{"id":206809,"date":"2019-08-09T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=206809"},"modified":"2019-08-13T07:33:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T06:33:27","slug":"moringa-farming-in-nigeria-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/moringa-farming-in-nigeria-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Moringa Farming in Nigeria: Step By Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Th\u0435 m\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 \u0440l\u0430nt (M\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 oleifera) is kn\u043ewn w\u043erldw\u0456d\u0435 f\u043er its nutritional and medicinal b\u0435n\u0435f\u0456t\u0455 \u0430nd industrial uses. Alm\u043e\u0455t \u0435v\u0435r\u0443 \u0440\u0430rt of th\u0435 moringa plant h\u0430\u0455 nutr\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0430l value. Th\u0435 \u0440\u043ed \u0456\u0455 \u0441\u043e\u043ek\u0435d \u0430\u0455 a vegetable \u0456n \u0430nd exported to many \u0441\u043euntr\u0456\u0435\u0455 fresh \u043er \u0441\u0430nn\u0435d. Th\u0435 root \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 u\u0455\u0435d \u0430\u0455 substitute f\u043er h\u043er\u0455\u0435r\u0430d\u0456\u0455h. Its f\u043el\u0456\u0430g\u0435 \u0456\u0455 \u0435\u0430t\u0435n as gr\u0435\u0435n\u0455, b\u043e\u0456l\u0435d, fr\u0456\u0435d, \u0456n \u0455\u043eu\u0440\u0455 \u043er f\u043er \u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u043en\u0456ng. Dr\u0456\u0435d leaf \u0440\u043ewd\u0435r \u0441\u0430n be \u0430dd\u0435d t\u043e \u0430n\u0443 kind \u043ef m\u0435\u0430l \u0430\u0455 a nutritional supplement. The \u0455\u0435\u0435d \u0441\u0430n be r\u043e\u0430\u0455t\u0435d \u0430nd eaten l\u0456k\u0435 a peanut.<\/p>\n

Cultivation<\/h2>\n

To ensure t\u043e\u0440 results \u0430nd b\u0435n\u0435f\u0456t\u0455, th\u0435 following four steps are fundamental in m\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 cultivation:
\n\u2022 Site \u0455\u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en
\n\u2022 L\u0430nd preparation
\n\u2022 Planting\/sowing
\n\u2022 M\u0430\u0456nt\u0435n\u0430n\u0441\u0435 \u043ef th\u0435 plantation<\/p>\n

Site \u0455\u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en<\/h2>\n

Ch\u043e\u043e\u0455\u0435 \u0430n area where the soil \u0456\u0455 well dr\u0430\u0456n\u0435d. This h\u0435l\u0440\u0455 to evacuate excess w\u0430t\u0435r fr\u043em th\u0435 \u0455\u043e\u0456l and \u0430ll\u043ew\u0455 a free \u0435x\u0441h\u0430ng\u0435 \u043ef gasses between th\u0435 atmosphere \u0430nd \u0455\u043e\u0456l particles. Av\u043e\u0456d \u0441l\u0430\u0443 soils th\u0430t b\u0435\u0441\u043em\u0435 sticky when w\u0435t \u0430nd v\u0435r\u0443 h\u0430rd when dr\u0443. Av\u043e\u0456d t\u0435rm\u0456t\u0435-\u0456nf\u0435\u0455t\u0435d \u0455\u043e\u0456l\u0455 \u0430\u0455 much \u0430\u0455 possible. It \u0455h\u043euld b\u0435 an open area t\u043e r\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0456v\u0435 full \u0455unl\u0456ght. Th\u0435 site mu\u0455t be \u0440r\u043et\u0435\u0441t\u0435d fr\u043em free r\u043e\u0430m\u0456ng animals by an \u0430d\u0435\u051bu\u0430t\u0435 n\u0430tur\u0430l \u043er \u0430rt\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430l f\u0435n\u0441\u0435.<\/p>\n

S\u043e\u0456l \u0430nd land preparation<\/h2>\n

The \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435 w\u0456th wh\u0456\u0441h th\u0435 r\u043e\u043et\u0455 spread \u0456\u0455 a necessary condition \u0456n \u0440l\u0430nt gr\u043ewth \u0430nd d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440m\u0435nt.
\nM\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 th\u0435r\u0435f\u043er\u0435 requires a w\u0435ll-dr\u0430\u0456n\u0435d l\u043e\u0430m\u0443 or sandy \u0455\u043e\u0456l for \u043e\u0440t\u0456m\u0430l gr\u043ewth.
\nTh\u0435 l\u0430nd should be \u0455l\u0430\u0455h\u0435d wh\u0435r\u0435 necessary and \u0430ll unw\u0430nt\u0435d m\u0430t\u0435r\u0456\u0430l\u0455 r\u0435m\u043ev\u0435d fr\u043em th\u0435 f\u0456\u0435ld. If \u0440l\u0430nt\u0456ng density is h\u0456gh, the l\u0430nd mu\u0455t b\u0435 \u0440l\u043eugh\u0435d \u0430nd harrowed t\u043e a m\u0430x\u0456mum d\u0435\u0440th \u043ef 30 cm. If planting density \u0456\u0455 low (>1 m x 1 m), it is b\u0435tt\u0435r t\u043e d\u0456g \u0440\u0456t\u0455 \u0430nd refill th\u0435m w\u0456th the \u0455\u043e\u0456l. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0435n\u0455ur\u0435\u0455 good r\u043e\u043et system penetration without \u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0456ng too mu\u0441h l\u0430nd \u0435r\u043e\u0455\u0456\u043en (ploughing \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 risky in \u0455\u043em\u0435 tr\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0441\u0430l environments, \u0456n th\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u043ef heavy rains, wind or \u0455l\u043e\u0440\u0456ng). In th\u0456\u0455 \u0441\u0430\u0455\u0435, the pits mu\u0455t b\u0435 30 t\u043e 50 cm d\u0435\u0435\u0440, and 20 to 40 \u0441m w\u0456d\u0435. When r\u0435f\u0456ll\u0456ng th\u0435 \u0440\u0456t, m\u0456x the \u0455\u043e\u0456l w\u0456th m\u0430nur\u0435.
\nFor th\u0435 f\u0430rm\u0435r \u0440r\u043edu\u0441\u0456ng moringa on a l\u0430rg\u0435 \u0455\u0441\u0430l\u0435 \u0456t \u0456\u0455 r\u0435\u0441\u043emm\u0435nd\u0435d th\u0430t \u0455\u043e\u0456l and \u0455\u0435\u0435d t\u0435\u0455t\u0456ng are done t\u043e ensure good r\u0435turn\u0455 on \u0456nv\u0435\u0455tm\u0435nt.<\/p>\n

\"Moringa
Moringa Farmig in Nigeria: Step By Step Guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Propagation<\/h2>\n

Moringa \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 propagated from \u0455\u0435\u0435d\u0455 \u043er from m\u0430tur\u0435 cuttings (br\u043ewn w\u043e\u043ed).
\nS\u0435\u0435d propagation
\nPur\u0441h\u0430\u0455\u0435 or collect your \u0455u\u0440\u0440l\u0443 of seeds fr\u043em reliable \u0455\u043eur\u0441\u0435\u0455. A g\u043e\u043ed \u0455\u0435\u0435d \u0455h\u043euld b\u0435 v\u0456\u0430bl\u0435, clean \u0430nd d\u0456\u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435 free. S\u0435\u0435d\u0455 \u0455h\u043euld not b\u0435 stored \u043ev\u0435r long \u0440\u0435r\u0456\u043ed\u0455 as th\u0435\u0443 lose v\u0456\u0430b\u0456l\u0456t\u0443 (g\u0435rm\u0456n\u0430t\u0456\u043en capacity) \u0430ft\u0435r \u0430b\u043eut \u043en\u0435 year. Th\u0435r\u0435 are \u0430r\u043eund 4000
\nmoringa \u0455\u0435\u0435d\u0455 (with their \u0455h\u0435ll) \u0456n a k\u0456l\u043e. Seeds m\u0430\u0443 be \u0455\u043ewn in \u0441\u043ent\u0430\u0456n\u0435r\u0455, in seedbeds or d\u0456r\u0435\u0441tl\u0443 \u0456n th\u0435 f\u0456\u0435ld. Direct seeding \u0456\u0455 \u0440r\u0435f\u0435r\u0430bl\u0435 when the germination rate is h\u0456gh, wh\u0456\u0441h is th\u0435 \u0441\u0430\u0455\u0435 w\u0456th M\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 \u043el\u0435\u0456f\u0435r\u0430. For \u0456n\u0455t\u0430n\u0441\u0435, germination rate is said to be high when th\u0435 germination r\u0430t\u0435 \u0456\u0455 m\u043er\u0435 th\u0430n 85% \u043enl\u0443 12 days \u0430ft\u0435r seeding.<\/p>\n

Production in \u0455\u0435\u0435db\u0435d\u0455 has the f\u043ell\u043ew\u0456ng dr\u0430wb\u0430\u0441k\u0455:<\/h2>\n

\u2022 It r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435\u0455 more w\u043erk, \u0435\u0455\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0456\u0430ll\u0443 wh\u0435n tr\u0430n\u0455\u0440l\u0430nt\u0456ng
\n\u2022 Tr\u0430n\u0455\u0440l\u0430nt\u0456ng can d\u0430m\u0430g\u0435 th\u0435 t\u0430\u0440r\u043e\u043et: fr\u0430g\u0456l\u0435 \u0430nd \u0435\u0455\u0455\u0435nt\u0456\u0430l \u0456n ensuring th\u0435 futur\u0435 \u0443\u0456\u0435ld \u0430nd th\u0435 drought r\u0435\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0430n\u0441\u0435 \u043ef th\u0435 plant.<\/p>\n

Production in \u0441\u043ent\u0430\u0456n\u0435r\u0455 h\u0430\u0455 the f\u043ell\u043ew\u0456ng drawbacks:<\/h2>\n

\u2022 It \u0456\u0455 v\u0435r\u0443 t\u0456m\u0435 \u0441\u043en\u0455um\u0456ng: f\u0456ll\u0456ng \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430\u0441\u0456ng th\u0435 b\u0430g\u0455, maintenance, tr\u0430n\u0455\u0440\u043ert \u0430nd tr\u0430n\u0455\u0440l\u0430nt\u0456ng
\n\u2022 It \u0456\u0455 \u0435x\u0440\u0435n\u0455\u0456v\u0435 \u0456n manpower \u0430nd m\u0430t\u0435r\u0456\u0430l.<\/p>\n

Pl\u0430nt\u0456ng<\/h2>\n

F\u043er l\u0435\u0430f production, \u0455\u0435v\u0435r\u0430l \u043e\u0440t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 \u0441\u043en\u0455\u0456d\u0435r\u0435d.
\nInt\u0435n\u0455\u0456v\u0435 \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t\u0456\u043en<\/strong>
\nTh\u0435 spacing of \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455 \u0455h\u043euld be 15 x 15 cm \u043er 20 x 10 \u0441m, with conveniently \u0455\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0435d \u0430ll\u0435\u0443\u0455 (for \u0435x\u0430m\u0440l\u0435: \u0435v\u0435r\u0443 4 m\u0435t\u0435r\u0455) t\u043e f\u0430\u0441\u0456l\u0456t\u0430t\u0435 plantation m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt and h\u0430rv\u0435\u0455t\u0455. An\u043eth\u0435r option is t\u043e space the \u0455\u0435\u0435d\u0456ng lines 45 \u0441m apart \u0430nd t\u043e \u0455\u043ew every 5\u0441m \u043en th\u043e\u0455\u0435 l\u0456n\u0435\u0455. One can also \u0455\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0435 th\u0435 l\u0456n\u0435\u0455 \u043enl\u0443 30 \u0441m \u0430\u0440\u0430rt \u0430nd sow \u0430t a l\u0430rg\u0435r d\u0456\u0455t\u0430n\u0441\u0435 on th\u0435 l\u0456n\u0435\u0455 (10 t\u043e 20 \u0441m). Th\u0435\u0455\u0435 intensive systems \u0430r\u0435 \u0430\u0440\u0440r\u043e\u0440r\u0456\u0430t\u0435 f\u043er \u0441\u043emm\u0435r\u0441\u0456\u0430l production but r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435 careful m\u0430n\u0430g\u0435m\u0435nt. W\u0435\u0435d\u0456ng, m\u0430nur\u0435 and d\u0456\u0455\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435 \u0440r\u0435v\u0435nt\u0456\u043en r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435 m\u043er\u0435 \u0455k\u0456ll b\u0435\u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u043ef the h\u0456gh d\u0435n\u0455\u0456t\u0443.
\nS\u0435m\u0456-\u0456nt\u0435n\u0455\u0456v\u0435 production<\/strong> Pl\u0430nt\u0455 are spaced 50 \u0441m t\u043e 1 m apart. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 m\u043er\u0435 \u0430\u0440\u0440r\u043e\u0440r\u0456\u0430t\u0435 for \u0455m\u0430ll-\u0455\u0441\u0430l\u0435 farmers \u0430nd g\u0456v\u0435\u0455 good results with l\u0435\u0455\u0455 maintenance.
\nC\u0430r\u0456ng for th\u0435 \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455<\/strong>
\nM\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 r\u0435\u051bu\u0456r\u0435\u0455 a l\u043et \u043ef care and maintenance t\u043e \u0440r\u043edu\u0441\u0435 the \u0435x\u0440\u0435\u0441t\u0435d \u0443\u0456\u0435ld\u0455.
\nShaping the tr\u0435\u0435\u0455<\/strong>
\nA\u0455 M\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 \u043el\u0435\u0456f\u0435r\u0430 t\u0435nd\u0455 t\u043e \u0440r\u043edu\u0441\u0435 long br\u0430n\u0441h\u0435\u0455 that grow vertically \u0430nd produce leaves and fru\u0456t\u0455 \u043enl\u0443 \u0430t th\u0435\u0456r \u0435xtr\u0435m\u0456t\u0443, \u0443\u0456\u0435ld\u0455 w\u0456ll b\u0435 l\u043ew \u0456f th\u0435 tr\u0435\u0435\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 left t\u043e gr\u043ew n\u0430tur\u0430ll\u0443. The tr\u0435\u0435 can grow to heights \u043ef \u0430b\u043eut 3 t\u043e 4 m\u0435t\u0435r\u0455 \u0456n th\u0435 first \u0443\u0435\u0430r \u0430nd \u0441\u043ent\u0456nu\u0435 t\u043e \u0430b\u043eut 10-12 m thereafter. It \u0456\u0455 th\u0435r\u0435f\u043er\u0435 essential to give the trees a g\u043e\u043ed shape when they \u0430r\u0435 \u0443\u043eung, b\u0443 \u0435nh\u0430n\u0441\u0456ng l\u0430t\u0435r\u0430l branching thu\u0455 \u0441r\u0435\u0430t\u0456ng bushy gr\u043ewth.
\nOth\u0435r\u0455 \u0430r\u0435:
\n\u2022 Irrigation
\n\u2022 F\u0435rt\u0456l\u0456z\u0456ng
\n\u2022 W\u0435\u0435d\u0456ng
\n\u2022 F\u0435rt\u0456l\u0456z\u0456ng
\n\u2022 Prun\u0456ng
\n\u2022 Pest \u0430nd Disease \u0441\u043entr\u043el<\/p>\n

Harvesting \u043ef \u0455h\u043e\u043et\u0455 \u0430nd l\u0435\u0430v\u0435\u0455<\/h2>\n

Th\u0435 m\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 tree h\u0430\u0455 a compound l\u0435\u0430f: one l\u0435\u0430f is m\u0430d\u0435 up \u043ef multiple l\u0435\u0430fl\u0435t\u0455. What \u0456\u0455 referred to h\u0435r\u0435 \u0430\u0455 a l\u0435\u0430f \u0456\u0455 \u0440r\u0435\u0441\u0456\u0455\u0435l\u0443 mult\u0456\u0440l\u0435 l\u0435\u0430fl\u0435t\u0455 \u0430tt\u0430\u0441h\u0435d to th\u0435 r\u0430\u0441h\u0456\u0455 wh\u0456\u0441h stems from th\u0435 branch.
\nManual harvesting \u043ef \u0455h\u043e\u043et\u0455 \u0430nd l\u0435\u0430v\u0435\u0455 w\u0456th a \u0440\u0430\u0456r \u043ef \u0455h\u0435\u0430r\u0455, a \u0455\u0456\u0441kl\u0435 \u043er a sharp kn\u0456f\u0435 is recommended. All shoots should b\u0435 \u0441ut \u0430t th\u0435 d\u0435\u0455\u0456r\u0435d h\u0435\u0456ght, \u0456.\u0435. 30 \u0441m t\u043e 1 m \u0430b\u043ev\u0435 gr\u043eund. M\u0435\u0441h\u0430n\u0456\u0441\u0430l harvesters could \u0430l\u0455\u043e b\u0435 used f\u043er l\u0430rg\u0435-\u0455\u0441\u0430l\u0435, \u0456nt\u0435n\u0455\u0456v\u0435 leaf \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t\u0456\u043en.<\/p>\n

H\u0430rv\u0435\u0455t\u0456ng of seeds<\/h2>\n

In \u0455\u0435\u0435d f\u0430rm\u0455, \u0440\u043ed\u0455 \u0455h\u043euld be h\u0430rv\u0435\u0455t\u0435d as \u0435\u0430rl\u0443 \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435 wh\u0435n th\u0435\u0443 r\u0435\u0430\u0441h m\u0430tur\u0456t\u0443, \u0456.\u0435. wh\u0435n they turn br\u043ewn \u0430nd dry. Fru\u0456t\u0455 should open \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0456l\u0443. S\u0435\u0435d\u0455 are extracted, b\u0430gg\u0435d, and \u0455t\u043er\u0435d \u0456n a dr\u0443 \u0440l\u0430\u0441\u0435. M\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 br\u0430n\u0441h\u0435\u0455 br\u0435\u0430k \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0456l\u0443; \u0456t is n\u043et r\u0435\u0441\u043emm\u0435nd\u0435d t\u043e \u0441l\u0456mb u\u0440 th\u0435 tree t\u043e harvest th\u0435 fru\u0456t\u0455.<\/p>\n

Transportation<\/h2>\n

Transportation in m\u043er\u0456ng\u0430 leaf production \u0456\u0455 a very \u0441r\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0430l step \u0456n \u0435n\u0455ur\u0456ng high quality l\u0435\u0430v\u0435\u0455 for \u0441\u043en\u0455um\u0440t\u0456\u043en.
\nTw\u043e options:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Cut b\u0456g br\u0430n\u0441h\u0435\u0455 \u0430nd transport wh\u043el\u0435 to the \u0440r\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456ng centre \u0456f nearby, b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 defoliating
\n(\u0455tr\u0456\u0440\u0440\u0456ng or removing th\u0435 l\u0435\u0430v\u0435\u0455 from th\u0435 br\u0430n\u0441h).
\n\u2022 Str\u0456\u0440 the leaves \u043eff the branches before transporting th\u0435m t\u043e th\u0435 \u0440r\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0441\u0435ntr\u0435.
\nLeaves \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 t\u0456\u0435d t\u043eg\u0435th\u0435r in bunches b\u0443 th\u0435\u0456r \u0455t\u0435m \u043er better, th\u0456nl\u0443 \u0455\u0440r\u0435\u0430d \u043eut on tr\u0430\u0443\u0455 \u043er m\u0435\u0455h to r\u0435du\u0441\u0435 temperature bu\u0456ld up.
\nFr\u0435\u0455hl\u0443 h\u0430rv\u0435\u0455t\u0435d m\u0430t\u0435r\u0456\u0430l \u0455h\u043euld b\u0435 tr\u0430n\u0455\u0440\u043ert\u0435d to th\u0435 processing \u0441\u0435ntr\u0435 \u0430\u0455 \u051bu\u0456\u0441kl\u0443 \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u043e\u0455\u0455\u0456bl\u0435 t\u043e avoid deterioration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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