Cropping
Market garden of Ibom Integrated Farms is divided into plantations of different crops.
Tomato Plantation
There is the Tomato plantation which is easily identified by its being the first area under plastic mulch and drip irrigation technology. We expect two to three harvests of Tomatoes during the year.
Pepper Plantation
Various species of pepper are included in this plantation covering one hectare of the mother farm. The beauty of pepper planting is the continuous harvest that it generates once it is ready for harvesting. Customers come everyday to purchase small quantities but every Monday morning is the large harvest that yields bags of red pepper for sale. Varieties include bell pepper of yellow and green large sizes
Okra Plantation
Okra of various species are planted on several locations covering up to one hectare of the market garden. Because it grows straight up it is easy to interplant between other plants such as Cocoa and Moringa. Again okra produces and continues to yield for six to eight weeks
Cucumber Plantation
Cucumber plantation covers over seven different plots and is the quickest yielding plant. It matures in six weeks and is fully harvested and its life cycle is completed by end of the eighth week.
Water Leaf Plantation
Covers three-quarters of an hectare and is increasing in hectares due to increase in local demand. People buy whole ridges and in bags and there’s hardly enough to meet the demand. It combines with Ikong Ubong (ugwu) in the making of Edikang Ikong soup.
Pumpkin / Ikong Ubong / Ugwu Plantation
Another local vegetable with high local demand and consumption is cultivated on several plots of the farm. This is the vegetable of the famous Edikang-Ikong soup It generates daily and continuous cash flow for the farm and provides food for the local community.
Carots, Cabbages and Lettuce (The Salad Vegetables) Plantation
Our farm is cultivating Salad vegetables in line with our organic philosophy and the understanding to encourage diversity in the public food intake for improved health.
Paw Paw and Water melon Plantation
A special dwarf specie of pawpaw is planted along the long walk into the farm behind the fencing. In addition to the beauty of green, bouncing fruits, the sweet taste of our pawpaw will overtake all others in the local market in a short time. This truly showcases our whole purpose of Low- Hanging- Fruits.
There is also water melon sprawling over an area of one-half hectare.
Agro Forestry
In Agro-Forestry we have:
Plantain, Coconuts, Cocoa, Moringa, Banana, Pineapples
