Maize farming

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  • 1st September 2018 at 8:43 am #5434

    Fati
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    @fatitijani

    Hi,I’m fati a new member of ur community and I’m very interested in mixcropping which I would like to start with maize production ,I would be glad to know the expenses involved in it,the control of pest and diseases, the seasons and the suppliers of the input and the costs .

     

  • 1st September 2018 at 4:14 pm #5447

    K. Afrane Okese
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    @kafraneokese

    Hi Fati,

    What stage are you now? Planning, land clearing or…?

  • 1st September 2018 at 4:24 pm #5449

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    @fatitijani

    Planning

  • 1st September 2018 at 4:45 pm #5451

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    @fatitijani

    I’m done with land clearing

     

  • 1st September 2018 at 5:10 pm #5452

    K. Afrane Okese
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    @kafraneokese

    Great.

    I will provide the budget here pretty soon.

    Whiles you wait, keep in mind that no-till apply here. No burning of your field.

  • 1st September 2018 at 5:14 pm #5453

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    @fatitijani

    Ok,I’m waiting

  • 1st September 2018 at 7:41 pm #5454

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    @fatitijani

    I’m still waiting for ur reply

    • 1st September 2018 at 11:00 pm #5455

      K. Afrane Okese
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      @kafraneokese

      1.Land Preparation
      a- Clearing -300gh
      b- Debris Collection- 200ghc
      2.Improved Seed Maize - 36 ghc
      3.Planting - 300ghc
      a- First Fertilizer Application(N P K) - 2 Bags - 240ghc
      4.First Weeding - 250ghc
      5. Second Weeding - 250ghc
      6.Second Fertilizer Application(Urea or Sulphate of Ammonia) - One Bag - 100ghc
      a - Cost of fertilizer Application - 150ghc
      7. Harvesting - 250ghc
      8.Carting - 200ghc
      9.Dehusking - 150ghc
      10.Shelling - 200ghc

      Total Production Cost - 2,340 ghc

  • 2nd September 2018 at 6:30 am #5457

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    @fatitijani

    So,is this the total cost for an acer of maize

  • 2nd September 2018 at 7:03 am #5459

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    @fatitijani

    And if I follow this instructions at the end of the season how many tonnes of maize will I yield

  • 2nd September 2018 at 7:04 am #5460

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    @fatitijani

    And how do I control armworm

  • 2nd September 2018 at 7:05 am #5461

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    @fatitijani

    How do they package maize and the price

  • 2nd September 2018 at 7:05 am #5462

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    @fatitijani

    How do they package maize and the price at farm gate

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