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Cost Estimate of Cultivating Plantain On One Hectare of Land

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Cost Estimates of Cultivating Plantain on One Hectares of Farmland: First Year Capacity Per Hectare = 1,004 Suckers if inter cropping is needed and for high yield, or 1,600 Suckers or 1,800 Suckers provided no need for inter cropping with a spacing capacity of between 2 to 3 meters, or 2.5meter x 2.5 meter, or 2 meter by 3 meters. Some go as far as stocking 2,000 suckers per Hectare which could result in over use of soil nutrients. The Estimate is as follows. 1.Land clearing/Preparation = #40,000. 2.Planting Suckers at #100 per sucker X 1,800 = #180,000, 3. Labour for Planting/pegging ( 4 man days @ #1,500) = #6,000. 4. Cost of Fertilizer ( 5 bags @ #10,500 naira per bag) = #52,000 naira 5. Cost of fertilizer application (4 man per day @ #1,500 naira) = #6,000. 6. Weed control and herbicides ( mulching / Paraquat and Simazine ) = #35,000. 7. Diseases & Pest Control: (Fungicides= Benomyl, benzimadazoles, flusilazoles, imazaliles, imidazoles, or tridemorph. NOTE: please use