Potatoes farming profitability and yield for 1 hectare: 

Hey fellow farmers! Let’s talk potatoes are a goldmine if you play it smart. From my experience, a hectare can yield 25-40 tons, even hitting 70 tons with top-notch practices. New Zealand’s ...growers averaged 50.9 tons/ha in 2022, so aim high! Key’s in the soil test it, keep pH 5.2-6.4, and add organic matter. 

Good seed potatoes, 1.5-2.5 tons/ha, and proper irrigation (25mm every 5 days) boost yields big time. Costs? About $10,000-$15,000/ha (South Africa’s at R160,000-R240,000), but with prices at $245-$737/ton, you’re looking at $6,125-$29,480 revenue for 25-40 tons. 

My best year, I hit 35 tons/ha by rotating crops and controlling pests early. It’s hard work disease, nematodes, and weather can bite but sustainable practices like crop rotation and soil health keep profits steady. Don’t skimp on quality seed or irrigation; it pays off. Get a soil test, plan your market, and let’s grow some serious spuds together!                                                       See more                                             

                                                    
                                            Hey, fellow farmers! Taking your backyard broiler farm to a commercial level is a big leap, but I’ve done it, and you can too. I started with 50 birds in my yard, but demand grew, so I scaled up. First hurdle? Space. I leased extra land to build bigg...er sheds with proper ventilation—chicks hate heat stress. Feed costs hit hard; prices soared, eating profits. I mixed my own feed using local grains and got advice from extension officers to cut costs. Disease was a nightmare—wiped out half my flock once.                                                       See more