HOW TO MAKE WEALTH IN CASSAVA FARMING BUSINESS HOW TO MAKE WEALTH IN CASSAVA FARMING BUSINESS | Page 9

A COMPREHENSIVE & PRACTICAL GUIDE ON HOW TO START CASSAVA FARMING & PROCESSING BUSINESS By: Micheal B. O. A ROUGH ESTIMATE FOR CASSAVA FAMING STARTUP Cassava Production Like This Will Make You Millions of Naira “To reduce cost of production and attain high yields, it is recommended that land preparation be fully mechanized. A power tiller can be used if the total land area under cultivation is not more than 250ha.” PRODUCTION COST FOR ONE HECTARE OF CASSAVA Land preparation ..................................................................... N10,000.00 Cassava cuttings (60 bundles @ N300/bundle) ...................... N18,000.00 Planting (4 person at N1000/pd) ............................................ N4,000.00 Pre-emergence herbicides (5 liters at N1000/l) ...................... N5,000.00 Fertilizer (20:10:10, 9 bags at N2500/bag) ............................. N22,000.00 Insecticides (2 liters at N1000/l) ............................................ N3,000.00 Application of herbicide ......................................................... N3,000.00 Application of insecticide ........................................................ N 3,000.00 Application of fertilizer (4 persons at N1,000/pd) .................. N4,000.00 One weeding (10 person at N1,000/pd) .................................. N10,000.00 Harvesting (15 person at N1,500/pd)....................................... N17,500.00 Total ................................. ………………………………....... N100,000.00 Farm Labor Wage Rates Vary By Location. Note: Fixed capital investments are not included. Such capital investments include knapsack or boom sprayers, tractors or power tillers, stem cutters, planters, and harvesters. With planters and harvesters, manual labor use can be minimized. This is one of the business you can access very quickly and easily to, why not take advantage now and free style to the bank. Hotlines: 09090040011, 09031617999. 9. E-mail: [email protected]