My client was happy when he saw the quality of my giant Cameron sucker

the 2 trucks ready to move now

Yes, we met at the Agric summit. The Songhai training is quintessential

world1:

Okay.
You meet at the Agric summit? I should have been there but i have to be at my port Novo office for a training.

This thread is quite interesting and informative. I heard the giant plantain specie grows bigger than the double bunch specie. Can anyone throw more light on this. Secondly, what are the profit prospects of these two species?
Thank u all.

@ world1. Pls sir what is tumeric called in our local parlance?

Juliana7:
@ world1. Pls sir what is tumeric called in our local parlance?

In yoruba it called Atale pupa

christian11:
This thread is quite interesting and informative. I heard the giant plantain specie grows bigger than the double bunch specie. Can anyone throw more light on this. Secondly, what are the profit prospects of these two species?
Thank u all.

As for me the Cameroon giant sucker is St better because you don't need much wind breakers the the fingers is bigger if well feed.

We are seriously busy here planting our hybrid plantain suckers

Termites everywhere

Impressive!

nice one.
From your pic, i can see u did not plough the land before planting.

I did not plough one of my locations before planting and in less than 2 months the lemon grass has overgrown the plantain.
However, i noticed that in the location i ploughed, the growth rate is faster than the unploughed location and i am yet to see grasses in the farm, so i resolved to plough any location i wil be planting again.

Will u be using weedicide/herbicide in this farm? cyberforce or paraeforce?

mercylicious:
nice one.
From your pic, i can see u did not plough the land before planting.
I did not plough one of my locations before planting and in less than 2 months the lemon grass has overgrown the plantain.
However, i noticed that in the location i ploughed, the growth rate is faster than the unploughed location and i am yet to see grasses in the farm, so i resolved to plough any location i wil be planting again.
Will u be using weedicide/herbicide in this farm? cyberforce or paraeforce?

Yes the tractor couldn't enter the farm beacuse of water. We want to export the plantain so am doing organic setup here. The weeding we be done with lawn machine.

Oga, how much are these lawn machines, and how much do they save you when compared to manual weeding by laborers?

world1:


Yes the tractor couldn't enter the farm beacuse of water. We want to export the plantain so am doing organic setup here. The weeding we be done with lawn machine.

world1:


Watermelon (500 seeds) N4500
Onion(3000 seeds) N6000
Tomatoes (100 seeds) N1200
Carrot (10,000 seeds) N8000
Tumeric 1kg N1500
Short 6months paw paw seeds N50 per seed

Are you sure you are not out to reap people off.How come that a tomato like uc 82 (10 grams of 3000 seeds) sales at 500naira.
Then the best hybrid in tomato for all Nigerian zones is 900naira for5grams (1300 seed) Even smuggled seeds from MonSanto Africa in Kenya like Anna f1 doesn't cost more than 1k per 1000seeds.
Mind what you post here people in the seed sector are watching.

happybrother:


Are you sure you are not out to reap people off.How come that a tomato like uc 82 (10 grams of 3000 seeds) sales at 500naira.
Then the best hybrid in tomato for all Nigerian zones is 900naira for5grams (1300 seed) Even smuggled seeds from MonSanto Africa in Kenya like Anna f1 doesn't cost more than 1k per 1000seeds.
Mind what you post here people in the seed sector are watching.

Speaking about tomatoes please, what is the best hybrid specie in Nigeria called?
I mean, how person fit get am I beg..
@Op... We still dey follow u o.

HAI

CONCERNING THE PRICE LIST, YOU DONT VE TO CRUCIFY HIM because WE ARE ALL IN BUSINESS TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT. IF YOU ARE NOT

COMFORTABLE WITH THE SELLING PRICE DONT HESITATE TO SEEK FOR OTHER SELLERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT YOUR PRICE.

'BABA MORINGA' IS A MAN TO DO BUSINESS WITH because VE KNOW HIM FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. KEEP IT UP BRO.

I agree with you on maximising profit but not ripping people off. The case @ hand is more of rip off, imagine the margin, haba. 10% diff. can be maximising profit but above dat is pure rip off. Actions like this will further discourage ppl from farming and this forum is to further stimulate youth to go into farming. A fellow Nairalander also complained about word1, infact he wanted him to manage his plantain farm but got discouraged when he learnt from me that someone on Nairaland sold jatropha to me @ N40 whereas word1 told him N100.ln case u don't know N60 mean a lot to a young farmer and can make him loose interest in farming. He needs to relax a bit, he doesn't have to be too greedy in biz. Even as a master of the trade, if you are not affordable its a disadvantage to u cuz it means less work and opportunities and when you charge reasonably there will be inflow of work as ppl spread gospel of your good performance.

Omojuowolo
post=27837240:
HAI

CONCERNING THE PRICE LIST, YOU DONT VE TO CRUCIFY HIM because WE ARE ALL IN BUSINESS TO MAXIMIZE PROFIT. IF YOU ARE NOT

COMFORTABLE WITH THE SELLING PRICE DONT HESITATE TO SEEK FOR OTHER SELLERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT YOUR PRICE.

'BABA MORINGA' IS A MAN TO DO BUSINESS WITH because VE KNOW HIM FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS. KEEP IT UP BRO.

securi:
I agree with you on maximising profit but not ripping people off. The case @ hand is more of rip off, imagine the margin, haba. 10% diff. can be maximising profit but above dat is pure rip off. Actions like this will further discourage ppl from farming and this forum is to further stimulate youth to go into farming. A fellow Nairalander also complained about word1, infact he wanted him to manage his plantain farm but got discouraged when he learnt from me that someone on Nairaland sold jatropha to me @ N40 whereas word1 told him N100.ln case u don't know N60 mean a lot to a young farmer and can make him loose interest in farming. He needs to relax a bit, he doesn't have to be too greedy in biz. Even as a master of the trade, if you are not affordable its a disadvantage to u cuz it means less work and opportunities and when you charge reasonably there will be inflow of work as ppl spread gospel of your good performance.

Dear sucuri and happybrother.
I really appreciate you post but you don't need to insult me (greedy, rip off) are not good/best words to use here.
If you guy meet or knows me then you will understand the kind of person i am.
Concerning the issue of my seeds that is the best price I can sell them for now because i got them high.

I'm highly affordable but not CHEAP

@sucuri.
Am not here to argue or insult you but i have to reply because it has to do with my personality/integrity.


When you talked about my encounter with your friend you only picked the issue of seed price and you wrote brilliantly that you painted me bad with enough insults.

When he called me I talked to him as a brother not as a consultant.

Asked from your friend how he knows that jathropha can help him send away cows in the first place. I gave him the info when I asked him about cows and he said they are around his farm.

When he asked for my opinion on what he can plant on his farm. I offer to help him visit the proposed farm at Ogbomosho free of charge in order to see the land and take soil sample before I can tell him what to plant since he said he cant come from his based in Port Harcourt.

I know how much I charged for farm visitation.

If I quote N100 without him pricing it only for me to read it here that he complained about me and you helped him get it for N40, don't you think someone out there can sell jatropha seed for N20 or even gives him for free? It all depends on the source and viability of the seed. That shows that we are all not equal.

Now that your friend had planted the jathropha as the perimeter fence around his farm what next does he need to put on the plant to make it pontent cow repellant?
Maybe you can also help him get it for 1kobo.

Am sure your friend his reading this post so ask him what i told him about money. I told him categorically that am not a money driven consultant and that I love building relationship and referral but am not CHEAP.

Your friend cant say any bad thing about me at all, price difference is normal in every business.
Please in future try to always verify issues like this before you castigate.

Great Farmers ... Great Nation
No Farmers ...No Nation
I love new generation Farmers let's meet and make Nigeria a better country

Am through with the Kwara and osun projects on my way to Ekiti next week.

Fertilizer application.

Mixing

Chicken waste

God is good rain after 1week work.
My plantain is sprouting already just 7 days after planting.

Banana & Plantain

(Musa acuminata & balbisiana hybrids)
Banana plant‘Matoke’ or East African Highland Banana

Banana and plantain are perennial crops that take the appearance of trees as they mature. Diverse cultivars are grown. Musa are believed to have originated in Southeast Asia but their introduction into Africa is unclear.

Throughout history Musa has provided humans with food, medicine, clothing, tools, shelter, furniture, paper, and handicrafts. It could be termed the "first fruit crop" as its cultivation originated during a time when hunting and gathering were still the principal means of acquiring food.

Musa are rich in vitamin C, B6, minerals and dietary fibre. They are also a rich energy source, with carbohydrates accounting for 22% and 32% of fruit weight for banana and plantain, respectively.


Banana
Bananas are cultivated in nearly all tropical regions of the world. Of particular importance to Africa is the East African Highland Banana (EAHB) which is a staple starchy food for 80 million people and important source of income. There are 120 EAHB varieties in Uganda alone that are not found anywhere else in the world.


Plantain
Plantain resemble banana but are longer in length, have a thicker skin, and contain more starch. They are also a major staple food in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. They are usually cooked and not eaten raw unless they are very ripe. Plantains are more important in the humid lowlands of West and Central Africa. One hundred or more different varieties of plantain grow deep in the African rainforests.


Importance
Banana and plantain are important staple foods in many developing countries, especially in Africa. Of the numerous edible varieties, the EAHB accounts for 17% of the types of Musa grown worldwide, and plantain accounts for another 19%. They provide food security and income for small-scale farmers who represent the majority of producers. Only about 15% of the global banana and plantain production is involved in international trade; most production is consumed domestically.

Banana starch, flour, and chips are processed banana products whose markets are yet to be fully developed.


Production
More than 100 million tons of banana and plantain were produced worldwide in 2007 according to FAO estimates.

Banana are grown in nearly 130 countries. Uganda is the largest producer of banana and plantain in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), followed by Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.

Banana and plantain are cultivated in a wide variety of environments. Plants produce fruit year round, can produce for up to one hundred years and are suitable for intercropping. Vegetative propagation is necessary because they rarely produce seeds and those are not true to variety.


Harvesting
In 2007 more than 9.9 million hectares of banana and plantain were harvested worldwide. Where marketed across longer distances, post-harvest plantain losses are heavy due to poor handling and transport conditions and inadequate market access routes.


Consumption
Africans annually consume 21 kg of banana and plantain per capita, but Ugandans consume 191 kg per year, or more than half of one kg per day. In fact, Ugandans use the same word for food as the name of the local banana dish matooke. Four African countries have the highest per capita consumption of banana/plantain in the world, with Uganda having the highest.


Pest and disease incidence
Black Sigatoka disease is considered the most economically important disease of banana worldwide, causing typical yield losses up to 50%. The fungus grows on the leaves producing dark spots and causes the fruits to ripen prematurely. Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) attacks almost all varieties of Musa, destroying the fruits and devastating the crop. It was first identified in Ethiopia in the 1970s, but spread rapidly to other parts of the Great Lakes region after reaching Uganda in 2001. Fusarium wilt has had a huge impact on the world banana trade and is found in every banana/plantain producing area. It is spread through corms used for planting.

The major banana and plantain pests are the burrowing nematode and the banana weevil. Nematode species attack the plant's roots, resulting in whole plant toppling or reduced yield. The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, attacks the plant's underground corm, weakening the plant and causing stem breakage.


IITA's research and impact
IITA scientists have developed and introduced high yielding, disease- and pest-resistant varieties with durable fruit quality. Various institutions have adopted IITA's different Musa breeding schemes.

IITA has also developed and is promoting hot water treatment to rid plants of nematodes and to produce clean planting materials. Another important control tactic is the use of nematode-antagonistic plants that inhibit nematode reproduction.

To combat BXW, IITA is collaborating with partners internationally to develop reliable and cost effective diagnostic tools. Also, a genetic transformation system developed and optimized at IITA can be used to produce BXW-resistant varieties of banana.

IITA has successfully identified variations within the Black Sigatoka species in Africa and the possibility to design new diagnostic tools. Such tools would enhance the capacity of subsequent projects in selected countries in SSA.

world1:
I'm highly affordable but not CHEAP

@sucuri.
Am not here to argue or insult you but i have to reply because it has to do with my personality/integrity.


When you talked about my encounter with your friend you only picked the issue of seed price and you wrote brilliantly that you painted me bad with enough insults.

When he called me I talked to him as a brother not as a consultant.

Asked from your friend how he knows that jathropha can help him send away cows in the first place. I gave him the info when I asked him about cows and he said they are around his farm.

When he asked for my opinion on what he can plant on his farm. I offer to help him visit the proposed farm at Ogbomosho free of charge in order to see the land and take soil sample before I can tell him what to plant since he said he cant come from his based in Port Harcourt.

I know how much I charged for farm visitation.

If I quote N100 without him pricing it only for me to read it here that he complained about me and you helped him get it for N40, don't you think someone out there can sell jatropha seed for N20 or even gives him for free? It all depends on the source and viability of the seed. That shows that we are all not equal.

Now that your friend had planted the jathropha as the perimeter fence around his farm what next does he need to put on the plant to make it pontent cow repellant?
Maybe you can also help him get it for 1kobo.

Am sure your friend his reading this post so ask him what i told him about money. I told him categorically that am not a money driven consultant and that I love building relationship and referral but am not CHEAP.

Your friend cant say any bad thing about me at all, price difference is normal in every business.
Please in future try to always verify issues like this before you castigate.

Great Farmers ... Great Nation
No Farmers ...No Nation
I love new generation Farmers let's meet and make Nigeria a better country

Complaining of insults on every thread while always setting d pace for it

world1:
I got a new contract yesterday to set up 1,500 plantain sucker on an 8 plots of land i will compliment the platain farm with cucumber and watermelon.
I thought i should just share this with everyone in order for us to learn more from each other so feel free to contribute, make suggestion and ask question.
Thanks.

Please note am not a man of many words nor very good in typing but I will try my best to update this thread and answer questions as much as I can.
God help me. Amen

@Op, 1500 plantain suckers on 8 plots of land. Please what spacing do u use.
Looking forward 2 ur answer plz.

Its my Birthday TODAY.

All thanks to Almighty God for granting me the grace to see another year added to me in peace, joy and happiness. cheers.
Wishing anyone else who has a birthday today many blessings and may you have an awesome day and year ahead.
Best Wishes,
Adeniyi Sola Bunmi

world1:
Its my Birthday TODAY.

All thanks to Almighty God for granting me the grace to see another year added to me in peace, joy and happiness. cheers.
Wishing anyone else who has a birthday today many blessings and may you have an awesome day and year ahead.
Best Wishes,
Adeniyi Sola Bunmi

Happy Birthday to you. Wishing you many more great years, long life and prosperity. Hope you'll rest today, agile farmer. Keep setting the pace.

Pappyshoes:

Happy Birthday to you, Don Aslab. Wishing you many more great years, long life and prosperity. Hope you'll rest today, agile farmer. Keep setting the pace.

My brother thanks.
You caught me am already working in the farm now. Spraying my wife's soyabean and French red beans. Then planted few water melon.

Hapi birthday great farmer. I celebrate with you my brother