Ghanaian Female Agripreneur Gives Cost Breakdown Of Pineapple Farming Business
- Elizabeth King-Konu, a young Ghanaian Agripreneur has given a detailed cost analysis of how much is needed to start an acre of pineapple farm
- In a video, the young woman said pineapple farming is capital-intensive, adding that one needs a minimum of GH¢10,000 for land purchase, preparation and ploughing
- Ghanaians on social media who came across her video found her breakdown insightful
A young Ghanaian agripreneur, Elizabeth King-Konu has shed light on what it takes to farm pineapples in Ghana.
In a video posted on X, the young lady said pineapple farming is both labour and capital-intensive.
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Elizabeth King-Konu opined that it takes a minimum of GH¢10,000 to start pineapple farming in Ghana
Consequently, the young agripreneur advised those interested in pineapple farming to be financially prepared.
In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Ms Elizabeth gave a detailed breakdown of how much it costs to farm an acre of pineapple in Ghana.
She said a prospective pineapple farmer would first need to lease land, with an acre going for GH¢500 per year.
However, she said because it takes a year and six months to harvest, the farmer might have to lease the land for two years, which brings the cost to GH¢1,000 per acre.
Before the land would even be shown to the farmer, Elizabeth stated that the person may be charged what she called "bush allowance", which ranged between GH¢50 to GH¢100.
After this, she said clearing the land costs between GH¢50 to GH¢500 with an acre comprising 10 ropes of weeding.
Elizabeth King-Konu also mentioned other expenditures that the prospective farmer would have to incur throughout the period of planting and harvesting the pineapple.
"If you want to go into pineapple, I always advise that you should have the money up to planting," she said.
Ghanaians encouraged by Elizabeth's insightful breakdown
Ms Elizabeth King-Konu's detailed breakdown of the cost analysis of pineapple farming was well received by some Ghanaians who chanced on the video shared by @xghana_.
@illions4 said:
"She’s good. Only that she didn’t tell us where we can get an acre lease for 500gh."
@dtwilliams_09 replied:
"There were some places in Asesewa way back in 2020 going for 50 cedis an acre. Don't know the price they are charging now."
@REVBLANKET also said:
"This is very encouraging. Thanks a lot for sharing."
Young mango farmer opens about business
YEN.com.gh previously reported that a young Ghanaian farmer opened up about his mango farming business.
In an interview, the young man stated that makes as much as GH¢1,000,000 from his ten-acre mango farm.
The young man further encourages the youth to venture into mango farming, saying that it is lucrative.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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