Biotic and management related factors have been implicated as the cause, with viruses. Introduced to kenya in the 1920s, the passion fruit is native to southern brazil. On the farm passion fruit farming in ug anda okulima obutunda. The fruit is bigger with a diameter of 57 cm, relatively acidic and used for juice extraction. Passion farming is a highly lucrative enterprise with high and regular income. From just an acre of passion fruits, one can get over 20 million shillings in one season. The passion fruit is a perennial fruits and they grow while climbing on others for support as they search for sunlight. Pdf characterization and distribution of a potyvirus. Apr 07, 2018 spacing and planting in passion fruit farming.
In uganda passion fruits can grow well almost in 98% of the country. Mkuranga passion fruit farming drive is one of contract farming projects owned by tanzpro greens ltd. Agribusiness experts have agreed that passion fruit farming is the money maker for 2016. Open up the planting holes at least 23 months earlier. On the farm passion fruit farming in uganda asareca.
The vine produces its first fruit in as little as eight months due to the favorable cool and warm spells along the equator. Pdf in vitro propagation of three commercial passionfruit varieties. Introduction the purple passion fruit passiflora edulis f. Jan 19, 2016 passion fruit farming is still an unexplored kind of fruit farming in uganda. Researchers have evaluated the resistance of kp4, a local passion fruit cultivar, to collar rot disease. Large scale passion fruit farmer in uganda youtube. Beans, beer, fruit juice, fruit, preserved vegetables, hydrogenated oils, and fat. Passion fruit is amongst the kenyas top export fruits and a popular fruit in the domestic market. In kenya, passion fruit farming is done to supply the local market as well as for export. Excess rain causes poor fruit set and encourages diseases principally leaf and fruit rusts. Of these, at least 30 million are hybrids, while the rest are local breeds. These can bring in a lot of income but this all depends on the management that is good management of the farm brings in good profit whereas poor management brigs.
Jul 22, 2016 passion fruit are grown mostly in tropical and subtropical part of the world. Many farmers also rely on their coffee crop, which is threatened by the coffee root mealybug, the white stem borer, and the coffee berry borer. The percent farmers who report gaining new insights about passion fruit 94. The crop is adaptable to a wide agroecological zone from low lands to the highlands. This fruit is gaining popularity as the newest gold mine. May 12, 2017 in uganda, there are two edible types of passion fruits grown passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa, the yellow or golden passion fruit, also known as the tropical passion fruit and passiflora. Generally, in bower system, the preferred spacing is 3 meter x 3 meter which will accommodate about 1100 plants for 1 hectare land. In november, kadafrica was nominated for a young achievers award uganda in the farming and agroprocessing category. This vine is native to tropical regions of southern brazil. The project involves passion fruit farmers in mkuranga district as organic passion fruit has been one of priority products highly demanded by tanzpro greens ltd. But in the wet season when passion fruit is so plentiful, we get just 150 to 200 per bag.
The average yields for bananas was 3 bunches per week for quarter acre and 56 punches for. On the farm passion fruit farming in uganda okulima obutunda. Sustainable agricultural enterprises in two districts in. Early this year, a sack of passion fruits skyrocketed to 450,000shillings at a farm gate. Sustainable agricultural enterprises in two districts in uganda. That figure is expected to rise, according to the agribusiness development centre. The proposed fruit farming project is a flag bearer to potential investors within and outside uganda as to how competitive and attractive fruit farming in uganda actually is. The passion fruit production enterprise boasts a total area of about 6,000 hectares. One of the most important elements of every farming business is the.
The project derives from one of the core challenges identified by the government of uganda gou for poverty eradication production, competitiveness and incomes under. The percent farmers who would recommend this book to other passion farmers 97% 97%. He started passion fruit growing in february last year with 80 plants from which he now harvests an average of 50kgs per week. The picture to the right demonstrates kenyas population density. How to propagate passion fruits in uganda propagate your passion fruits using either seeds, stem cuttings, or even grafted prop gules. Pdf farmers knowledge of passion fruit virus diseases. The percent of farmers who report increasing yields after reading the book 79. Changing farmers mindset from grow and sell to grow to. Microbiological quality and storage stability of fresh fruit. The growing number of supermarkets in burundi, dr congo, rwanda and sudan presents new market opportunities for uganda s passion fruit. Kyotera farmers resort to growing profitable passion fruits. Priceless tips on profitable passion fruit growing business. Passion fruit has a long and colorful history of popularity and extensive cultivation, starting in the late 19th.
The majority of the worlds passion fruit is processed into juice which is sold either as single strength juice or as concentrate. In kenya, passion fruits are grown in thika, nyamira, kisii, nyeri, kakamega, muranga, meru, among other regions. Seeds germinate in four weeks after removal of the pulp and drying. Passion friuts growing, consultancy, seedlings and general farm management.
How to propagate passion fruits in uganda propagate your passion fruits using either seeds, stem. Plant passion fruit in at least 2x20 ft width and 3ft depth. Currently, a farm gate price of a sack is selling between 200, 000shillings to 370,000shillings. Apart from the fact that passion fruits, just like any other fruit, has its good and bad seasons, but when properly. Kenya is a top supplier of the passion fruit to the european market alongside zambia, zimbabwe, brazil, and columbia. Passion fruits growing in uganda is a well paying and lucrative business and we have a right to call it a green gold. Passion fruit is the third most popular fruit in kenya after mangoes and bananas respectively, and this enterprise already boasts an area of 6000 hectares under production.
You may not know it, but passion fruit is the number three on the list of most popular fruits in the country. The spacing in the passion fruit plantation depends on the variety of the seed and training system followed. Passion fruit farming drive mkuranga passion fruit farming drive is one of contract farming projects owned by tanzpro greens ltd. On the farm passion fruit farming in uganda okulima. Goat rearing can be done for meat as the meat has a large market in uganda and it can also be reared.
Passion fruit is a priority crop for more than 12,000 smallscale farmers in uganda. Farming has taken a big part of uganda s economy and it has greatly impacted on the livelihoods of the people positively. Sep 20, 2014 he says they have registered over 0 farmers in kabila sub county alone who are involved in passion fruit production. Growing growing passion fruitpassion fruit agriculture. Uganda passion fruit passiflora edulis is one of the most important fruits in the east african nation. Local chicken are mainly kept on a freerange system, where they look for food for themselves.
How to grow passion fruits in uganda passion fruit vines passiflora edulis are fastgrowing, subtropical to tropical plants that do best in u. Report of consultancy on tree fruit and vegetable virology. Passion fruit farming greenlife crop protection africa. Soil requirements for passion fruits passion fruit plants require fertile soils with plenty of mineral supply in order to achieve optimum growth and yields. Eunice is very excited by farm africas new project, which will provide farmers with an improved variety of seedlings which produce better quality fruits with more juice and which mature at different times of the year. It involves the startup cost for the fruit farming biz, the place to start planting the orchard, the equipment necessary for farming and transporting the fruits, the market, the needs of buyers and the existing fruit farming biz competitors. This is how to grow and earn millions with groundnuts. Mukasa and others published in vitro propagation of three commercial passionfruit. Uganda is leading in africa with the largest organic area 240,197ha and highest number of organic producers 190,552, courtesy of nogamu, which has been instrumental in organic farming certification in uganda. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through these aggressive vines can reach lengths of up to 30 feet in just a few years and bear large crops of purple or yellow fruit.
Both are used mainly in producing mixed fruit juice blends. Ssaava ssebunya, a passionate farmer shares why he decided to go into commercial passion fruit farming. It is a perennial crop which produces fruits within a year. Number of samples collected was calculated using a formula of kish and leslie 1965, where nz. The demand for the fruit on both local and export market is still unmet. Fao to partner with fara and continental institutions to. The report includes detailed analyses of fresh fruit market in uganda, information on major producers, distributing companies, and buyers. Goat rearing can be done for meat as the meat has a large market in uganda and it can also be reared for milk purposes, manure, the skin and fiber.
In africa, uganda is only second to ethiopia in the contribution towards world coffee production united states department of agriculture 2014. How to start fruit farming business startup biz hub. Two main varieties of purple and yellow passion thrive in the large quasiurban central and western parts of the country. Passion fruit is only growing in popularity as the hottest new gold mine, and thats why in 2010, passion fruit made hit wises list of the top most lucrative fruit. Innovation opportunities in organic pineapple production. Kyotera farmers resort to growing profitable passion.
Passion fruit farming is one of the lucrative farming businesses in uganda today. Uganda registers highest coffee exports in 30 years. Table of contents uganda coffee development authority. Changing farmers mindset from grow and sell to grow. In high rainy areas, the soils ought to be welldrained as plants wont face up to waterlogging or. Consequently, the fruit was among hit wise list of the most profitable fruit ventures in kenya. Mukasa and others published in vitro propagation of three. Passion fruits are known to be one of the most highly paid for fruits in uganda and they are quite easy to grow. In a month, this ranges from shs600,000 to shs800,000 as each kilo. Yellow passion fruit is best for production of rootstock thanks to superior disease resistance whereas purple is sweet for fruit production. Priceless tips on profitable passion fruit growing. Passion fruit are often grown from seeds however grafting often produces improved stock. Passion fruit is a perennial vigorous vine, which grows to give oval or round shaped fruit.
But despite that fact, many farmers are still not earning as. The fruit farms in kenya are located on altitudes ranging from 1,200m 1,800m in the eastern part of the rift valley and 2,000m on the western part. It is the foundation of productive farming practices with healthy, experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes. From a vendor to passion fruit farming worth sh60,000 a month sugar farmers chase government to follow law in forming regulations fruit firm seeks to develop a handheld portable device that detects fruit pests and diseases kenyan researcher to introduce a new vaccine to end newcastle disease in. Pdf passion fruit production has decreased over years in uganda. Where training the passion fruit to grow upwards on trellises was important, pruning and maintenance has now become the daily task at the farm. In africa, uganda is only second to ethiopia in the contribution towards world coffee production united states department of agriculture. Passion fruit farming is still an unexplored kind of fruit farming in uganda.
Pdf admin november 30, 2015 passion fruit farming beginners guide. For good production, passion fruits do well in a variety of soils, that ought to be moderately deep and fertile with soil ph going between 6. Farmers in uganda work on an average of less than 3 acres 1 hectare to provide more than half of the. To produce the best passion fruit, ensure you take note of basic necessities like crop protection. A decision by joseph sande, to quit his teaching career and concentrate on passion fruit farming has catapulted him into being one of the successful passion fruit farmers in uganda producing over. Business report 2021 provides a complete overview of current market state issued in a comprehensive and easily accessed format.
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