Today, I will like to share with us some interesting questions. These questions were directed to me by a potential oil palm farmer (An Investor). After developing a comprehensive feasibility report/Business Plan for his proposed new project, he was impressed but still had some questions …
There are three major varieties of oil palm: dura, pisifera, and tenera. The dura palms have kernels with a thick shell, while the pisifera palms have kernels with no shell. The tenera palm is the cross between the two palm varieties (dura and pisifera). It …
The processing of palm oil involves the following steps; reception of fresh fruit bunches from the plantations, sterilizing and threshing of bunches to free the palm fruit, mashing the fruit, and pressing out the crude palm oil. The crude oil is further treated to purify …
Oil palm is a gross feeder plant that requires more nutrients than other average plants. It requires an annual rainfall of 2000mm. Optimum yield can be obtained in areas with a maximum average temperature of 29-33oC and a minimum average temperature of 22-24 o C. …
Oil palm is a gross feeder crop that demands a balance of micro and macronutrients for plant growth for a newly planted crop. After fertilizer application, plant roots take up little concentration while the remaining are loss through; volatilization, leaching, soil erosion, and surface runoff. …
We have always been telling our clients that 70 percent of oil palm production cost goes to fertilizer application but if the reverse is the case on your farm or you have not been achieving this on your farm, there might be an internal problem. …
I recently conducted a small experiment to validate the difference between the local oil palm species and the supergene oil palm variety. Although I’ve read a lot about various oil palm species and their distinct characteristics. Before I proceed, let me quickly talk about the …
Agriculture in Nigeria has suffered from years of mismanagement, inconsistent and poorly conceived government policy and lack of basic infrastructure, still the account for over 21.6% GDP and two third of employment. Nigeria is no longer a major exporter of cocoa, groundnut, rubber and palm …
Feeding your cocoa tree with the correct fertilizer is not only vital to help protect against pest and diseases, it is essential to help the tree produce at maximum or optimum capacity. The major ingredient in most cocoa growing situation is high fertilizer input. However, …
The first thing to do is to get a Suitable Land. Although, virtually all lands in Nigeria is suitable for palm tree survival and optimum yield production (especially East and West).