It is used during the preparation of certain food and has
medicinal qualities. Before you start your ginger farm you need to consider a
few things. You need agric land, quality seedlings, water, ideal weather
conditions and labor
Labor
Cost
The labor cost for
farming ginger includes plough, bush clearing and harrowing. Others are the introduction
of fertilizer, weeding and ridging. You need to occasionally spry the field, make
provisions for miscellaneous and harvesting.
- Plough
- bush clearing
- harrowing
- introduction of fertilizer
- weeding
- ridging
- spraying the field
- miscellaneous
- harvesting
Cost
of Materials and Equipment
The cost of materials needed is 50kg ginger seeds and
fertilizer. Other cost considerations are knapsack sprayer and dithne M-45. You
also need farming equipment such as diggers, hoe wheelbarrow and tractor.
Equipment
- diggers
- hoe
- wheelbarrow
- tractor
Earnings
The earnings is predicted on amount of yield per hectare.
The verge yield to expect per hectare is 200 bags of 50 kg. To get the expected
profit you calculate the price per bag, total amount and cost of production.
Startup
Capital
The amount you need depends on the price of farm land,
ginger seeds and labor. You need minium of 5 hectares of agricultural land.
Source funds through bank loans or credit society. You can
seek funds from angel investors, core investor or try a partnership arrangement.
- bank loans
- credit society
- angel investors
- core investor
- partnership arrangement
- friends and family
Farm
Preparations
Make sure the soil composition is ideal for ginger. The land
should have good drainage and treat the seed rhizomes. Involve farm operations
such as weeding, composting, planting, watering and harvesting.
- Good composite soil
- good drainage
- treat the seed rhizomes
- weeding
- planting
- watering
- harvesting
Soil
Composition and Climate
The best climate for ginger is warm and humid climate.
They thrive under irrigation system and rainfall. Make sure the farm land has
good organic matter and loamy soil.
Marketing
Marketing your produce is relatively easy. This is because
ginger is in great demand in the local and international markets.
You have manufacturers using the commodity in their
products, homes and restaurants. You can sell to local merchants, market women
or export. To reach buyers contact local merchants, advertise and use online
resources.
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