Project of Cultivation of Plantain

AGRICULTURE: CULTIVATION OF
PLANTAIN

TABLE OF CONTENT

I. INTRODUCTION
II. OBJECTIVES
III. PRODUCTIONS OF OFFSHOOTS ESPECIALLY BY PIF METHOD
1 Construction of a germinator
2 Cultivation of offshoots
IV. PLANTATION OF OFFSHOOTS
V. FINACIAL BALANCE SHEET

I. INTRODUCTION

Plantain is one of the products which is most consume in the whole world. Further, there is evident
that Africa leads in the top world producers of plantain which its world production
positioning at 33 million metric tons with Cameroun, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda and
Democratic Republic of Congo being the main producing countries.

OBJECTIVES
During my researches, I discover that Agricultural domain is underestimated by many of us
especially young people whereas more than 75% of African populations are living base of
that. To remedy of this, I decided to invest within by creating farms hoping through my
engagement and advices it will encourage others. Also the product will cover all regions of
Cameroon, thus after that we will started exportation.

CULTIVATION

MULTIPLICATION OF OFFSHOOTS ESPECIALLY BY PIF METHOD

Once upon a time plantain cultivation was very boring in so far as they need to plant one
offshoot expecting that it develops and produce not more than 10 offshoot per season. But
now with the evolution of the science technology due to many researches it came to be that
many methods had been put in place to produce and multiply offshoot in great quantity.
Amount the multiplication of offshoot, we can online: plant extract from the plantation,
micri-cromes, plants coming from the production of tissue and PIF method which means
<<plan issue des fragments de tiges>>

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Building of a germinator
Characteristics
- Length: 5m
- Breadth: 1.2m
- Gutter high: 1.2m
- Ridge high: 1.5m
-
Total surface area: 6m2

Description

The germinator is an area of 6m2 which help to a multiplication of plantain having a roof

with a double slope. All of that cover with plastic film of 180 microns thick, the stakes must

be strong woods fixed in a concrete. Three ranks of perpend of 10 hence two entirely apparent

will be build. The floor will be lightly slope and cement with two outlets in PVC (32).

Evolution of water and watering will be expected.

Building of hangar

Characteristics
- Length: 9 m
- Breadth: 7m
- Gutter high: 2 m
- Ridge high: 2,5m
- Total surface area: 63 m²

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Description

A hangar is an area in which new plants are stocked after the step of ablactation which is the

last step in the germinator process. The hangar is built to reduce the sunshine upon plants.

Cultivation of offshoots

This is going to be take in several steps

Follow the annex

PLANTATION OF OFFSHOOTS

Once ready to be plant, offshoots are brought into the farm after that it had been treated.
Assuming that our farm has a surface area of 1 hectare (1ha), 1ha=10.000m2. According to
my studies, it came to be that the agricultural offices state’s that for a good growth rate of
plants, it is necessary that plants shall be space at about 3m×2m or 3m×3m. Further, for a
surface area of 10.000m2 we need 1667 offshoots for 3m2×m and 1100 offshoots for
3m×3m.

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FINANCIAL BALANCE SHEET

ESTIMATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF A GERMINATOR (5m×1.2m)

AND HANGAR (9m×7m)

Designations Price unit Total price

Quantity
Woods Unit (FCFA) (FCFA)
Chevrons of 4m of strong Unit 22 4000 88 000
woods
plank of 6m strong wood Unit 20 2000 40 000
Ordinary plank Unit 15 1500 22 500
B Masonry
Cement Unit 10 5 200 52 000
Sand Lorry 1 80 000 80 000
Black gravel Lorry 1 175 000 175 000
Perpend Unit 230 300 69 000
C nails and others
Nails of 100-90 Kg 6 1 500 9 000
Nails of 40-50 Kg 3 1 500 4 500
PVC pipes 32 Unit 1 500 500
Xylophen L 5 5 000 25 000
Umbrage net m2 38 6 000 168 000
Plastic film m2 15 2000 16 000
D workforce
Workforce Package 1 350 000 350 000

Total amount (FCFA) 1 145 000

COMPTE D'EXPLOITATION D'UN DISPOSITIF DE MULTIPLICATION DE

BANANIER PIF (5 mois)

1. ABSORPTION TABLE OF INVESTMENT

Cost Period absorption Absorption

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Price Unit Lifetime Per year in 6 months

Equipment / Investment (year)
FCFA (FCFA) (FCFA)
Germinator and Hangar 1 700 230 10 170 023 85 012
Plastic film 55 000 2,5 22 000 11 000
Umbrage 124 750 10 12 475 6 238
floor
Wheelbarrow 48 000 4 12 000 6 000
Watering 9 500 2 4 750 2 375
Bows 3 790 2 1 895 948
Bucket 1 950 1 1 950 975
Knives 750 2 375 188
TOTAL INVESTMENT 1 943 970 225 468 112 734

2. PROVISIONAL EXPOITATING ACCOUNT TABLE

year 1 / Campaign 1 Output Input
1 Equipment/Investment Price unit Total price
Quantity (FCFA)
Unit FCFA)
Germinator and Hangar 1 85 012 85 012
Plastic film 1 11 000 11 000
Umbrage 1 6 238 6 238
floor
Absorbed
Wheelbarrow 1 6 000 6 000
value
Watering 2 2 375 4 750
Basins 2 948 1 895
Buckets 2 975 1 950
Knives 5 188 938
Total Equipment 117 782
Average production per
explant
2 Function 12 vivo
plants
NPK Kg 7 650 4 550 Total production par cycle
Savanem Kg 1 5 500 5 500 7 200 vivo
plants
Cryptonol L 1 2 900 2 900 Real production with loss of
10%
Mocid Kg 2 2 700 5 400 6480 vivo
plants
Substrate Sac 10 200 2 000
Bistoury Nbr 10 500 5 000
Black soil Tone 5 15 000 75 000

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Sachets of nursery Nbr 6000 10 60 000

Plantain sucker Nbr 600 300 180 000
Total functioning 340 350 Prix moyen du vivo plant
350 F CFA
3 Workforce
Mise en place and entretien H/J 60 6 000 360 000
Conditioning sachets H/J 15 6 000 90 000
Classification of plants H/J 3 6 000 18 000
Total workforce 468 000

4 unexpected loss (10 %) 92 613

TOTAL 1 018 745 2 268 000

BILAN EN ANNEE 1 / CAMPAGNE 1 (5mois) 1 249 255

Though plantain has a growing period of 12 moths to 18 months.

Cultivation, FCFA/ha Cultivation for 4ha

Seasons season 1 season 2-n Season 1 Season 2
Before production
Clearing 100 000 100 000 100 000×4= 400 100 000×4= 400
000 000
tracing of terrain 50 000 / 50 000×4=200 /
000
boring of plantation 100×1667=166700 / 166700×4= 666 /
whole 800
plantation of 50×1667= 83 350 / 83 350×4= 333 /
offshoots 400
Treatment 300 000 300 000 300 000×4= 1 1 200 000
200 000
After production
Cuteness of 100×1667= 166700 166700 166700×4= 666 666 800
regimes 800
Transportation Assuming up to 300 300 000 300 000×4= 1 1 200 000
000 200 000
Total FCFA 1 166 750 866 700 1 166 750×4= 4 866 700×4= 3
667 000 466 800

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SELLING, FCFA/ha SELLING for 4ha

Seasons Season 1 Season 2-n Season 1 Season 2-n
Selling (Assuming 1667×2000=3 334 000 1667×2000=3 334 000 3 334 000×4= 13 3 334 000×4=13
1regime=2000FCF 336 000 336 000
A)
selling with loss of 3 334 000-333 400= 3 334 000-333 400= 13 336 000-1 333 13 336 000-1 333
10% 3 000 6000 3 000 6000 600= 12 002 400 600= 12 002 400

difference cost and 3 000 600-1 166 3 000 600-866 700= 12 002 400-4 667 12 002 400-3 466
selling in FCFA 750=1 883 850 2 133 900 000=7 535 400 800=8 535 600

Total cost in 2 1 166 750+866 700= 2 033 450 4 667 000+3 466 800= 8 133 800
years
Total selling in 2 3 000 600+3 000 600= 7 000 200 12 002 400+12 002 400= 24 004 800
years
profit in 2 years 7 000 200-2 033 450= 4 966 750 24 004 800-8 133 800= 15 871 000

GERMINETOR AND HANGAR AND CULTIVATION AND SELLING

1ha 4ha
Cost profit Cost Profit
Germinator and 1 943 970 The rest of offshoots 1 943 970 Building
hangar in which can be sell, material
FCFA 4813*200= 962 600
Germinator 1 943 970+2 033 4 966 750-3 977 420= 1 943 970+8 133 15 871 000-10
and hangar 450= 3 977 420 989 330 800=10 077 770 077 770=
and 5 793 230
Cultivation
ratio in FCFA

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