Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
PLANTAIN FARMING IN NIGERIA: Plantain Powder Business Opportunity
Plantain and banana are widely cultivated in the southern
and middle belt regions in Nigeria. The annual local production outruns the
demand. Being a highly perishable food item, substantial quantities rot away in
a short period after harvest.
When the rains start which signals the commencement of
planting, the plantain farmers plant at the same time. They harvest at the same
period and flood the markets with the product. After a short while, the product
soon becomes scarce where much rots away due to unavailable technology for
conversion for a longer shelf life.
The solution is to process the fruits into a powdered form
which can be packaged and stored for a longer time without spoilage and
wastage occurring. The natural flavors in the powdered form can also be
utilized in industrial food processing.
Foods and drinks such as cakes, ice creams, yoghurt and
custard are flavored to enhance their taste. The flavors are imported into Nigeria
and are synthetic, therefore not as good as the natural flavors in banana and
plantain powder. The natural flavors can be imparted into other foods.
There is a readymade market within and outside Nigeria for
banana and plantain powder. Nigerians in the diaspora, who are looking for
businesses to do in Nigeria can look into the aspect of setting up a suitable
processing technology to convert banana and plantain into powdered form. The benefits
are many to the farmers and to the economy.
Conversion to powder will increase their economic value and
give a longer shelf life. The added value will translate to selling at a higher
price than the raw fruit. The natural flavors in them are a better substitute
to the synthetic flavors currently being imported.
Foreign exchange will be conserved when the import of
synthetic flavors is reduced or eliminated. Foreign exchange will be earned
where the natural flavors are exported. Conversion will significantly reduce
wastage and spoilage, yield more revenue to the farmers and encourage them to
produce more.
The equipment required for conversion into powdered form has
been developed locally and can be acquired with a moderate investment.
John Ayodele
www.plantainrichesnigeria.blogspot.com
Thursday, October 31, 2013
PLANTAIN FARMING IN NIGERIA: THE PLANTAIN SUCKER (2)
This blog was set up for the benefit of Nigerians, especially starters interested in plantain farming business, who need information about it.
The plantain sucker can be cultured on a farm for a period, say 3 months. If you buy a cultured 3 month old sucker and transplant on your own farm, it will take about 8 months from planting to harvest. A 3 month cultured sucker has attained a certain height.
It means a shorter turnaround time from planting to harvest. If you are planting a fresh sucker, that will start growing from scratch, then you have to wait up to 12 months from planting to harvest. You can get cultured suckers from farmers who have them on their farms and are willing to sell. There are two benefits to you:
The plantain sucker can be cultured on a farm for a period, say 3 months. If you buy a cultured 3 month old sucker and transplant on your own farm, it will take about 8 months from planting to harvest. A 3 month cultured sucker has attained a certain height.
It means a shorter turnaround time from planting to harvest. If you are planting a fresh sucker, that will start growing from scratch, then you have to wait up to 12 months from planting to harvest. You can get cultured suckers from farmers who have them on their farms and are willing to sell. There are two benefits to you:
One, you
buy at a cheaper price than you will if you buy during the next planting
season. Two, you will not wait 12 months from planting to harvest. If you are a
starter, ensure that you are buying the improved variety sucker and buy from the right sources. Do not be deceived to buy the local variety sucker if what you want is the improved variety sucker. Open your eyes oh!
John Ayodele
PLANTAIN FARMING IN NIGERIA: THE PLANTAIN SUCKER (1)
The plantain seedling that you will plant is known as the
sucker.
The beauty of the plantain plant is in its ability to
reproduce itself in geometric proportions. A healthy plantain plant can
reproduce about 5 suckers around it which means that one plant has produced
another 5 plants.
Therefore, you will not have to buy fresh suckers for
planting for the 2nd year and beyond. There are three benefits to
you.
First benefit is that you won’t be buying fresh suckers for planting in
the 2nd year. Second benefit is that you can sell the suckers while
waiting for the harvest of the plantain bunches from the existing plants.
Thirdly, you can transplant the suckers on another plot of land which means
that your farm is expanding without buying fresh suckers.
There are two types of suckers in Nigeria – the local
variety and the improved variety sucker. The local variety sucker takes about
two years to mature from planting to harvest while the improved variety takes one
year. The local variety generally has lower yields and more disease-prone, while the improved variety has higher yields
in terms of fingers per bunch, size of the fingers and the sweetness of the
fruits.
The improved variety brings faster returns on investment than the local
variety sucker. The improved variety comes in different grades that indicate
the level of improvement. Always go for the latest improved variety sucker. If you are a starter, go for the improved variety sucker.
However, note that the improved variety sucker is costlier than the local
variety sucker. When the planting season commences, at the start of the rains,
the improved variety sucker costs about N120.00 to N150.00 per sucker even from
official sources. The demand for the improved variety sucker is high.
The demand pressure and the season affect the price. If you
are a starter waiting till the planting season to buy the suckers, then you
will likely get them at a higher price than in an off-season. Make sure that
you get your sucker from recommended sources and buy the right sucker. This is
where some have burned their fingers badly, who bought the wrong suckers from
wrong sources and got nothing worthwhile at the end.
John Ayodele
Phone:2348035978352
Email: ayodeleade2002@yahoo.com
Saturday, October 26, 2013
PLANTAIN FARMING IN NIGERIA: Crucial Information for Starters
This is the 5th post on this highly acclaimed,informative plantain blog set up to educate Nigerians about the potentials in plantain farming business for wealth creation. If you are one of those Nigerians, foolishly roaming the streets for non-existing white collar jobs,put on your thinking cap and stay glued to all the posts on this blog.
Plantain farming is a profitable venture in Nigeria, where the land is fertile for its cultivation and there exists a large market to absorb the produce. The market is far from saturation and more farmers can come in and set up farms at any scale: micro, small or large.
If you do the financial analysis, you can make 400% returns if the farm is operated in excellent conditions. There are challenges that can hinder you from making the 400% returns. The plantain reports on this blog been updated with the challenges and how to address them. What makes excellent conditions is also in the reports.
Now that you
know how to access government agricultural lands all over the federation, go
ahead and pay as little as N2500.00 to lease an acre of land per year, at the
River Basin Authority’s offices covering your state. Ensure that they have
irrigation facilities to water the plants during the dry seasons. This is
important and you may not just assume.
Normally, a
River Basin must have irrigation facilities. But some may not have functional
irrigation facilities. Or their facilities may be inadequate to water all the farms in its jurisdiction.
If you are planning a large farm, you may have to set up your own irrigation facilities to provide water for the plants during the dry season. In the next post, I am discussing the issue of suckers for planting. If you need suckers for planting, there are suckers everywhere for sale. But buy from the right sources.
For your information, other River Basin Development Authorities in Nigeria include:
If you are planning a large farm, you may have to set up your own irrigation facilities to provide water for the plants during the dry season. In the next post, I am discussing the issue of suckers for planting. If you need suckers for planting, there are suckers everywhere for sale. But buy from the right sources.
For your information, other River Basin Development Authorities in Nigeria include:
Anambra-Imo RBDA
Benin-Owena RBDA
Cross River Basin Rural Development Authority
Chad Basin Rural Development Authority
Hadejia-Jamaare Rural Development Authority
Lower Benue River Rural Development Authority
Niger Delta Basin and Rural Development Authority
Sokoto-Rima River and Rural Development Authority
Upper Benue River Basin Rural Development Authority
Upper Niger River Basin and Rural Development Authority
Lower Niger River Basin and Rural Development Authority
If you need land leasing for farming, search for their offices and contact them.
John Ayodele
Phone: 2348035978352
Friday, October 18, 2013
Plantain Farming in Nigeria: How to Get the Land For Your Farm
In this post, i am discussing one of the sweet aspects of the plantain business which is about the availability of land for farming. If you want to do commercial plantain farming, land is available all over Nigeria.
Stop blaming the economy and the Federal Government for your joblessness if you are unemployed. Open your eyes wide, sit up and think straight. Nigeria is not a failed nation. The Lebanese, the Zimbabwean farmers and the Indians can see what the Nigerian can not see. It is a pity!
The lands are government agricultural lands managed by the River Basin Development Authorities (R.B.D.A) and there are many of them all over Nigeria in all the states of the Federation.
A tract of land measuring about 12 plots or the size of a football field can be leased from the authorities for about N2500.00 per year. You can set up with a plot as a starter.
To access the land, go to the office of the respective River Basin Authority and pick a form, pay the fees and within 48 hours, the land will be allocated to you as close as possible to where you want it. The payment is renewable for as long as you are using it,else it will be withdrawn and be reallocated to others.
The R.B.D.As have irrigation systems that supply water to the farms during the dry season. Also tractor services for plowing and cultivation are available at highly subsidized rates. Fertilizers and seedlings are also available at subsidized rates as well.
If you are one of those looking for salaried jobs in today's Nigeria, please stop that madness! Go pay N2500.00 for a hectare of land for plantain farming.
The Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority covers Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Oyo States. They have several offices in different states. Make enquiries there for how to lease land for farming.The land issue is sorted out and you have no excuse if that has been your problem.
John Ayodele
www.plantainrichesnigeria.blogspot.com
www.johnayodele.wordpress.com
Email:ayodeleade2002@yahoo.com
Phone:2348035978352
Stop blaming the economy and the Federal Government for your joblessness if you are unemployed. Open your eyes wide, sit up and think straight. Nigeria is not a failed nation. The Lebanese, the Zimbabwean farmers and the Indians can see what the Nigerian can not see. It is a pity!
The lands are government agricultural lands managed by the River Basin Development Authorities (R.B.D.A) and there are many of them all over Nigeria in all the states of the Federation.
A tract of land measuring about 12 plots or the size of a football field can be leased from the authorities for about N2500.00 per year. You can set up with a plot as a starter.
To access the land, go to the office of the respective River Basin Authority and pick a form, pay the fees and within 48 hours, the land will be allocated to you as close as possible to where you want it. The payment is renewable for as long as you are using it,else it will be withdrawn and be reallocated to others.
The R.B.D.As have irrigation systems that supply water to the farms during the dry season. Also tractor services for plowing and cultivation are available at highly subsidized rates. Fertilizers and seedlings are also available at subsidized rates as well.
If you are one of those looking for salaried jobs in today's Nigeria, please stop that madness! Go pay N2500.00 for a hectare of land for plantain farming.
The Ogun-Osun River Basin Authority covers Lagos, Ogun, Osun and Oyo States. They have several offices in different states. Make enquiries there for how to lease land for farming.The land issue is sorted out and you have no excuse if that has been your problem.
John Ayodele
www.plantainrichesnigeria.blogspot.com
www.johnayodele.wordpress.com
Email:ayodeleade2002@yahoo.com
Phone:2348035978352
Monday, October 14, 2013
Plantain Farming in Nigeria: The Other Side of the Coin No One Is Telling You!
This plantain farming blog, like my chicken blog at www.johnayodele.wordpress.com, is set up for the benefit of Nigerians to educate them about plantain farming and to encourage them to set up starting small. Stop blaming the government. Wake up!
Plantain
farming is one of the major money spinners in the agricultural sector in
Nigeria. It is also the fourth most important crop in the world. Its uniqueness
is in its ability to reproduce itself in geometric proportions.
A Nigerian
plantain farmer who is diligent in his business, cannot go poor or be broke in
any season. Unfortunately, the thousands of unemployed persons who roam the
streets looking for jobs that are not available are not aware of how to conduct
this wonderful business opportunity which requires so little to set up but
yields so much in returns.
If you are well informed about the plantain farming business, this blog is surely not for you. But if you are a novice, who knows next to nothing and wants to know more, then you have come to the right blog.
If you are well informed about the plantain farming business, this blog is surely not for you. But if you are a novice, who knows next to nothing and wants to know more, then you have come to the right blog.
For starters
in Nigeria, who needs the right details about the business, the following
details are available:
1)
A
short report titled ‘How to Set Up and Manage a Profitable Plantain Farm in
Nigeria’. This is a guide to operations on the farm from day 1 to harvest.
2)
Plantain
Farming Income Analysis showing:
a)
The
Expenditure Pattern (Excel format) for the first two years in business.
b)
The
Income and Profit analysis (Excel Format) for the first two years in business
based on three conservative sales prices and seven realizable yield rates from
60% to 90%.
The above stated plantation reports contain the farm operation analysis; the income and expenditure analysis for the first two years; the challenges in the business and how to overcome them; the addresses of the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Offices in Lagos,Ogun and Oyo States, and the addresses of the right sources to get the right type of plantain suckers.
The above stated plantation reports contain the farm operation analysis; the income and expenditure analysis for the first two years; the challenges in the business and how to overcome them; the addresses of the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Offices in Lagos,Ogun and Oyo States, and the addresses of the right sources to get the right type of plantain suckers.
The two reports go together and cost N3000.00. Make the
payment to First Bank Account 2017277846 (JO & EL Ventures), then forward
payment details plus email address to 2348035978352. The reports in soft copies
will be forwarded to the email address.
These reports are self explanatory and even a 6 year old boy
can easily understand them. You do not have to stress yourself reading abstracts
and technical jargon available in some plantain reports. They contain what
you need to know to set up the farm straight away.
On this blog, I am going to let you know the other side of the coin in this business on this blog. You can make 400% returns in plantain farming if you get it right. Some farmers do get it right but many do not.
Therefore, not everyone has been making the 400% returns.In fact, some have messed up and are regretting their foray into it. If you need the reports now, then get them to avoid the silly mistakes some have done.
There are some factors to consider in this business and if you are ignorant of them and just jump into it based on the financials alone, you may lose out and come out with sad stories,wondering whether the witches in your father's house followed you there.
Like i did on my chicken blog, i like to let you know the sweet and rough edges in the business, so that you know the precautions to take to make a safe landing. You should know what can hinder you from making the 400% returns in the business.Unfortunately, many Nigerian starters with their get-rich-quick mindset do not bother about the factors before jumping in.
Many promoters give you the sweet side of the story and will not let you know the rough edges. You should have a balanced opinion before you set up the farm.
John Ayodele
On this blog, I am going to let you know the other side of the coin in this business on this blog. You can make 400% returns in plantain farming if you get it right. Some farmers do get it right but many do not.
Therefore, not everyone has been making the 400% returns.In fact, some have messed up and are regretting their foray into it. If you need the reports now, then get them to avoid the silly mistakes some have done.
There are some factors to consider in this business and if you are ignorant of them and just jump into it based on the financials alone, you may lose out and come out with sad stories,wondering whether the witches in your father's house followed you there.
Like i did on my chicken blog, i like to let you know the sweet and rough edges in the business, so that you know the precautions to take to make a safe landing. You should know what can hinder you from making the 400% returns in the business.Unfortunately, many Nigerian starters with their get-rich-quick mindset do not bother about the factors before jumping in.
Many promoters give you the sweet side of the story and will not let you know the rough edges. You should have a balanced opinion before you set up the farm.
John Ayodele
Phone: 2348035978352
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