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ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

6 CASTOR – 6.220 – CASTOR-FARMING
CASTOR FARMING
The castor farming business can be a lucrative and profitable venture to start-up, due to its vast market demand and on your own
ability to build a wide supply chain network. If you’re looking for a farming business to venture into, the castor farming business
is a great option to explore.
How To Start Castor Farming in Africa
1). Land Preparation:
Clear the land of all weeds, bushes tree stumps and any other substance that could hamper the growth of the castor plants.
2). Planting:
Choose healthy mature seeds from a parent plant, to be sown on the farmland, about 7cm deep and a spacing of approximately
1m, for proper growth of the plants.
3). Fertilization And Irrigation:
For best growth and produce the use of organic fertilizer should be applied, these include compost or animal dung; industrial
fertilizer can also serve. In a case of steady rainfall, this would be good for the crops, but in a situation whereby this is absent,
proper irrigation comes into play. Water should be made available until 2-4 weeks before harvest.
4). Harvesting:
It takes 5-6 months for castor to attain maturity, and the harvest is done during the dry season. Average yield is about 3000kg per
hectare. After harvesting the seeds are then adequately dried and preserved.
Because of its unlimited industrial applications, castor oil enjoys tremendous demand worldwide. The current consumption of
castor oil and its derivatives in the domestic market is estimated at about 300,000 tonnes.