Plnntain remains one of the crops that has the highest survival rate. Uproot and throw it on the rocky soil, it will still grow and flourish. Put it on the highway, it will sprout and multiply.
Multiplication is very rapid. Plantain is self sustaining and self perpetuating. One stem of plantain can multiply to about four to six stems within one year.
Of all crops, non have variety of uses than plantain. You can boil it and eat. You can prepare poridge, you can roast it. It may be prepared with other foods like beans. What of fried plantain?
You can prepare plantain chips. Most importantly, plantain flour is now available for diabetic patients. The riped one may be taken the same way you take banana; very delicious and nutritious.
Because of the wide range of uses and the fact that plantain can adapt to different soil types, it provides business opportunity for huge industry that can provide employment for many people.
From the nursery to the farm, harvesting ,transportation,sells and factory, it is business.
Nursery and Farm
Plantain Nusery and Farm provides big industry. Plantain Farm can sustain the economy of any country . Agriculture make up about 43% Cameron s GDP and employes about 70% of the population. Most of these come from plantain and banana
One can make a lot of money from plantain farming. One plot of land can take between 200 to 300 suckers. You can start harvesting between 8 months and one year.
Once you start harvesting, you also start to sell suckers. One sucker is sold between 100 and 200 naira depending on the location and a bunch of plantain is sold at 800 to 1500 naira depending on the size.
If you have one plot of land fallowing, start plantain farm today.
Transportation
Transportation is an important aspect of every economic venture and agricultural produce even requires fast and efficient transport mechanism to get to the final consumer. Without efficient transport arrangement the value chain will be broken and this will affect every segment of the value chain.
One can make reasonable amount of money from transportation of plantain. From the transportation of the suckers through the transportation of the fruits then to the industry, and finally transportation of processed product from the industry.
All you need to do is to register with big farms and factories with your trucks. You start to haul their products and start making cool money.
Trading in Plantain
Plantain trading is a big time business that is very sustainable. The market for plantain is never dull, very busy all through the year . As a trader, you can buy at average of five hundred to one thousand naira and sell at one thousand to one thousand five hundred naira.
Processing of Plantain
Plantain serves as industrial raw materials in firms producing sanitary pads, fabrics, and also for the food beverage industry for making baby foods, biscuits bread and cakes
In all these different industrial products from plantain one can make a living from plantain value chain: the industrialist, the transporter, the distributor and the retailer.
Various retail products from plantain such as fried plantain, plantain Chips , plantain cakes etc, can provide reasonable income for any person that is willing to try.
This special delicacy is eaten with fried grounut in many cities of Nigeria
It is a source of income for many families.
Huge opportunity exists for Plantain restaurants, where very special plantain dishes could be served:
- plantain Snacks eg. Chips and cake
- plantain poridge
- Fried plantain
- boiled plantain eaten with special spices
- Roasted plantain eaten with fried ground nut or local spices.
- Fried plantain with beans.
- Fried plantain with rice
- Plantain flour with various continental soup
Opportunities for economic profit from plantain value chain are endless. It can sustain the economy of any nation if properly harnessed.
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