How to start maize farming in Nigeria and the benefits of maize.

With each new day, farming in Nigeria turns out to be more created and progressed. Maize is one of the world's most prominent products and in the meantime a standout amongst the most beneficial in Nigeria. This adaptable product can be cooked, canned, utilized for influencing flour, to spread, popcorn, and grain.

Buying of land 

The main thing you require is a marketable strategy. A critical part of your arrangement ought to be the buy of land for maize cultivating. The cost of the land relies upon the area and locale. Maize is best developed in rich loamy or sandy-loamy soils. Additionally, you ought to stay away from waterlogged territory. Homestead soil esteem is affected by the accompanying components: 1. the idea of soil; 2. closeness to settlements: 3. closeness to streets; 4. accessibility of water system.

Note that in the event that you need to have a decent maize edit, the land ought to be sunlit for no less than 12 hours every day. It will better if the land you obtained for maize cultivating was beforehand utilized for developing cucurbits or vegetables. Bear in mind to set up the dirt for sowing. It is important to furrow the dirt to a profundity of around 35 cm. Subsequent to furrowing, the land requires some manure blended with fiery remains and sand.

Amid the underlying time of development, maize does not require much watering. In any case, toward the start of development, you have to give careful consideration to water system.



There are some fundamental sorts of maize and every one of them have diverse properties: - White; - Yellow; - Late season seeds (110 to 120 days); - Early season seeds (90 to 100 days); - Extra-early season seeds (80 to 90 days). Every one of these sorts shifts in its one of a kind qualities: - taste; - grain measure; - the shade of grain; - aging. In the event that you intend to collect maize for the ensuing creation of flour, oats or its utilization in creature farming, it is important to focus on the assortments that can be put away for long stretches.

Maize planting season in Nigeria

 It is more sensible to begin maize cultivating arrangements in Nigeria in February so you can begin developing maize in March. The maize season around begins on the fifteenth of March and finishes on the fifteenth of May. Essential while planting! Best proportion and design: 75cm x 50cm, 2 seeds for each spot. Privileged insights of maize cultivating in Nigeria

Secret 1: If you develop maize keeping in mind the end goal to offer bubbled or canned last item, it is vital to gather the yield before it starts to solidify. Overripe maize can be sold to ranchers as creature encourage or can be prepared into grains or flour.

Secret 2: You should realize that maize does not get enough preparing. It is pivotal to dependably screen the state of the takes off.

- Nitrogen deficiency - yellow and wilted leaves; -

Phosphates lack – redness on leaves; -

 Potassium starvation – suspension of development, consumes on leaves, the grain sizes will be blended (little and vast).

Secret 3:  The most delightful phase of maize grain handling is called 'drain organize'. You have to check 20-25 days from the finish of the blossoming time of the plant. Amid this period the grain will be the juiciest. How productive is maize cultivating in Nigeria? Maize cultivating in Nigeria is beneficial just when you turn out awesome volumes of product. To begin this sort of business you won't just need arrive. For development of broad regions, you will likewise need to purchase unique hardware. As a required least – multicultivator and maize seeding machine. On the off chance that you are developing maize on little territories, it bodes well to take the gear on rent for a period which is essential for arrive development or reap gathering. Another choice is employing laborers with their own gear. For this situation, you will spare cash on the hardware as well as on compensation since specialists installment depends on the measure of developed land and not on the quantity of working hours.

Maize deal


Clearly, you have to consider the procedure of reap before making your strategy for success. The decision of maize assortments relies upon the dispersion channels, its development, and reaping. On the off chance that you have a little plot of land, it is smarter to develop sweet corn, which can be sold in the late spring. A similar sweet corn can be handled and sold in jars. In the event that you are associated with developing the harder assortments, it is better for the maize to be ground into flour or grains. The upside of maize cultivating is that you can make different showcasing plans. You can simply pitch it to the last grain. It can likewise be obtained by the agriculturists for steers sustaining. You may likewise need to consider reaping both dry and green maize leaves for encouraging or bedding of creatures. Estimations of expenses For 10 hectares (25 sections of land) field, your financial plan must be at the very least N300.000.

A gauge of the costs will come to about N4 million. This incorporates costs for arrive, water system, manures, seeds, collect transportation, work installment, and capacity). When all is said in done, one hectare can be utilized for growing 60 thousand of plants. From every one of them, you can take 1-2 cobs. Per one hectare of land, it is conceivable to take 80-90 thousand of cobs. For seven hours one specialist can without much of a stretch assemble and put in packs around 2.500 cobs. Per one hectare of farmland, you can yield from 2.000 to 4.000 kilos of maize.

Specialists say that the benefit of such business is around 450%. This is one of the most elevated rates with regards to Nigerian farming. Along these lines, in the event that you need to win cash, you may consider maize cultivating business as a decent choice.