CASHEW-CASSAVA: PERFECT AGRO-INVESTMENT PACKAGE FOR ABSENTEE FARMERS

1.0       PROJECT

CASHEW-CASSAVA: PERFECT AGRO-INVESTMENT PACKAGE FOR ABSENTEE FARMERS

1.1       PROJECT LOCATION: Ogbomosho, Oyo State

1.2       PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1.      To use cassava as an alternative source of income generation before cashew matures

2.      To recoup the cost of investment within one year.

3.      To make investment easily accessible and affordable.

1.3       INTRODUCTION          

Limitation may not necessarily be due to lack of knowledge all the time but LACK OF IMAGINATION could also be a major factor. After considering several reasons while a lot of people run from capital intensive project like CASHEW CULTIVATION we observe a critical factor is mostly inability to see beyond what is presently obtainable.

What is if there is a means of recouping at least 70% of your investment in the first year? I’m sure such an investment will be a good one considering the fact that MUCH OF YOUR TIME IS NOT TAKING AWAY from you.

Cassava is often being referred to as FARMER’S GAIN because it do compensate for efforts at the end of the season. A HECTARE OF CASSAVA is capable of yielding up to 25TONS OF TUBERS at the end of a season of 8-12months (depending on the farmer)

Now the question is HOW DOES THIS ENHANCE investment in CASHEW CULTIVATION?

            Cashew cultivation is done with a spacing that allows INTER-CROPPING and a crop like cassava (very rugged and also with proven good yield) will do very well without affecting the growth of cashew.

1.4       WHY YOU SHOULD INTERCROP CASHEW WITH CASSAVA

1. You Would Be Maximizing the Cost Spent on Land Preparation i.e. the same clearing you did while preparing for cashew will serve the purpose of cassava cultivation too. No additional expenses just additional potential income.
2. Little Time Requirement for Monitoring: Unlike crops like maize, vegetables and cowpea, CASHEW and CASSAVA do not require much time in management and can be embarked upon by any working class person. Even your farm manager will have lesser burden to carry.
3.  Little Capital Requirement for Inter-cropping: A hectare of cassava farm will only require about 60 bundles of stem and a bundle is about 300naira.
4. Cassava Can Guarantee Within 70-100% of Investment on Cashew Plantation in One Year

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