SOYA BEAN FARMING : AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF EARNING MORE.
A ton of Soya Bean is now N650,000 - JUST SO YOU KNOW.
One hectare of Soya bean farm would yield within 2 - 5 tons of soya bean depending on the farming practice implemented.
The Best time to farm Soya bean is within April to July each year.
To Cost of farming one hectare of Soya bean is between N150,000 to N350,000.
When you work with experts, you can get it way cheaper especially for farms in the northern parts of Nigeria like Kaduna and Katsina.
What can you do with Soya Bean if you decide not to sell?
Well, soya bean can be used in the poultry farm as a source of Soya Bean Meal - which is soya bean minus the soya bean oil. Soya bean meal is gotten from extracting the oil from the bean.
Soya Bean Meal also known as SBM is feed production is a major source of protein in livestock feeds.
You can as well sell the oil separately as packaged Soya Bean Oil - which is a vegetable oil that is highly in demand due to its health benefits.
How many cycles can one carry out in a year?
If started in time with enough irrigation on ground, one can carry out two farming cycles in a year
First Cycle - April to July
Second Cycle - July to October
That means two harvest in a year.
There are so many ways to generate money in Africa as a youth. Being idle is not one of them.
Alternate Income Series by LBA Africa
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