@Somorin.

Thanks, Yes, River Owena is actually the boundary of my farm for about 1 mile and some stream that flows into river Owena all around the farm, but they do dry up in the dry season though, but river owena is a big river and will be the source of supply for my irrigation program

Hello Guys,
I can tell you about plantain, i have 260 Hectares of land in Osun State which i'm using to plant Cocoa and Oil Palm, I have planted about 70 Hectares so fare, both the Cocoa and Oil Palm are inter cropped with plantain, plantain take between 12-14 months to maturity and it's sold per dozen bunches for between N10000-N18000 in Ketu lagos depending on the Size, and you'll have average of 1250 suckers planted on an hectare, so do you sum. you can check out my facebook page for pictures.

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Hello Guys,
I can tell you about plantain, i have 260 Hectares of land in Osun State which i'm using to plant Cocoa and Oil Palm, I have planted about 70 Hectares so fare, both the Cocoa and Oil Palm are inter cropped with plantain, plantain take between 12-14 months to maturity and it's sold per dozen bunches for between N10000-N18000 in Ketu lagos depending on the Size, and you'll have average of 1250 suckers planted on an hectare, so do you sum. you can check out my facebook page for pictures.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.116715185102176.21538.100002910857107&type=3

which area in Ogun state?

@Juo, Thanks for your help, i spoke to someone at bluegate today and the lady told me that their inverter if i use 6 batteries as projected to carry the loads for about 3 days non stop will start losing power after about 6 months, is that true.?

And the price as well please. Thanks

Ok, I will do that , which 1kw inverter would you recommend?

@Juo, The Tv will be on for maximum of 12 hours a day, the light will only be on for between 7pm and 11 pm with the exception of just 2 bulbs that will be on till 6am.How long will the 600ah last for on full charge and how long to recharge fully using generator because it's extremely important that the generator is not use for more than 4/5hours daily

@Juo, Thats the plan i just want to know how much the battery cost and how long it will last on the listed load and how long to be fully recharge using generator

@Idsolar, Thanks for your help on this, whats the average price of 200ah battery? and if i use 2 batteries, how long will it last for on the listed load and how long will it take to be fully charge

@Idsolar, Thanks for your response, The Energy saving lights are 20watts each, Standing fan is 50 watts each and 37 lcd tv is 170 watts, I'm not using solar because i'm goint to end up using biogas eventually. Thanks

Hello House, Can someone please help me spec which inverter i can use for my farm house, we'll need to Power 5 Energy saving bulbs, 1 (32inch)Tv, 2 Standing Fans at any point in time, but we can only charge it with generator (This is an Off-grid Location), Can you also advise how many Kva Generator do we need to charge it, We'll need to put on Generator for about 4 hours daily to use the pumping machine and the deep freezer anyway, will this be enough time for the battery to be fully recharge?. Thanks

It depends, I have over 100 acres of Plantain planted with my oil palm on my farm and i had the idea of processing it, Plantain flour and Plantain chips came to mind, but out of the 2, I think plantain chips look more viable because it's only people with Diabetes and elderly people that eat Plantain flour, when you look at the percentage that will be able to pay for plantain Flour(It's more expensive than Yam Flour) , I concluded that it is not viable for me to do,

@Vicholas, My email address is alex@targusgrp.com, Can you please send me the form as well. Thanks

Both Crop and livestock farming are profitable, if you are looking for a long time investment with peace of mind, go for crop, i.e Cocoa, Oil Palm etc, Cocoa on a 250 Acres of land, planted with the new hybrid Seedling will give you minimum of 2 Tonnes per Hectares per Annum, multiply by 100 hectares(1 hectares=2.5 acres) = 200 Tonnes, even at the current market cheap rate of N350000, (do your sum) and thats every year for the next 30-40 year.s Oil palm is the same margin as well. Livestock is very profitable as well, with even quicker turn around period but a greater risk. 100 sheep (if lambing occurs twice a year will give you between 300-400 sheep/ram a year, at the average rate of 50k during ileya, (do your sum) Farming is always a money spinner but very capital intensive, and with our banks not ready to loan you money, it makes it harder for your people to venture into farming.

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Stll haven't receive the email, pls check the address or let me know if you want me to send it to you. Thanks

Hello Guys, Pls Send A/C detail to me. Thanks

Still waitting for the opinion of the business minded people of this Forum.

@Howdytee, check you email , i kust sent you the complete visibility studies

Hello House, working on setting up 100 hectares of Cocoa and 100 hectares of Oil Palm Plantation intercrop with plantain, How lucrative and viable do you think this is?. Please contribute.

The last 30 Tonnes 1/2 inch i bought including delivery costed 95k, so 20 Tonnes for 93K does not add up in my calculation. Thanks

How much is 20 Tonnes to Unilag Estate, Magodo (Near Berger)

Baba J, If i already have a domain name and isp hosting my site and i want you to do a complete design to replace the current one, how much will you charge and also can you paste the link of some site you've done so i can check

Good Evening Oga Spyder, I sent you an email yesterday, i don't know if you get it.

I'm looking for any good health insurance company with hospital network in Ile Ife, Osun state. Nairalander please help if you know of any. Thanks.

1 acre of farm land , suitable for poultry farming needed at the outskirt of Ijebu-igbo in Ogun state, the land must be by the newley constructed road that link Ijebu igbo with Osun state(through the Reservation Area), Must be before the Bridge(Ogun/ Osun state boundary) and their must be opportunity to Tap in to PHCN( Don't mind buying 2 or 3 poles at most) power line. Please send Email to info@targusgrp.com

An experienced and knowlegable Veterinary Doctor /Poultry Consultant is Urgently needed to setup a new poultry project in Ijebu Igbo, He must be hands on and have a can do attitude, He must have a working knowledge of using cage housing for layers. He will be in charge of the poultry building design, the stocking of the birds, all the vaccination, trainning of the farm hand and schedule visit to the farm to check the welfare of the bird. If you know you have a proven track record of these, please send email to info@targusgrp.com , with a brief information about yourself , your location and the project you've worked on.

Thanks


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A brilliant poultry Consultantant with a good track record is needed for a new poultry project in Ijebu Igbo, He/She must have a can do attitude and a proven and checkable track records. He must have a good know how of cage system. Interested candidate should send an email to : info@targusgrp.com , stating their location and the project they've worked on.
Thanks.

Does anybody in the house know how much a 5kva inverter goes for? and does it also come with the charge controller? Thanks

Like how many KVA will you recomend if i were to use it for my fridge and with how many battery?

Hello Guys, Is it possible for me to use Inverter with my Fridge Freezer, 3 bulbs and 3 fans?, Like how many Kva  inverter plus battery will i need. Thanks