How does Agriculture Cooperatives Work? The working of the agriculture cooperative is simply providing a reward for the efforts put into agricultural practice through the pulling together of resources by members who have mutual/common interests. But before we delve...
Introduction to Irrigation The term irrigation is not a new term. In fact, everybody who has engaged in agriculture in one way or another has been involved in it in one way or another. Despite the fairly fancy name, the idea being irrigation is fairly simple and...
Introduction Agricultural drainage systems are systems that are used to drain water from the soil to improve production. During rain or irrigation, the soil becomes filled with moisture. This makes the soil wet and better equipped for the growth of crops. However, on...
Over the course of the past few weeks, the news of the corona virus pandemic has taken over all news and radio stations and has led various countries and their governments on a scamper to contain the spreads and the effects of the virus. The virus has led to large...
Written by Alahira Jeffrey Introduction To Land Evaluation Land evaluation and testing are some of the ways we use to make decisions as to how to properly use the land resources at our disposal. During the last few decades, there has been an increase in the...
Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. The field of 'extension' now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organized for rural people by...
Agricultural funds, which can also be referred to as agricultural credit are loans provided to farmers strictly for agricultural purposes and are a great source of expansion for farmers.
Nigeria is a richly blessed country with an abundance of natural capital which is also known as natural resources. The most prominent and abundant of these natural resources is the availability of vast land which has the potential to support an even larger variety of...
This article is on genetically modified crops,it gives some basic information on GMO crops and their benefits including their potential risks
Locust SwarmImage source: www.sustainability-times.com Over the last few months, massive swarms of locust have been making their way around East Africa countries, laying waste to thousands of hectares of crops and threatening millions of people with hunger in an area...