The challenges of beans farming include the use of sub-standard seeds, poor quality fertilizer, lack of irrigation and low soil fertility etc.
To be successful in beans farming in Nigeria, there should be ways or strategies to tackle the challenges that may hamper the success of your beans farming venture.
For instance, the planting of poor quality seeds can lead to a significantly low crop yield.
Challenges of beans farming in Nigeria
The following are the challenges of beans farming in Nigeria:
Planting of Substandard Seeds
Poor Soil
Lack of Irrigation
The use of substandard fertilizers
Poor pest and disease management
Poor weed management practices
Careless usage of fertilizers
Late harvesting of matured beans fruits
Use of substandard pesticides
The planting of substandard seeds
The use of low quality beans seeds is one of the pitfalls facing beans farmers in Nigeria.
Farmers in Nigeria often prefer the use of open pollinated beans varieties because they are cheap. Open pollinated beans seeds have lower yields and poor pests and diseases tolerance, unlike the hybrid beans seeds.
You are advised to plant high quality hybrid beans seeds like FUNPEA 11, SAMPEA 16 and FUNPEA 12 seeds etc.
Poor Soil
The level of fertility in soils can be an issue in beans farming in Nigeria. Poor soil fertility is one of the challenges of beans farming.
A soil test has to be done to show the nutrients level of the soil. The soil test result will also enable an agronomist to design an agronomic plan for you.
Lack of Irrigation
Beans farmers hardly use irrigation in Nigeria, this poses a challenge to beans farming as farmers experience low yield when the rains cease.
Irrigation systems like drip irrigation can be used for beans farming to address the challenge of water management.
The Use of Substandard Fertilizers
Nigeria has a problem of poor quality fertilizers. Beans need fertilizers like the Single Super Phosphate fertilizer and Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer to grow and yield well.
The lack of good quality fertilizer is one of the challenges of beans farming.
Poor Pest and Disease Management
Poor pest and disease management is one of the problems faced by beans farmers in Nigeria. Beans plants are susceptible to a lot of pests and diseases.
You should know the right type of pesticides to use to manage pests and diseases on beans plants.
Poor Weeds’ Management Practices
Weeds can massively reduce the yield in beans farming. Weeds share water and nutrients with the main crop and ultimately lead to a yield loss in farming.
Poor weeds management can be one of the challenges of beans farming. Cultural practices and the use of herbicides should be used to manage weeds on farms.
Careless usage of fertilizers
The reckless use of fertilizers can also be one of the pitfalls of beans farming in Nigeria. You should only apply the right type pf fertilizers.
Late harvesting of beans
If you harvest your beans late, the beans plants may be stressed and this may lead to a low yield, also, late harvesting of beans lead to the plants to produce lesser number of beans.
Matured beans pods should be promptly harvested.
Usage of substandard pesticides
The use of the wrong type of pesticides can also be a problem in beans farming. You should always use the right type of fertilizers for your beans plants.
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