We shall in continuation, be viewing
4-different aspects of small scale
agricultural projects, namely:
Ø
Pepper
plantation
Ø
Snailery
Ø
Rabbitry
Ø
Fishery
Ø
Others
Pepper Plantation
-
Almost
everyone eats pepper,
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It
can be dried and preserved at periods of excess,
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Can
easily be developed into branded products.
We now have companies who buy it as raw materials for production. On a 2 plots of land,
laying fallow somewhere in the neighbourhood,
your means of livelihood can be
guaranteed; it could also serve as
stepping stone to greater things. Please don't
get me wrong, it may not provide you a
2billion naira private jet or a 225 million naira bullet
proof car, but can make you a responsible man
or woman, who can stand shoulder high to face
all that is required.
Pepper (capsicum annuum) referred to as
'Ata Rodo' in western Nigeria, can survive for
18 to 24months if well taken care of. It is a
shrub, vegetable plant, requiring sufficient sunlight
to grow well, spreads its arm to about
2-2.5ft, requiring plenty of water in
organically rich and well drained soil. Its major problem Root-knot nematodes
can be controlled with sufficient water if
grown on land where flooding for very few
hours could be achieved, nematicides could
also be a solution to the control of Root-knot
nematodes. Land requirement 2plots of land (or
more), good soil, with sufficient
water supply.
Other requirements
- Fruits to extract seeds
- Beds to nurse seedlings
- Water hoes
- Knapsack sprayer
- Hand trowel
- Manure or fertilizer (NPK)- Phosphorous as major.
- Herbicides (pre-emergence)
- Labour for clearing
- Local Baskets Business Projection
On a 2-plots of land, expected plant
population at 2- feet in row and 3-feet in
column is about 2400plants. Plants get to
maturity and fruiting within 80-110days on the
field. Under good management and marketing, a
stand should give not less than
#100 in a month. Revenue of #240,000
monthly.
Your recurrent cost cannot be higher than 10percent of revenue under good planning, while
initial investment can be kept as low as #100,000. With a sum of #216,000 as
monthly income, you are surely a better person
in the Nigeria of today.
(This write-up is meant to inspire you. You
can get a detailed step by step manual and
feasibility report on request, for a token.
Also available on request are already established
seedlings). Join us as we discuss Snail rearing later.
