by Bede | Mar 7, 2023 | Blog
There are three types of problems that occur at planting: Land may not be cultivated properly, so that there are clods or crusts, which prevent planting at a uniform depth and even germination. Preparation is too long before planting or is patchy, so that the weeds...
by Bede | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog
Okra has been a popular vegetable crop in Nigeria with dependable yield, adaptability to varying moisture conditions and resistance to diseases and pests. Okra is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamin C as well as essential amino acids. Okra is a popular health...
by Bede | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog
Plant Requirements for Optimum Growth There are four primary factors that affect plant growth: light, water, temperature and nutrients. These four elements affect the plant’s growth hormones, making the plant grow more quickly or more slowly. Changing any of the...
by Bede | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog
Organic farming is the method of crop and livestock production that involves much more than choosing not to use pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics and growth hormones. (food.ndtv. com) In other words, it is referred to as low input...
by Bede | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog
Basic Guidelines for Beef Production Raising cattle for beef can be a profitable enterprise. However, there are several management skills that each beef producer should have to be successful. Each beef-cattle enterprise has different resources: land, labour, capital,...
by Bede | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog
Cocoa farming presents one of the best opportunities in Agribusiness. The demand for cocoa seeds worldwide is extremely high and the price in international markets is quite encouraging to farmers. You already know what cocoa is used for. There will be no chocolate on...
by Bede | Feb 9, 2023 | Blog
How to Reduce the Drivers of Climate Change Climate change is fundamentally a development issue. It threatens to exacerbate poverty and hurt economic growth. At the same time, how countries grow and the investments they make to meet the energy, food and water needs of...
by Bede | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog
Chemical Fertilizers Chemical fertilizers contain one or more of the “Big 3” (N, P, and K) along with varying amounts of calcium and sulphur. Ordinarily, chemical fertilizers contain no magnesium or micronutrients unless these have been specially added....
by Bede | Feb 2, 2023 | Blog
In this post, you’ll lean how to process vanilla beans. Post-harvest processing and curing of vanilla beans is an important part of vanilla cultivation. To get quality-cured beans, you need to use a combination of experience and sound technical know-how....
by Bede | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
1. CASHEWNUT PROCESSING The raw cashew nuts are procured from the local farmers and local market. These cashew nuts are dried in the sun for a period of two days and are then stored in the gunny bags for processing through the year. The process of sun drying helps in...
