hello everyone, I would like to know how many bags of rice a hectare can produce (the size of the bag of rice is 50kg) and also how big is 20000 hectares.
thank you

Good morning,

After processing, you should get about 35-55bags of refined rice or 60-110bags before milling commences, depending on what management practices were adopted during cultivation. Pre-milling bags weigh about >80kg, while post milling bags weigh 50kg on the average.

Talking about the size you are talking about, 20000 is basically a land area big enough for an Integrated Rice Project. Heavy duty tractors, combine harvesters, boom sprayers etc, farm cabin/residence, offices etc. In the country right now, we don't even have a project on rice this big. I hope this helps.

I am a commercial Rice farmer with about 5years of experience under my belt, currently in North-Eastern NIgeria.

Cheers!!!!

Pls can anyone help me with the location of SILVER CHARIOT RICE office

BMusdapha:
Good morning,

After processing, you should get about 35-55bags of refined rice or 60-110bags before milling commences, depending on what management practices were adopted during cultivation. Pre-milling bags weigh about >80kg, while post milling bags weigh 50kg on the average.

Talking about the size you are talking about, 20000 is basically a land area big enough for an Integrated Rice Project. Heavy duty tractors, combine harvesters, boom sprayers etc, farm cabin/residence, offices etc. In the country right now, we don't even have a project on rice this big. I hope this helps.

I am a commercial Rice farmer with about 5years of experience under my belt, currently in North-Eastern NIgeria.

Cheers!!!!

this is quite interesting,if one hectare of land (15 plots)will produce 50 bags of refined rice then definitely rice farmers are really trying,if you factor in the financial cost to prepare such big land, work and stress to produce rice , harvest and refine rice on one hectare it's better imagined,the last time I checked one 50kg bag is #11-12,000k local rice,so we have #600,000 from rice on one swampy hectare in 90-100 days,not too encouraging if you look at production figures of veggies you will agree with me that a rice farmer suppose to have a veggie patch around because that is were the money is, personally I have seen #2,000,000 million+ realized from 1 acre(6 plots)of cucumbers in 70+ days,f it's hot peppers that is planted on that 1 hectare just 2 harvests will give you same money like rice,and you will harvest every 4-5 days for at least 5 months.when we are young and growing up we are meant to believe that money don't grow on trees but veggies are definitely proving that statement wrong.

okoroemeka:
this is quite interesting,if one hectare of land (15 plots)will produce 50 bags of refined rice then definitely rice farmers are really trying,if you factor in the financial cost to prepare such big land, work and stress to produce rice , harvest and refine rice on one hectare it's better imagined,the last time I checked one 50kg bag is #11-12,000k local rice,so we have #600,000 from rice on one swampy hectare in 90-100 days,not too encouraging if you look at production figures of veggies you will agree with me that a rice farmer suppose to have a veggie patch around because that is were the money is, personally I have seen #2,000,000 million+ realized from 1 acre(6 plots)of cucumbers in 70+ days,f it's hot peppers that is planted on that 1 hectare just 2 harvests will give you same money like rice,and you will harvest every 4-5 days for at least 5 months.when we are young and growing up we are meant to believe that money don't grow on trees but veggies are definitely proving that statement wrong.

hmm vegetable farming seems to be very lucrative but my problem is how do you manage to keep it before it starts getting spoilt?

Rice farming is not easy o. Before you can harvest those numbers of bags you will need to protect your farm birds,rats and human.

potosky:
Rice farming is not easy o. Before you can harvest those numbers of bags you will need to protect your farm birds,rats and human.

you forgot about all types of poisonus snakes that will come to eat the bird and rats,rice farmers are really trying,I remove my hat to them.

andrecamcam:


hmm vegetable farming seems to be very lucrative but my problem is how do you manage to keep it before it starts getting spoilt?

keep what? with the type of demand of such produce,my son's harvested 8 bags of cucumbers yesterday and a marketer came,paid and took all away,by 8am today morning she called and needed another 5 bags,the problems in our area is production,the demand cannot be met.

okoroemeka:
keep what? with the type of demand of such produce,my son's harvested 8 bags of cucumbers yesterday and a marketer came,paid and took all away,by 8am today morning she called and needed another 5 bags,the problems in our area is production,the demand cannot be met.

What is your location?

okoroemeka:
you forgot about all types of poisonus snakes that will come to eat the bird and rats,rice farmers are really trying,I remove my hat to them.

no be small thing

Amanyanabo:

What is your location?

we have access to markets in okigwe,orlu,umunze,ekwulobia,oko, akokwa,etc.

okoroemeka:
keep what? with the type of demand of such produce,my son's harvested 8 bags of cucumbers yesterday and a marketer came,paid and took all away,by 8am today morning she called and needed another 5 bags,the problems in our area is production,the demand cannot be met.

which area are you based in and do you think they can be exported outside Nigeria

andrecamcam:


which area are you based in and do you think they can be exported outside Nigeria

export !!!,I am telling you that it's not even enough for our customers talkless of export.

okoroemeka:
export !!!,I am telling you that it's not even enough for our customers talkless of export.

how much is a bag sold for?

sorry for the many questions I'm just really curious about it

andrecamcam:


how much is a bag sold for?

sorry for the many questions I'm just really curious about it

cucumbers is #4000k a bag, pepper is #6-7000k vital feed bag,#12-14,000k flour bag.if you have 100 bags of any of the above I know 1 customer that will buy it.

okoroemeka:
cucumbers is #4000k a bag, pepper is #6-7000k vital feed bag,#12-14,000k flour bag.if you have 100 bags of any of the above I know 1 customer that will buy it.

when is the best time to nurse pepper for dry season

Olaleyeabdullah:
when is the best time to nurse pepper for dry season

if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

I know you won't disappoint with your response...apt. may God continue to bless u

Olaleyeabdullah:
I know you won't disappoint with your response...apt. may God continue to bless u

remain blessed too, bro

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

can this method also be used for tomato in order to Target the peak period

Olaleyeabdullah:
can this method also be used for tomato in order to Target the peak period

I think pepper and tomatoes are the same family,it will work but you have to be on your toes on management, tomatoes are a little bit tricky to manage but if you know the rules it must work,just get original knapsack for spraying,if your land is big get motorised sprayer or convert car wash engine for spraying .

okoroemeka:
I think pepper and tomatoes are the same family,it will work but you have to be on your toes on management, tomatoes are a little bit tricky to manage but if you know the rules it must work,just get original knapsack for spraying,if your land is big get motorised sprayer or convert car wash engine for spraying .

again, won't the pepper root outgrows the grow bag or pure water nylon during this period

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

Bros,what species of pepper do you plant in February and harvest 2nd week of April?

If you plant in February,the earliest you can start harvesting is late May.

I have a pepper farm and I have been doing these for 4 years.

Also,the profit estimate you gave for pepper might not be all time correct.

Pepper is one crop that is very unreliable.This year,for instance,here in Ibadan,the results has been bad.

Just passing by with no hard feelings

MDDarah84:


Bros,what species of pepper do you plant in February and harvest 2nd week of April?

If you plant in February,the earliest you can start harvesting is late May.

I have a pepper farm and I have been doing these for 4 years.

Also,the profit estimate you gave for pepper might not be all time correct.

Pepper is one crop that is very unreliable.This year,for instance,here in Ibadan,the results has been bad.

Just passing by with no hard feelings

you didn't read the post carefully,we do nursery by 15-20 December,then first transplant will be into single grow bag,by February it is taken for field transplant,if the crop is not harvested by 15 April which is 120 days,then something is wrong with your management, during that dry and hot period peppers are usually harvested in 90-100 days,if you plant avenir f1 ,top it in nursery and manage it properly and don't get at the highest peak production of 7(25kg) bags every 4-5 days and normal production of 5 same bags from 1000 crops,then also something is wrong with your crops, because we have done it and kept records of the production.

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

for someone who is staying in North Central Kwara precisely can this also work if the pepper is to be rain fed after been transplanted. The problem is the pepper staying too long in the nursery bag before rain become stable here

Patronize us if you need rice sack packaging

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.

This process is not necessary, if drip irrigation is available right? That is, during dry season

Psalm4kute:

This process is not necessary, if drip irrigation is available right? That is, during dry season

putting pepper in single grow bags serve several purpose,ok,iet us imagine this scenario,you have drip irrigation,so you transplant 25-30 day old pepper of roughly 4-6 inches out on a blazing hot open3-4 plots field in February,all necessary good agricultural practice must be going on whether u like or not,ok,let's imagine another scenario you transplant into single grow bags and have the whole pepper that will fit in 4 plots in an area that will accommodate 2-3 cars,it will make irrigation easy, spraying of materials easy, management easy, protection from harsh weather easy,you can pick the best to plant eventually,using drip irrigation is not everything, nothing beats first hand experience.

Nice thread.

okoroemeka:
we have access to markets in okigwe,orlu,umunze,ekwulobia,oko, akokwa,etc.

please sir, i really want to talk to you.

okoroemeka:
this is quite interesting,if one hectare of land (15 plots)will produce 50 bags of refined rice then definitely rice farmers are really trying,if you factor in the financial cost to prepare such big land, work and stress to produce rice , harvest and refine rice on one hectare it's better imagined,the last time I checked one 50kg bag is #11-12,000k local rice,so we have #600,000 from rice on one swampy hectare in 90-100 days,not too encouraging if you look at production figures of veggies you will agree with me that a rice farmer suppose to have a veggie patch around because that is were the money is, personally I have seen #2,000,000 million+ realized from 1 acre(6 plots)of cucumbers in 70+ days,f it's hot peppers that is planted on that 1 hectare just 2 harvests will give you same money like rice,and you will harvest every 4-5 days for at least 5 months.when we are young and growing up we are meant to believe that money don't grow on trees but veggies are definitely proving that statement wrong.

Guy, you're too much. i have two plots of land near Onitsha, it's close to people's houses and therefore susceptible to theft of farm products. What do you suggest that i should plant there. NB: i have zero farming experience and doesn't live in the community but can go there to work at least on Saturdays.

I trust you my brother.
Please, I would like to obtain seeds of pepper from you and seed trays.

okoroemeka:
if u want to make money with pepper and less stress of irrigation this is what you will do,do nursery by December 15-25, transplant it into nylon grow bags or used pure water satchet by 10-15 January,then field transplant ending of February, harvest will start from 2nd week of April and continue till the rain stops,this strategy will serve two purpose,you will have pepper when the price is costilest april-september,and you will do minimal irrigation,the only setback will be the management ,that rainy season is when disease is much,but with good spacing and Good agricultural practice it will work.