Hass avocado farming is worth everybody's investment who thinks farming as a business regardless of how much your job pays you since it's less risky, very low cost input, low maintenance and ready available market worldwide.
Hass avocados mature after 2 years and a single mature tree can produce more than 3000 (500kgs) fruits under good agronomic management practices. An Acre requires 166 trees at maximum, on planting spacing of 6x4m of which production estimate is over 450,000 fruits (75,000kgs). Although avocados are fairly resistant to drought, well distributed rainfall of between 1000-1200mm is adequate for proper crop development. They also require well drained soils to avoid root rot. The best soils are sandy or alluvial loams with pH ranging from 5 - 7.
A mature Hass tree produces up to 3000 (500kgs) fruits per year and the current available farm gate market price offered by the biggest Kenyan fruits exporter I contacted is 550 Ug shs per fruit/ 3300 Ug shs per kilogram. Therefore a single Hass tree will generate in Ug shs 1,650,000 every year year. And acre Ug shs 247,500,000 every year.
Direct export market chain current offer is $2 (UG Shs 7200) per kilogram. Per tree UG shs 3,600,000. At acreage UG shs 540,000,000 per year. And market price is expected to rise because of high demand with limited supply.
The above costs are calculated basing on one acre establishment.
TConsidering all the top 10 HASS Avocado producing and exporting Countries, Uganda has the best soils and climate for the HASS Avocado crop. Take a look at this documentary from Chile, the 2nd world producer and exporter, it is 30% a desert with the hottest place on the earth, the Artacama Desert, Israel is equally a big exporter, with 60% of its land as a desert. Chile Avocado growing Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05oMsK0-jjA Please note: this documentary was done by DW-Tv, and the main focus was water crisis/conflict.
Uganda, as a Country we have 2 planting seasons, the 1st usually stretches from Febuary-June across the Country, while it may start in end of February in the central region, it may start in March, April etc, in other parts of the Country. The 2nd planting season in different parts of the Country starts in July and stretches to December, but setting off differently across the Country. All in all, the best planting season for Perennial crops is the 1st season, this helps the plants to enjoy both the 1st and 2nd rains, this helps the plant to establish very well.
To plant at the onset of the 1st RAINS, in February, March, April, you need to prepare the land early, no need for ploughing, if you’re not going to plant other crops, remember at the spacing of 6x4m, you can inter-crop your garden upto 6 years. For those who have ready financial resources, you can prepare the land and dig the holes in the October-December rains, apply manure in the dry season when it is available e.g. Cow Dung, Goat droppings, kindly don’t use chicken manure.
ooking seedlings, we usually take orders 3 months to the planting season for those who really need mature seedlings which are well established. Early booking attracts a huge discount at 4,000shs per seedling, while pick and pay price is 5,000shs per seedling.
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