Plantain is one food that is consumed by majority of people around the world. Plantain is prepared in various forms, while some people love it roasted or cooked, others love it fried(chips), it can also be used as flour for baking and other purposes . In urban centers, plantain chips is very popular, it is a common site in traffic and supermarkets. Plantain farming is very lucrative if you do it right. Plantain basically start yielding fruits after three months of planting depending on the breed.
Here is how to start plantain farming in Nigeria ;
1 Buy/lease a piece of land either close to river or in swampy area: Plantain don’t do too well in dry land because it requires a lot of water to grow.In case you don’t have a land or you lack the financial muscle to acquire one, you can go into partnership with a land owner with the arrangement of sharing the produce after harvest in percentage which both of you will agree on. If you cant do irrigation , it is better you plant your sucker in a cool environment or semi-swamp. They grow and yield better in such land. Plantain don,t do very well in yellow sand because of the dry nature of such sand which mitigates its growth and fruit production.I am talking practical here because my dad has been into plantain farming for over 50 years . This is not theory, plantain grow better in a cool soil.
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