Nendran banana block
A Nendran block is the most predictable way to start on idle land with water. Suckers go in after the first rains, the block is fed and propped through the season, and bunches come off in about eleven months. Demand is steady all year and rises sharply around Onam, so the produce moves through our own storefront as well as procurement buyers.
Land needed
0.25 acres+
First harvest
11 months
Indicative yield
12,000 kg/acre
Water need
High
Species covered
1
What gets planted
| Species | Soil pH | Harvest | Yield / acre | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nendran banana | 6–7.5 | 11 months | 12,000 kg | ₹38/kg |
The full crop cycle
Every stage below is tracked in the app: field staff close tasks with photos and a location, and a supervisor approves them before the cycle moves on.
- 1
Land preparation
Month 0–1Clearing, soil testing, ploughing, organic manure and compost application, drip or channel irrigation laid out, GPS pin and photos recorded.
- 2
Planting
Month 1–2Certified planting material set out at recommended spacing by the assigned SHG team, with a photo of every completed block.
- 3
Nursing & feeding
Month 2–4Weeding, mulching, organic top dressing, staking and irrigation on a fixed task calendar. Each task closes only with proof.
- 4
Pest & disease watch
Month 2–11Weekly scouting with photos. Only organic controls — neem, bio-pesticides, traps. An advisor is consulted for anything unusual.
- 5
Harvest
Month 11–12Graded picking, weight logged batch by batch against the crop cycle, each batch given a QR code that a buyer can trace.
- 6
Sale & settlement
Month 11–12Produce moves to our storefront and procurement buyers. Owner payout, SHG wages and produce credit are settled from the recorded weights.
What this means for you
For landowners
- Your land stays in your name. We work on it under a written lease or revenue-share agreement with a fixed tenure.
- Three ways to be paid: a fixed monthly lease per acre, a share of revenue, or produce credit you can spend in our store — or a mix.
- We carry the cost of planting material, labour, inputs and irrigation. You are not asked to invest.
- You see stage photos, task completions and harvest weights for your parcel in your dashboard.
- The land is returned cleared and soil-tested at the end of the tenure.
For SHG teams
- An empanelled SHG team is assigned to the parcel and owns the day-to-day field work.
- Work arrives as dated tasks on the phone, with the stage checklist for that crop.
- Every task closes with a photo and a GPS location; a supervisor approves or returns it with a note.
- Payment is per approved task or per stage, settled into the team account with a visible ledger.
- Tasks can be completed offline in the field and sync when the phone finds a network.
For investors
- One cycle of roughly eleven months, so capital turns over once a year.
- Costs are front-loaded into land preparation, suckers and props; the rest is spread labour.
- Produce has two routes out — our retail storefront and bulk procurement buyers.
- Progress is auditable: stage photos, approved tasks and batch weights are all timestamped.
- Main risks are wind damage to a standing crop and price softness outside festival season.
All figures on this page are indicative planning numbers drawn from our crop catalogue. Actual yield, timing and price depend on soil, weather and market. This is a private venture with no government affiliation, and nothing here is an offer of guaranteed returns.