MBUZI 🌶️ CHILI(Habanero) a Gold Mine
MARKET ANALYSIS :
Habanero(mbuzi chili) is curry selling at k150 to k200 per meda here in Lusaka city MARKET.
Kasumbalesa market estimated between k500 to k700 per 10kg BUCKET.
PRODUCTION :
Chili mbuzi is started in nursery beds and is there for 6-8 WEEKS and transplanted to the main station (field).
In the main field the chili will take 3 months to maturity and harvesting in can be start in the 4 months.
You can be harvesting the chili after every 7 days depending on management. The chili plants can survive to 2 to 3 years also depends on water AVAILABILITY and Management.
Seeds
Habanero seed k350(30g)
You need 9 packs =K3,150(non certified)
Planting
The spacing is 45cm to 60cm between plants and 90cm-1m between rows.
Some they plant 45*60.
Fertilizer
Apply manure before planting or add D compound.
Tow hand full of manure per hole which translates to 10 tonnes per Hectare.
Cost of manure will defer depending on location from k3 to k25 per bag.
Chemicals:
Prima to control amphids and pests.
Prima k450(1ltr)
You need 3 ltrs k1,350
Labor costs also defers depending on you location
Let's say we put it at k2000
Yield
Yield of 8tonnes to 10 tonnes per Lima can be achieved
Let's do some calculation
Let's say we put manure at k10 per bag x 200 bags = k2000
Labor k2000
Input
Seeds k3150
+ prima k1300
+manure k2000
+Labor k2000
=Total k8,450
Now let's say we sell our chili at k100 per meda ,a meda weighs approximately 1.5kg to 1.8kg
Let's put it we harvest 10 tonnes(10,000kg)
10,000kg
÷1.5kg(meda)
=6,666 medas x k100(price per meda)
It will give us k666,600
Now that we have the out put let's try to calculate the profit
Output k666,600- Input k8450
Giving us a profit k658,150
This is just an estimation.
NOTE,: This is to help you with your calculations, the cost of production can change if you put in things like transport,labor and chemicals
Also the prices of chili can drop to k30 to k40 per kg
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