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Castor Farmer Tips: Choosing the right castor seeds for your project.

As a Castor seeds farmer, you have to be mindful of this information. When you choose seeds for planting, it's important that you understand what type of seeds that is suitable for your farm or to be more accurate, you need to understand what you want. 

Source for the type of seeds, or variety of seeds that is best suited to give you the results you need.

There are basically three types of Castor seeds for planting and there are listed as follows:

The Annual type: This type of Castor seeds are known to be the most popular hybrid seeds globally as it's numerous variety has continued to improve.

It is grown annually and is usually harvested twice. Once every 115 or 120 days depending on the variety. It has a lifespan of 8 months maximum duration.

It has a high yield capacity or features more than the local wild types and it's the most favorite seeds for commercial purposes.

The Perennial type: This type may last for 7 years duration but it often has more lower yields than the annual type and it's also harvested twice every 115 to 120 days. Some people prefer this because it saves them the cost of cultivation every year. But what you gain from saving costs of cultivation you lose from the lower yields of this type.

The Proprietary Seeds: This variety presents higher yields and high grade oil content. It's an end to end seeds to grain package designed solution for industrial contract farming. An emerging trend in the Castor seeds farming and oil production business.
This is also an early maturing type that you can harvest twice within 115-120 days. 

One other important information you need to know about sourcing for the right Castor seeds for planting is that of a Soil testing and analysis report of your castor farm. Castor seeds are highly susceptible to weather and climatic differences. 

A detailed soil testing and analysis report will provide you with information about your soil nutrients or any requirements for your farm.

But the consulting the services of an expert in Castor seeds farming and oil production business will help you to choose the right seeds for planting in your farm given the susceptibility of Castor seeds to weather, climatic and location differences.

To make the right decision in the choice of Castor seeds for planting or get a complete feasibility study for castor seeds farming and oil production business. Consult us today on this email: callmesolaga@gmail.com or call +2349038483338

Or consult with a certified Agronomists available to you.
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