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Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by my2chains(m): 6:47pm On Dec 26, 2019
I keep on wondering why people hardly discuss planting beans here in this forum

please is it really profitable because i will like to try my hands on it?

the little i have researched showed me that beans dont need too much water and it can grow well even when not taken good care of,

but i keep on wondering why people hardly plant beans for a living

they say only the norths plant beans but am wondering how come,

beans take little space to be planted onlike other plants but it tends to feel like no one cares about it

is it that beans is not profitable after harvesting it or is it that there is no available market to go and sell them?

or maybe the harvesting and peeling and shiftering process is too hard,

i just keep wondering and poundering on my mind why people dont go into beans farming

is the growing proccess too long and tiring?

i dont know if someone here can enlighten me on this so i can think otherwise

thanks
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 7:40pm On Dec 26, 2019
Beans is not profitable nowadays,iam a beans farmer in Niger state but I will not farm it next year because of two reasons 1- low selling price,currently the price of 100kg bag in Niger state is less than 13k while before is 20k upward.2-the yield per hectare is very low,I planted three hectare this year but I only got 22 bags.
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by my2chains(m): 6:35am On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
Beans is not profitable nowadays,iam a beans farmer in Niger state but I will not farm it next year because of two reasons 1- low selling price,currently the price of 100kg bag in Niger state is less than 13k while before is 20k upward.2-the yield per hectare is very low,I planted three hectare this year but I only got 22 bags.

ok thanks but how much did it cost you planting beans in the whole 3 hectares?

You stay in the north where foodstuffs are more cheaper

but someone who stays in lagos will gain more selling it

how many months does it stay before you start harvesting them?

And is the buyers available already or you are to source for it yourself

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 7:27am On Dec 27, 2019
my2chains:


ok thanks but how much did it cost you planting beans in the whole 3 hectares?

You stay in the north where foodstuffs are more cheaper

but someone who stays in lagos will gain more selling it

how many months does it stay before you start harvesting them?

And is the buyers available already or you are to source for it yourself
beans last for three month only to haverst time.I planted my own on 25 august and harvest it on 25 November 2019.the buyers are available onces you take it to market
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shaggy007(m): 8:29am On Dec 27, 2019
Do people eat beans?

Yes

Then it's profitable

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by okoroemeka(m): 11:30am On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
Beans is not profitable nowadays,iam a beans farmer in Niger state but I will not farm it next year because of two reasons 1- low selling price,currently the price of 100kg bag in Niger state is less than 13k while before is 20k upward.2-the yield per hectare is very low,I planted three hectare this year but I only got 22 bags.
this is an interesting input from a beans farmer,so 1plot of beans will only yield half bag of beans worth roughly ₦6-7k in 3 months,beans is not a high value crop and it's meant for farmers with access to huge tracts of land and cheap labour.

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by okoroemeka(m): 11:40am On Dec 27, 2019
shaggy007:
Do people eat beans?

Yes

Then it's profitable
not true,if you clear 45 plots and prepare it and plant it with beans in the south and after 3 months you get 22 bags and sellll double ₦26k,and get roughly ₦500k,you will still lose money on top of your suffering.if you like try.you can't even get up to 15 bags in the south.

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Daniel058(m): 12:09pm On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
Beans is not profitable nowadays,iam a beans farmer in Niger state but I will not farm it next year because of two reasons 1- low selling price,currently the price of 100kg bag in Niger state is less than 13k while before is 20k upward.2-the yield per hectare is very low,I planted three hectare this year but I only got 22 bags.
Love this, being honest to aspiring Farmer

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by lereinter(m): 1:24pm On Dec 27, 2019
If you want to plant beans go to the north


Except you want only the green leafs and not the pods

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Degis(m): 2:01pm On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
Beans is not profitable nowadays,iam a beans farmer in Niger state but I will not farm it next year because of two reasons 1- low selling price,currently the price of 100kg bag in Niger state is less than 13k while before is 20k upward.2-the yield per hectare is very low,I planted three hectare this year but I only got 22 bags.

I am also a Beans farmer and I planted 2 hectare and got 3 bags of 1000kg bags after spending about 160K. If you can get a variety with less shaft, mechanized planting, weeding, boom sprayer, threshing machine, sifter and large tracts of land, you may turn a profit.

As of now, I don’t think I am doing Beans without any of the aforementioned

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 3:56pm On Dec 27, 2019
my2chains:
I keep on wondering why people hardly discuss planting beans here in this forum

please is it really profitable because i will like to try my hands on it?

the little i have researched showed me that beans dont need too much water and it can grow well even when not taken good care of,

but i keep on wondering why people hardly plant beans for a living

they say only the norths plant beans but am wondering how come,

beans take little space to be planted onlike other plants but it tends to feel like no one cares about it

is it that beans is not profitable after harvesting it or is it that there is no available market to go and sell them?

or maybe the harvesting and peeling and shiftering process is too hard,

i just keep wondering and poundering on my mind why people dont go into beans farming

is the growing proccess too long and tiring?

i dont know if someone here can enlighten me on this so i can think otherwise

thanks
pls note that beans will never do well if you don't take good care of it.I have did two manual weeding for my own and spray it with insecticide weekly.
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by okoroemeka(m): 7:13pm On Dec 27, 2019
Degis:


I am also a Beans farmer and I planted 2 hectare and got 3 bags of 1000kg bags after spending about 160K. If you can get a variety with less shaft, mechanized planting, weeding, boom sprayer, threshing machine, sifter and large tracts of land, you may turn a profit.

As of now, I don’t think I am doing Beans without any of the aforementioned

is it 1000kg or 100kg,if it's 100kg then it's a big loss,why can't you do pepper on 1 hectare,blanch and dry it for grinding ,the drying will help you store the peppers because the quantities of peppers that will come from 1 hectare maybe too much to sell off immediately without spoiling,so the drying will help to check excess and process even damaged ones and sell when the price is very high, pepper is one veggie that can be dried, processed and stored and the value will still increase,if in doubt go to the nearest market and check how much they are selling one painter of dried ground Cameron pepper you will be surprised.

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by okoroemeka(m): 7:20pm On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
pls note that beans will never do well if you don't take good care of it.I have did two manual weeding for my own and spray it with insecticide weekly.
my brother doing manual weeding on 2-3 hectares is not a joke,
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 11:14pm On Dec 27, 2019
okoroemeka:
my brother doing manual weeding on 2-3 hectares is not a joke,
yes ooo, 5 people spend whole one week in my farm from 8am to 6pm weeding!
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 11:19pm On Dec 27, 2019
Degis:


I am also a Beans farmer and I planted 2 hectare and got 3 bags of 1000kg bags after spending about 160K. If you can get a variety with less shaft, mechanized planting, weeding, boom sprayer, threshing machine, sifter and large tracts of land, you may turn a profit.

As of now, I don’t think I am doing Beans without any of the aforementioned

thank you 4 sharing ur farming experience,I swear some in the north spend 6million to farmed beans this year but got only 60 bags. I farmed in the village, alot of beans farmers next year will change to sesame or suyabeans.

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by okoroemeka(m): 11:24pm On Dec 27, 2019
shariff84:
yes ooo, 5 people spend whole one week in my farm from 8am to 6pm weeding!
in my area a woman laborer daypay is #1500 while men are #2000,so if 5 women will do the job that is #7500 +#400 feeding per person and #1000 transport,so you will be looking at spending at least #10,000 per day for 7 days and you will weed twice that will be roughly #140,000k just weeding,let us leave the insecticide and others that will be applied,sprayed,etc for another day.
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by shariff84: 12:00am On Dec 28, 2019
okoroemeka:
in my area a woman laborer daypay is #1500 while men are #2000,so if 5 women will do the job that is #7500 +#400 feeding per person and #1000 transport,so you will be looking at spending at least #10,000 per day for 7 days and you will weed twice that will be roughly #140,000k just weeding,let us leave the insecticide and others that will be applied,sprayed,etc for another day.
but in the north I only paid 30k and 5k for feeding the whole job.lolz
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Degis(m): 11:12am On Dec 28, 2019
okoroemeka:
is it 1000kg or 100kg,if it's 100kg then it's a big loss,why can't you do pepper on 1 hectare,blanch and dry it for grinding ,the drying will help you store the peppers because the quantities of peppers that will come from 1 hectare maybe too much to sell off immediately without spoiling,so the drying will help to check excess and process even damaged ones and sell when the price is very high, pepper is one veggie that can be dried, processed and stored and the value will still increase,if in doubt go to the nearest market and check how much they are selling one painter of dried ground Cameron pepper you will be surprised.

It is 1000kg. I am going to do pepper but I am believing God for money to do borehole on the farm. I believe this new year will see it come to pass with bumper harvests in Jesus mighty name

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by my2chains(m): 3:33pm On Dec 29, 2019
Please what if i change from beans farming to water leaf farming,

is water leaf farming really profitable?
The last i checked a bag filled with water leaf was sold #2,500

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by potosky: 10:06am On Dec 30, 2019
Soya beans is good one. My mum planted two peak milk cup and harvested 1 basin

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by my2chains(m): 12:46pm On Dec 30, 2019
potosky:
Soya beans is good one. My mum planted two peak milk cup and harvested 1 basin

thanks bro i appreciate

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by benzion72(m): 2:35pm On Dec 30, 2019
potosky:
Soya beans is good one. My mum planted two peak milk cup and harvested 1 basin


Which kind basin shell or unshelled
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by benzion72(m): 2:38pm On Dec 30, 2019
Beans is a northerner it also Has a lot of insects attack
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by potosky: 8:00pm On Dec 30, 2019
benzion72:



Which kind basin shell or unshelled
shelled

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by potosky: 8:01pm On Dec 30, 2019
my2chains:


thanks bro i appreciate
u are welcome
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Timmylehyn(m): 10:04am On Apr 06, 2021
I'm actually intrigued. Are there no selective herbicides for beans.

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by sylve11: 9:10am On Oct 13, 2021
lereinter:

If you want to plant beans go to the north


Except you want only the green leafs and not the pods


For where?

In my childhood days in south south, I used to plant beans and they did well. I harvested them and ate them neat. cool

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by DivergentThinka(m): 3:12pm On Dec 07, 2021
It would be cool if other beans farmers can share their experience here smiley

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Corrections: 4:00pm On Mar 11, 2023
Who is here?
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by FarmersUNIT7: 7:04pm On Mar 11, 2023
my2chains:
I keep on wondering why people hardly discuss planting beans here in this forum

please is it really profitable because i will like to try my hands on it?

the little i have researched showed me that beans dont need too much water and it can grow well even when not taken good care of,

but i keep on wondering why people hardly plant beans for a living

they say only the norths plant beans but am wondering how come,

beans take little space to be planted onlike other plants but it tends to feel like no one cares about it

is it that beans is not profitable after harvesting it or is it that there is no available market to go and sell them?

or maybe the harvesting and peeling and shiftering process is too hard,

i just keep wondering and poundering on my mind why people dont go into beans farming

is the growing proccess too long and tiring?

i dont know if someone here can enlighten me on this so i can think otherwise

thanks

I am a Farmer and I farm both white and brown Beans every Year. I must tell you this. Beans is very profitable for farmers. It is also easy to farm. Unlike Rice, Ginger etc.

Beans does not like too much rain, that's why it is farmed towards the end of the farming season. It is also pron to attack from insects due to its highly nutrients. But there are chemicals that are used to protect the Beans from insects attack.


Below is a video of my Beans farming from the planting stage to harvest stage. If you need more explanation and videos to help you in your Beans farming, coment on the video on YouTube and I'll respond to all your enquiries.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpIpjuW1JrM
Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Bishopatra: 9:57am On Mar 12, 2023
Every crop is profitable, everything comes down to your management,

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Re: Please Is Planting Of Beans Really Profitable? by Sageez(m): 9:33pm On Mar 17, 2023
I planted beans in 2019 during my service and that was the worst mistake of my life.
I spent a lot and got little in return. Thank God I planted Mellon that year else I would have returned home empty handed

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