Farmers are expected to embrace more climate-friendly agricultural practices in 2022 such as crop rotation, planting cover crops, mulching etc., in order to ensure they are able to maximise their agricultural output.
Yam farming business is a profitable agribusiness venture which you can start on a medium to large scale. Nigeria is a major producer and consumer of yams, yet we have not sustained production to support exports on a large scale.
Onions are one of the mineral and vitamin-rich vegetables in Nigeria. They are rich in vitamin C and they are good sources of dietary fiber and folic acid. Onions also contain calcium, iron, and high protein quality.
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...
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE CBN N50 BILLION TARGETED CREDIT FACILITY? If Not, you are in the right place... According to the CBN,in response to the outbreak and spillovers of the COVID-19,it has issued the implementation of ₦50 billion Targeted Credit Facility for...
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...