Land clearing is the process of removing trees, stumps, brush, stones and other obstacles from an area

as required to increase the size of the crop producing land base of an existing farm or to provide land for
a new farm operation

Now that you’ve got the land already and you want to make it really fit so that it can boost your plantain
farming, you need to know about the best land practices to be carried out on the farm to achieve your
goal.

Land clearing is the process of removing trees, stumps, brush, stones and other obstacles from an area
as required to increase the size of the crop producing land base of an existing farm or to provide land for
a new farm operation.

It is the development of land with the intention of creating a potential use for agricultural purposes. It
requires the removal of native cover including trees, bushes and boulders from the land surface. The
land is subsequently broken to create a workable bed into which a crop can be seeded. Land breaking
includes the removal of roots, stumps and rocks.

This is necessary to increase the area of the land base for producing crop, or to make your land suitable
for plantain farming operation.

Depending on your budget, available equipment, the location of your plantain farm and the size of the
proposed plantain farm, you can go for either manual or mechanized clearing.

Prepare the soil — The purpose of land preparation is to provide the necessary soil conditions which will
enhance the successful establishment of the young suckers.

It is important to maintain the humidity of the plantain plantation by allowing some of the trees to
remain for the purpose of protecting the plant from excessive sun and to enhance the humidity. This is
very essential in plantain farming environment.