BANANA AND PLANTAIN FARMING

Banana farming has become a very lucrative business in Nigeria where as many people abandon banana plantation, we can generate millions of money by setting a banana farm.

   Most of the banana are propagated by planting the sucker, every banana blossom developed in to adult and produce fruit after five to six months, the mother banana die after harvesting the fruit and replace itself with large numbers of young one. In Asia countries banana has become the major and economically fruit crop; banana require less effort but high yield or performance.

HEALTH BENEFIT
Banana are good source vitamins and minerals
They are good for ulcer patience
They prevent kidney cancer
Good for bone and eye health
Source of potassium and vitamin B6
help in depression and mood swing
Good source of energy
Help in weight management

HOW TO SET UP BANANA AND PLANTAIN FARM
Look for right land: moist clay soil, loamy soil; is ideal for the plantation. Cultivate the land; uproot all the trees that could provide shade which can prevent them from growing properly.

Recommended Species: The best breeds to go for is the hybrid  banana or plantain which are (Musa acuminata or Musa balbisiana).

Get Healthy Suckers: Bananas and Plantain are grown through suckers, choosing healthy suckers and always use suckers from matured and dying plantain or banana plants.

Transplant: While transplanting, make sure that the corm or the roots at the bottom is trimmed properly to facilitate good growths. Give five meters gap between plants and keep the plants moist at the early days.

Maintain the Banana farm: Maintaining the plants  involves heaping soil around the suckers, removing of the unwanted suckers, fertilization, mulching and weeding once in a while. Once it starts to produce, another form of work involved is to make sure that strong winds doesn’t get freely into the plantation as that could lead to the falling of the banana trees.
Once a plantain plantation picks up, the owner stands the chance of continuous harvest for the next 20-years or more depending on how the farm is maintained.