Article Written by Nurain Oladeji Simply put, weeds are uncultivated plants. And like most things with a good measure of spontaneity, there is an unending conversation around their significance. Because weeds do not strike as violently as, say, insects, there is a...
source;colourbox.com High-quality seed is fundamental to the farming business. Most annual crops are established each season from seeds, and seed quality has a major impact on potential crop yield. Seeds can serve as the delivery system not only for improved genetics...
Article written by OLANREWAJU RUKAYAT IFEDAPO A walk around a Nigerian market is proof of the extent of food wastage in this country. Truckloads of perishable food items and farm produce wasting even before they are offloaded from the transporting vehicle is a common...
HAPPY BIRD, HAPPY FARMER (By Joseph Okpaire) Location: South West, Nigeria Time: 0600 hours Somewhere in Osun State, the phone rings and the welcoming message was “Ah! Oga Mort po o! (Oga, we recorded many dead birds this morning) and I asked...
As a maize farmer, good yield determines how profitable your farm can be; so learning how to increase your crop yield is key to your success and sustainability. Consider the following steps for increased maize yield: Choose good seed varieties Having quality seeds is...
"When women are empowered and can claim their rights and access to land, leadership, opportunities and choices, economies grow, food security is enhanced and prospects are improved for current and future generations", Michelle Bachelet - Under-Secretary-General and...
Nigeria, with a population of about 165,000,000 people is grossly underprovided with an essential food component, which is protein. For example, data from the FOS, CBN, and FAO indicate that from cattle, less than 2kg of beef is available to an average Nigerian per...
Russell IPM presentation on Tuta-Absoluta and a video showing the use of Tutrack; a pheromone based mass trapping system against Tuta absoluta https://youtu.be/9pShdKB9mD0 https://youtu.be/AwepDZc2V60
Organic farming is a method of crop and livestock production that is dependent on the use of organic materials such as green manure and biological control methods such as crop rotation. The book entering the organic export market was written by Freek Jan Koekoek and...
Draught field showing wilted plantsImage Source: www.ucsusa.org Climate change impacts will require major but very uncertain transformations of global agriculture systems by mid-century, according to new research from the International Institute for Applied Systems...