Starting a Guava Farm

With the popularity of guava farming and consumption of guava by people knowing its medicinal benefits farmers concentrate in more production. It, being a cash fruit today, attracts lots of people willing to start guava farm business. This is the primary reason that guava gardens are expanding year after year.

A beginner must be aware of different aspects of guava farming. Some guava trees may die due to infectious diseases. Hence proper care and maintenance of land where trees are planted is must for safeguarding this farm which has commercial value as cash fruit.

Before you start your guava farm it becomes necessary to have better access of different sources including agriculture extension departments for expanding business prospects. Cultivate this fruit by taking assistance from dedicated workforce who can take care of trees, transportation and marketing. As guavas come in various categories do make thorough research while planting trees. It helps you focus upon specific category of guava that is sold in your market. At times guava sizes depend upon weather conditions. Evaluate weather condition of the area where you farm plants and concentrate on production.

Prospects of This Business:

Many well qualified youths are entering into guava farm business today due to its profitable avenues. You can earn a lot through this business if you have zeal to do something extraordinary. Researches done in this field conclude that cultivating guava for consecutively three years is enough to produce its best qualities. But if your duration reaches up to six years you have better prospects. You have to nurse the trees carefully if you look for better production until 10 years. Whatever you do make accurate planning to avail benefits in this profitable business.

Own A garden:

A starter of guava farm business should have concrete planning about how to plant trees, produce guavas and selling them thereafter. When you own your garden and start business explore unique profitable ideas by involving people to assist you in this step. Guava cultivation is done through farmers. Give it commercial value for better business prospects.

Medicinal Value Of Guava:

As a cash fruit guavas have their own features. This nutritious fruit has many medicinal values. The market potential of guava has grown up over the years. This fruit has lots of Vitamin C that lie in its skin, firm flesh and central pulp. Furthermore, it is rich in potassium, calcium and iron besides containing major classes of antioxidant pigments named carotenoids and polyphenols. Such unique dietary antioxidant value has made guavas sought after fruit today.

Differentiate Market Choice:

Variations exist in the market for liking of specific category of guavas. Some prefer eating guavas out-of-hand and some like seeded quality to be sliced and used in desserts or salads. Guavas are also best used in preparing several recipes, cakes, puddings, sauce, ice cream, jam, butter, marmalade, chutney, relish, catsup and et al. As a start up guava farm business entrepreneur you have to understand the specific needs of people. You must plant tress to market guavas according to the choice and likening of your prospective consumers.

67 Comments

  • keith johnson said on June 10, 2010
    i am planning to start a guava farm in lithia florida
  • prakash chand said on July 16, 2010
    i am an student doing M.B.A. from madhaya pradesh. i am interested to planting the 100 tree of guava at betul district in m.p. and the soil of betul is red color, light, with full of water for irrigation. is it possible to produce guava there.
  • i s varma said on September 5, 2010
    i am interested in guava farming in hyderabad in ap. let me know the best varieties and the farming techniques
  • Y.D.Krishnaiah said on December 18, 2010
    I am interested in growing guava garden in nallajerla mandal of west godavary district in AP.it is km away from from Horticultural University. I am a graduate engineer from NIT Warangal. Let me know the best ways of farming.
  • sachin Tilekar said on January 17, 2011
    i am the owner of guava nursery if anybody needs plants of guava contact 9767877001
  • sanjay tanwer said on February 25, 2011
    I am interest to produce of guava .plz send me the full detail about this.
  • Madhan mohan reddy said on March 11, 2011
    Hi, I am planing to have Guava plantation on 20 acres near to Puttaparthi, A.P, please suggest a commercial variety of guava and plants where i can get..
  • Raghunath expert adviser said on March 11, 2011
    @Madhan mohan reddy, Here is a list of guava varieties. I am sure you will find some of these available in AP as well.

    What are the different varieties of guava available in India for Guava farming?
    Banarasi, Hafshi, Smooth Green, Chittidar, allahabad safeda, Anakapalli, Sardar, Arka Mridula and Safed Jam.

    Raghunath Natarajan
    Startup Biz Hub - Advisor (Staff)

  • akash said on April 19, 2011
    i'm interested in guava nursery plz provide me full details related to this
  • Tashi choephel said on May 18, 2011
    I am working as an agriculture extension officer in Mainpat, Tibetan refugee settlement in sarguja district of Chhattisgarh state,India. I'm interested in starting guava cultivation in around twenty acres of land.I am looking for a pink flesh varieties around Chhattisgarh or near by states. Could you please help me in choosing good varieties of pink flesh guava varieties and from where will i get those varieties.
  • Raghunath expert adviser said on May 18, 2011

    @Tashi choephel, Hello Tashi choephel, guava is a most popular fruit in india you can get it throughout the year except summer season. Uttar Pradesh is the state which produces good quality of guava. There are different varieties of guava available in India like Harijha, Apple guava, Hafshi and Allahabad Surkha.

    Raghunath Natarajan
    Startup Biz Hub - Advisor (Staff)

  • dr rutengwe said on June 10, 2011
    I wish to start production of guava in bagamoyo Tanzania. How many trees can be a good number for economies of scale
  • P K Patidar said on June 14, 2011
    I am interested in guava farming please send me the full details of it. Thanks P K Patidar Khargone MP India
  • Sandeep B Salve said on July 28, 2011
    I'm from city: Nasik, State: Maharashtra, Country: India. I want to start Guava farm and need the rates and varieties of Guava with all details, also regarding the transportation.
  • sridhar said on September 15, 2011
    Dear sir, I am from Tamilnadu. could you please send me the address for buying the Gauva saplings. I am interested in the one which has red pul inside. it is very small but very tasty. thanks a lot for the help Regards sridhar
  • Eunice said on October 29, 2011
    I am interested in growing guava in Lesotho, I want to know where I can get some trees and the full details about these guava farming
  • ch. vipin kumar said on November 5, 2011
    Dear Sir, I own a Guava farm, i require ur expertise ideas.
  • Richard Cason said on March 13, 2012
    Miami, Florida. Plan on starting a guava farm within the next 2 years. 1000 Trees, Selling the yield. Please advise me on marketing to end users.
  • eric said on April 9, 2012
    Hello At present i reside in the Florida Panhandle, behind the resort of Destin. While this past winter was mild, I am concerned enough about the occasional cold snap in Northern Florida, and was wondering about starting a farm in the Avon Park area instead, just a hundred miles or so west of Tampa, in south central part of the state. Does anyone have experience with growing guavas in North Florida? regards eric
  • Caroline S. Skebong said on April 11, 2012
    Hi, am at Palau (Republic of Palau). I have guava farm and it been seven years now. I think I am doing okay, but 2 years ago there were these fruit flies that attacked my guava. I have been searching for help but I get no where. Now that I found this website, may I just present my request if you could help or not. But really appreciate if you can help me solve this fruit flies problem once for all.
    1) How I get rid of the fruit flies ??
    2) They're getting less cause I have been burning them but I do not know any other remedies to get rid.
    3) I do not want to use pesticides - do you have solution ?
    Thanks and awaits your reply
  • Fazal said on May 22, 2012
    i am from Allahabad UP i have guava garden of with 200 trees can i use this garden with other beneficial crop farming. awaited your Kind response. thanks
  • komal chawla said on November 6, 2012
    i am a student of agriculture and so i have to make a project on guava cultivation on 50 hectares. pls send me full details about this related to business and economical purpose.
  • SHARAD BASNET said on December 16, 2012
    i am planning to cultivation guava on 2 bigha. pls, send me full details about this business and economical purpose. i am from jhapa nepal eastern part near siliguri (WEST BENGAL) THANK U
  • Mrityunjay Singh said on March 24, 2013
    I AM MRITYUNJAY SINGH, KAUSHAMBHI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA I HAVE 8 BIGHA OF LAND AND I WANT PLANT GAUVA, AMLA TREES FOR EARNING MONEY AND GIVE ME HELP HOW TO START A GOOD FRUIT FARMING AND I WILL HELP INDIA ECONOMY. MOB: +919810227952 CURRENTLY I AM IN JOB BUT THIS NOT ENOUGH FOR MY FUTURE RS 8000/- IN DELHI TWO ADULTS & TWO KIDS VERY EXPENSIVE SO I TAKE A RISK FOR MY LIFE TO START A FARMING FOR FRUITS. KINDLY HELP ME AND TAKE GOOD GUIDANCE FOR MY FUTURE.
  • Deepak Arora said on April 1, 2013
    I wanna start Guava, mango and chikoo farming in Gujarat. Is it viable to start a project here and what should i consider before going into it?
  • muntaqa said on April 24, 2013
    Dear sir/madam, I am planing to plant guava in Zaheerabad Medak district andhra pradesh India in 5 acres of land so kindly send me full details about it, How many plants we can plant in 05 acres area and period of plantation. Need full details. thank you very much regards,
  • raja said on July 6, 2013
    sir/madam i want information for guava cultivate pls contact mbl no:9843944518
  • LARRY HULL said on July 24, 2013
    HAVE 90 ACRES IN SOUTH LAKE COUNTY FL 34711 GUAVA GROW WILD ALL OVER IT WHY NOT FARM IT THANKS.
  • ashish k sharma said on September 8, 2013
    Suggest root cutter treatment for guava plants.
  • dayananda said on December 3, 2013
    we have 350 guava trees, last year the trees leafs turn into yellow color. so pls suggest me its because of land or is there any other problem.....thank u and awaits ur reply......
  • yenjesh said on January 1, 2014
    i have 10 acre land of ALPHOSO mango trees. there are 300 trees . 10 years old trees. 40feet distance from one tree to another tree so in between i want to grow inter crop . which fruit plant to grow ,give me information. There are 300.ALPHOSO TREES.10 years old trees, canopy: 15-20feet, distance:40 feet 1to1, which fruit plant is better for intercroping,ion
  • suresh said on January 29, 2014
    Hi i am planning for guava farm, Please let me know which guava plant is good and where to buy it. I am from anantapur
  • N.K.Choudhary said on February 19, 2014
    Sir, I am from Patna, Bihar. I have grown a few Guava Plants in big size flower pots(100cm X 45cm) on the top of my roof. The age of plant is one year. Still it does not bear any fruits.
  • azmat bajwa said on March 24, 2014
    i want to grow a guava farm on ten hectors. ph of my land is 7.8. i am raw in this field .please give detailed guideline in this regard.
  • Sourya said on July 15, 2014
    I want to grow guava in my 45ac of land at vikarabad Telangana. Could you please give high yielding varieties of that.
  • CHANDRA SRINIVAS said on July 22, 2014
    I have thai variety guava plants in large quantity. fruit size in 1kg and less seed flush high. For plants contact 9581188378/9700062999
  • AMINA said on August 31, 2014
    hi i am amina...
    1. i need to know about the change price of guavas during plucking and non plucking season.
    2. Effect on prices in the absence of effective transport system.
    3. Effect on prices in the absence of suitable warehouse facilities.
    4. Duties performed by the warehouses.
    5. Demand and supply situation of the product during harvesting season, prices near the place of origin and away .
    6.roles of Transport, Warehousing, Advertising, Banking, Insurance, Packaging, Wholesale selling, Retailing, Co-operative farming, Co-operative marketing etc in production of guava.
    i need to know all these details about guava...pls answer me as soon as possible
  • padma latha said on October 8, 2014
    sir i want to plant guava in 15 acres at gopalapuram village of west godavari district, A.P, India. i want to adopt high density and meadows archade/ultra high density method. Agri scientists said our soil best for guava. pl guide me regarding method of planting, varieties to be planted. pl enlighten me about potentiality of fruit pulp industry. regards Dr Padma latha
  • nanthakumar said on November 27, 2014
    Hi sir, I want to grow guava plants in tamilnadu. please send me the full details including the type of plant to be chosen, fertilizer to be used irrigation process e.t.c thank you
  • anand trivedi said on December 23, 2014
    namaskar, which type of guava get good demand and price can u guide me sir.
  • abdul jabbar said on December 23, 2014
    hello dears....i am a student of agriculture and i have to make a project to make a business plan on gauva. so plz kindly send me business plan as soon as possible. plz dostooo help me
  • Kamalendra Singh said on March 16, 2015
    I have 20 acres of irrigated land in khargone district of M P.I want to do guava, pomegranate etc fruit based plantation farming. Please give economics per acre for various fruit crop. I want to know about various NHB/NHM subsidy schemes for the same. Kindly let me know if someone ready to this on profit sharing basis.
  • vicky valecha said on April 7, 2015
    Hello Sir, I am planning to start guava farm in 1 acre of land initially with a projection of 130-150 trees in Nashik city in Mahatashtra which is already well known for guava plantations. I need you help and support technically to produce a better fruit.
  • Rahul KURADE said on April 20, 2015
    Sir I am interested to cultivation of guava I have 1.5 acre farm please send me the managements between two trees and also the doses
  • ramesh patel said on April 24, 2015
    I am starting a gavava farm in sirohi (Rajasthan) please help me
  • Vijay b reddy said on June 27, 2015
    Siddipet, medak dist., telangana state. i want to start guava plantation in 5 acres of land. i am farmer cum advocate. where can I find Allahabad Safavid plants.
  • sanket paliwal said on July 11, 2015
    i have 67500 sq ft area i want to start a guava trees but i want any co. who put tree in my land and explain me how care it
  • sudharshanreddy said on August 5, 2015
    Please send me d details of guava farming in bellary .karnataka region and which is d best verity of our region.
  • Raja khandelwal said on August 17, 2015
    Please send me details thai amrood nursery
  • UMESH H said on August 27, 2015
    I am interested to produce of guava .plz send me the full detail about this. I am planned to start farming in Chitradurga. Karnataka, pls help me out whom to contact...
  • vinayak patil said on August 30, 2015
    i am interested in plantation of thai guava at muktainagar dist-jalgaon ,pls send me all details about this.
  • Sathyamoorthy Srinivasan said on September 5, 2015
    I am interested in Plantation of Guava . I would like to plant 2 Acres Near Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu. I am more interested in having Drip Irrigation Systems. Please help me out with full details.
  • Krishna said on September 17, 2015
    I am planning for Guava Cultivation Near Vikarabad Telangana. Can you please advice me best verities and where can we market this ?
  • Bhagwan said on October 9, 2015
    H i am planing to start Guava farming, i am Maharashtra dist- Ahemadnagar please guide me.
  • Quyen said on November 3, 2015
    Hi I am from California I am interested in starting a guava farm. Please advice me and guide me.
  • Santosh Z. Rahangdale said on November 5, 2015
    We are growing VNR(Bihi)guava & prepared Wedge grafted plants for selling purpose.
  • dr. narayan patel said on November 8, 2015
    I am interested in thai guava farming in north gujarat -mehasana district pl send me all details about this. thanks
  • Ram Niwas said on March 31, 2016
    Respected sir,i am planning to start guava farming,l belongs to rural area,at patna district,bihar.l have no idea about its farming and business,so you are requested to help me to know abot this,Thanks
  • M.Nagaiah said on May 1, 2016
    I am intended to start Guava high density farming in telangana state. I need of assistance to prepare project report.
  • Ravindra Patil said on May 16, 2016
    Respected Sir, I am interested in Thai guava farming. I belong to Nashik, Maharashtra. please, inform me about marketing of this variety in Maharashtra or near by states. Also send me details regarding plantation, its maintenance, yield and all.
  • Ajit Babu Bajantri said on July 18, 2016
    sir, i am going to start guava plant in 3 hector area sangli district from maharashtra
  • arvind said on July 23, 2016
    i am an student doing M.B.A. from haryana. i am looking forward to plant 100 guava plants in rewari district of haryana. please help me.
  • Keahi said on August 23, 2016
    I have about 20 acres of guava growing wild in hawaii. I raise cattle and horses and would appreciate feedback on how I could turn the guavas into a profit.
  • dheeraj said on October 5, 2016
    hello, i am going to start guava plant farming please send me the full details of it. how I could turn the guavas into a profit. without chemical any other their it information
  • Arif said on February 27, 2017
    Guava plants supplier from Lucknow 9956319777
  • Kamal jeet singh said on May 2, 2017
    i want to start yuvavastha farming uttar predesh in india. tell me best plants for my Field.
  • Mr P Nyangara said on June 8, 2017
    I Live in a village where guava trees are the only bush trees surrounding us. When they are ripe we do not know what to do with them.. they are too many. I am looking for those who are already in business to train me so we can start guava business. i am based in southern AFRICA.

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