.
2.GIANT PLANTAIN (Plantain) Giant Elephant Plantain Specie a.k.a AGBAGBA ERIN (Yoruba) A taller version of the 'Puerto Rican DWARF PLANTAIN'. Both producing a superior fruit and commonly used for 'maduros' and 'tostones', a staple in the Caribbean and Hispanic cuisine. This is the one you find in the hybrid super market. Heights (18ft) and dwarf 2.2m (8ft).
3.FRENCH HORN VULVA (Plantain) This plantain is much favored in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ecuador and the Caribbean; used as a staple in their diets. The slightly curved fruit is large and delicious, comparable to the more well known commercial Plantains.Height (20ft). We Sale for #100 Per sucker Stan (one) for the single Bunch and #200 for the double Bunches suckers Varieties. With free Safe Delivery across 18 southern States of
Nigeria Which are Delta, Edo, Rivers,
Bayelsa, Cross River, Akwa Ibom,
Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo &
Enugu. Just within 5days after Your
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Inclusively ONLY to Farmer BUYING
above 3,000 SUCKERS.
Sacel Farms Limited we are the Unique Endowed Plantain Agriculturist Expertise In Nigeria.
We Assure and Promise you Loyalty, Speed, Satisfaction, Income & Trust. Plantain
farming is good, anybody that
goes into it. will not have any
problem because one, you don't
weed, you use herbicides and
harvesting is not stressful. Before it matures, buyers are already
waiting. If you plant 120,000
suckers, you will be making about
N1,200,000 weekly. All our Plantain
Suckers Varieties are from
Cameroon and are KNOWN by Food
Agriculuture Organisation (FAO),
Federal Ministry Of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD), And
International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture(IITA).
We also Have French Horn Hybrid Plantain Farming E-Book For 2015 season on Sales now get your copy fast!!! Question: Why must i buy this E-Book?
Answer: Plantain has risen tremendously in Nigeria in recent years because of the rapidly increasing urbanization and the great demand for easy and convenient foods by the non- farming urban populations. Besides being the staple for many people in more humid regions, Plantain is a delicacy and favored snack for people even in other ecologies. A growing industry, mainly plantain chips, is believed to be responsible for the high demand being experienced now in the country. The demand for plantain within the country is high, with supply struggling to meet demand. This has hampered the status of this crop as a foreign exchange earner. It has remains an important staple food, as well as the raw material for many products. It also serves as a source of revenue for many people and as raw material for industries producing value-added products in many parts of Nigeria. Plantain occupies a strategic role in rapid food production, being a perennial and hybrid Annual rooted crop with a short gestation period. The crop ranked third among starchy staples after cassava (Mahihot escultenta) and yam (Dioscorea spp.). It is a major source of carbohydrate for more than 190 million people. In Nigeria, all stages of the fruit (from immature to overripe) are used as a source of food in one form or the other. The immature fruits are peeled, sliced, dried and made into powder and consumed as ‘plantain fufu`.The mature fruits (ripe or unripe) areconsumed boiled, steamed, baked, pounded, roasted, or sliced and fried into chips. Overripe plantains are processed into beer or spiced with chili pepper, fried with palm oil and served as snacks (‘dodo-ikire’) Plantain is a very lucrative business, a bunch of plantain cost N1,000 some could be sold for higher price and can be sold to market women directly Now imaginehow much N1,000 multiplied by 1,000 plantain that is a whooping sum of N1,000, 000 but don’t forget, there were expenditures like renting of land, cleaning bushing payment of security. See manual for expenditures Plantain Plantain chips production is one the easiest business you can start in Nigeria if you want to generate quick cash right at home. The reasons why plantain production business is easy to setup is because plantain chips is a snacks widely eaten by all, the start up capital requirement is low, you don’t need to rent a shop and plantain is readily available in the country especially in the south/middle belt regions of Nigeria. Are you planning to start a plantain farming Business, and then our guide can help you learn the basics of starting E-Book Manuals for start-up COMPLETE GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL PLANTAIN PLANTATION FARMING IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Plantain production regions in Nigeria Importance of plantain in Nigeria Factors limiting production and availability in Nigeria Contribution to rural development Sources of supply
CHAPTER 2 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Business planning Recording of farm information CHAPTER 3 CROP SCHEDULING Why schedule your crop How to schedule your crop Time of planting Type of planting suckers
CHAPTER 4 FARM LAYOUT/PLANTING SYSTEM Field preparation and planting system Plantain Production Systems Planting space Marking Out, Plantation Digging out the holes Planting /Planting Arrangements Follower sucker selection and De-suckering De-leafing Selection of suckers, Nurse suckering, Staggered Plantings Every 1–2 Months Types Of Fertilizer Plantain Propagation, Growth Requirements And Agronomic Practices
CHAPTER 5 IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT Choosing an irrigation system Irrigation scheduling Water Demand Drainage.
CHAPTER 6 HARVEST AND MARKETING Harvesting Process of Plantain Harvesting Handling of Bunches and‘Hands’ Marketing Ripening Marketing plans Understanding marketing Think as if you were a consumer Know the marketing chain for your fruit Visit the markets in which your fruit is wholesaled and retailed Actively seek market information. ways to increase sales and potential returns
CHAPTER 7 DISEASES Management of pests and diseases Weeds management
CHAPTER 8 PLANTAIN FARMING BUSINESS PLAN/ FEASIBILITY STUDY ON 5 ACRES production plan How Much You Can Make A Typical Expenditure / Profit Analysis For An Acre How To Generate Quick Cash At Home By Producing Plantain Chips With Little Capital Address/ Where To Purchase Your Improved Treated Hybrid Specie Suckers CHAPTER 9 COMPLETE GUIDE TO PLANTAIN SUCKER PRODUCTION SEEDLING MULTIPLICATION PLANTAIN FARMING BUSINESS FEASIBILITY.
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is 20ft not too long, how abt breeze?

Reward of plantain farming business far outweigh the risks involved.
If you are able to manage the risks and challenges very well,you are on your way to successful and profitable season.

Check my thread to see how you can overcome these challenges and eradicate the risks involved in plantain farming business.

Watch out for the 3 reasons to venture into plantain farming business.

...stay tuned

Firstly,the economy will have to depend on agriculture for its survival as oil price drops.

Plantain is such a crop that can perpetuate itself for decades through suckers.
It saves you the stress,effort and money in starting cultivation of another crop after the end of the harvest season for the previous crop planted.

The farmland where Melon,cucumber,corn is cultivated this season will be needed to be retilled and reploughed the next season after the harvest of the crops increasing stress and efforts involved in production and also the cash involved.

stay connected for more

Plantain is less risky compare to other crops and not subjected to price flunctuation in the market.

All risk involved in the business can be managed with adequate knowledge and experience.

This is one of the advantages plantain have over other crops.

Do plantain business...its profitable

...Do plantain business.

Cash flow is guaranteed with plantain production.

Get all the services to kickstart your plantain business FREE including useful advise and consultancy.
Call me and let me tell you how to have a great headstart and take your plantain farming business to the next level.
You will be glad you did.

Its time to diversify your source of income.
Plantain farming business gives passive income for more than a decade.
Start plantain business.

The population is set to double by 2020.
How will the populace survive and economy grow if there are little % of agro-preneurs?

Plantain farming is one of the best agribusiness to venture into...
Do it.

noblefarm:
pls guys, is it still possible to cultivate massively this year considering the condition of rain this year. no rain in my area yet. the land I cleared is rapidly growing weed we can't cultivate now cos the land is too hard.

@noblefarm, u dey here also

Lesgupnigeria:
Plantain farming is one of the best agribusiness to venture into...
Do it.

Is there a ready market for it? Plz how many plantains can i plant on one plot of land and will it be possible for me to make profit frm such a small piece of plot?

Belexy:
@noblefarm, u dey here also

yes ooo, I was here b4 I taught of fish. its cost of here I bought 200plots of land but now I no understand, the plots just there

Belexy:
Is there a ready market for it? Plz how many plantains can i plant on one plot of land and will it be possible for me to make profit frm such a small piece of plot?

The demand outweighs what farmers are producing.
150 suckers will be enough for 1 plot of land
you will have little profit but i will advise that you use the plot as experimental purpose to learn the rope of the business

Someone once ask me why i am so passionate about plantain farming business.
My response was this "Plantain gives a lot of leverage that other crops can.not give"
Plantain generate all year cash flow
Plantain can.be intercrop with a varieties of crops
Plantain saves you lot of stress of recultivating the land after the end of season and cost of management

Lesgupnigeria:
The demand outweighs what farmers are producing.
150 suckers will be enough for 1 plot of land
you will have little profit but i will advise that you use the plot as experimental purpose to learn the rope of the business

Thanks for ur speedy reply sir. Plz can u give me an estimate of the little profit i will make frm 150 plantain trees? I am based in Lagos.

Also sir, are u based in Lagos? I will like to talk/chat with you on fone sir.

Lesgupnigeria:
Someone once ask me why i am so passionate about plantain farming business.
My response was this "Plantain gives a lot of leverage that other crops can.not give"
Plantain generate all year cash flow
Plantain can.be intercrop with a varieties of crops
Plantain saves you lot of stress of recultivating the land after the end of season and cost of management

@lesgupnigeria, with the way rain is going now, is it still advisable to plant plantain this year considering d prediction rain no gonna fall much dis year n till now I never see rain on my farm and I can't take of irrigation cos no river close to the place. ur advice pls

noblefarm:
@lesgupnigeria, with the way rain is going now, is it still advisable to plant plantain this year considering d prediction rain no gonna fall much dis year n till now I never see rain on my farm and I can't take of irrigation cos no river close to the place. ur advice pls

You can't take the equation of water from agribusiness,water is essential.
In fact this is the best time to cultivate plantain because of series of factors which I will explain more on my plantain threads tomorrow.
You cannot do plantain business this season if you don't have irrigation on the farm or source of water.My advice is to do other crops that require less water to cultivate
Crop like watermelon will be extremely profitable for smart agro-preneurs

Belexy:
Thanks for ur speedy reply sir. Plz can u give me an estimate of the little profit i will make frm 150 plantain trees? I am based in Lagos.

Also sir, are u based in Lagos? I will like to talk/chat with you on fone sir.

OK.
You can call me on 08092034147,08164628081

First "LEARN" and then you can remove the "L"
Read and digest this thread and see your agricbusiness profit skyrocket.

Plantain business

Noble farm wrote: With the way rain is going now, is it still advisable to plant plantain this year considering d prediction rain no gonna fall much dis year
My Repy: The strategy is to dig well or borehole depending on your financiaI capacity for irrigation purpose
I will state some of the reasons why you should cultivate more this year.

1.You will have advantage of selling at a higher price as food prices will be on the high side this year as a result of low supply in the market.

2.This season is an opportunity to make more money from crop like watermelon as it requires low volume of water for cultivation

Intercrop your plantain with short term crop like watermelon.