Start Dragon Fruit Farming

Many tell that dragon fruit farming is a very promising business. This is because when such kind of plants is managed properly, this will provide individuals with high profits as compared to what one can get from other crops.

If you want to start dragon fruit farming, there are some things you need to keep in mind.

Before you start dragon fruit farming, proper awareness of the things to be done in establishing your farm is necessary. This is to ensure that you can have the most productive dragon fruit farming business in your place.

Choose Location and Seeds to be Planted

Without buying the seeds needed, you cannot establish your own farm. The good thing is that dragon fruit seeds are now highly accessible. You can purchase such seeds from agricultural stores. If you can, purchase those ready-to-plant dragon seeds. This way, the chances for the seed to grow will be very high. Moreover, make sure that you chose the right location of your farm beforehand. The size basically depends on how many seeds you plan to cultivate. Here are some things to know when choosing location for your dragon fruit farm:

  • Access to direct sunlight
  • Access to water
  • Far from pollutants
  • Near to your residence

Purchase Equipment and Things Needed

Once you are done in choosing the right seedlings and the location for your farm, the next thing for you to do is to purchase the equipments and the things needed in growing your seeds. One of which is your organic fertilizer. In order for you to save money, it is recommended that you purchase the equipment and other things needed from one supplier only. Through this, it would be possible for you to get discounts and use the money in securing the other needs of your farm.

Hire Additional Staffs

To those who are planning to own large-based dragon fruit farm, make sure that you are also open to hire staff for your business. With the help of these staff, the overall task of growing your dragon fruit will be minimized. In addition to that, you can devote your saved time in other aspects of your farm. Just make sure that the staffs you will hire are well-versed on how to grow dragon fruit. Surely, you can find some staffs that will help you grow your farm.

Identify Your Target Market

Once everything is set, make sure that you already know where you should sell the fruits of your dragon fruit. Contact local stores and fruit vendors if they are open for partnership with you. Do this prior to harvesting the fruits to make sure that you already know where to supply your products. Contact as many as possible to make sure that all the harvested fruits from your farm is sold. Surely, it would be easy for you to find your market since dragon fruit is highly in demand.

4 Comments

  • Ruchita Patel said on February 1, 2016
    Hi I am Ruchita from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Want to start farming dragon fruit commercially. Can you guide me please.
  • anil patel said on December 14, 2016
    sir, i am from gujurat and would like to get into dragon fruit business. please help me.
  • GIRISH MUNVER said on January 8, 2017
    Hi I Want to start farming dragon fruit commercially. Can you guide me please.
  • GIRISH MUNVER said on January 8, 2017
    Hi I Want to start farming aloe vera plant also commercially. if you know guide me please.

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