Okra
is a plant with edible fruit, used in a wide range of recipes with
many health benefits. The edible part is in the form of a 7-20 cm
long pods containing numerous seeds. Growing Okra can be a very
successful business because of high selling price and high demand on
the market.
Okra
recipes: soups, sauces, salads, stews, steamed dishes, pickles and
many other mixes lining.
Health
benefits of Okra: health in developing nervous system of the fetus,
for diabetics - blood sugar levels, body detox, cholesterol, losing
weight fast diets, bone related diseases such as osteoporosis.
Okra
is planted in may-june and harvested in July-August. Very important
to know is that okra must be harvested green with length of 7-8 cm.
If not collected on time, okra become yellowish and can be only used
for seed, not for consumption. Okra should be immediately placed in
cold storage after harvesting.
Selling
prices are about 3 to 5 euro/ kg fresh okra and 5-7 lei / kg frozen
okra in stores. As profitability - cost seeds – productivity –
income can be estimated 5 times the investment. Productivity would be
about 1-1.5 tonnes / 10000 square metters. For growing okra is
recomandeda smaller cultivation area firstly because is faster to
harvest and secondly a smaller area can be monitored and managed more
easily and with lower costs.