AGRI-PRODUCTION
Vegetable Farming In Nigeria
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternate definition of the term is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 12 minutes, 14 seconds
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CASSAVA FARMING IN NIGERIA.
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a tropical plant, has become a multipurpose crop that responds to the priorities of developing countries, to trends in the global economy, and to the challenge of climate change. Cassava crop is known by different names at different places in the world –Brazilian arrow root, manioc, tapioca, or yucca.Cassava is a […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 10 minutes, 21 seconds
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MAIZE FARMING IN NIGERIA
Maize is undeniable one of the most important crops in the world. It is the cereal with the highest yield potential. Maize, scientifically known as Zea mays was first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago, and is now widely cultivated throughout the world. A greater weight of maize is produced each year […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 12 minutes, 44 seconds
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BEANS FARMING IN NIGERIA
Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a leguminous plant with edible seeds that has the shape of a kidney, it grows in long pods or capsules that protects and supply nutrients to them. Beans is a seed of several genera of the flowering plant family FABACEAE, which are cultivated for human and animal consumption. Beans are one of […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 9 minutes, 42 seconds
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RICE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Rice is the most important food crop for more than half of the world’s population and the most important of all cereal crops. Rice is a major staple food for the generality of Nigerians-urban and rural households alike. With this high level of consumption has come an increasing need for importation because local rice […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 11 minutes, 18 seconds
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SOYBEANS PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
Soybeans are often called the “miracle crop.” They are the world’s first provider of vegetable protein and oil. The bushy, green soybean plant is a legume related to peas, groundnuts (peanuts), and alfalfa. Soybeans are in the category of oilseed, which is a generic reference to crops with seeds that can produce edible or non-edible […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 9 minutes, 6 seconds
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VEGETABLE FARMING IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Vegetables are plants that are consumed by Humans or Animals as food. Vegetable refers to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. Vegetables may exclude foods derived from fruits, flowers, nuts, and cereal grains, but include savoury fruits such as tomatoes and courgettes, flowers such as broccoli, and […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 13 minutes, 9 seconds
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YAM PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Yam (Dioscorea species) is a very popular crop in Nigeria and can grow well in any part of the country provided that adequate water and favorable environmental conditions are available. Yam is an annual root tuber-bearing plant with about 600 species, six of which are socially and economically important in terms of food, cash, […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 9 minutes, 40 seconds
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GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF COCOA
INTRODUCTION: Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is amongst the top important agricultural commodities, that enhances in the development of the plantation sub-sector, it’s also among others to meet the needs of domestic as well as export commodity foreign exchange earner of the country. In Nigeria, Cocoa commodity is a strategic commodity that elevates the dignity of the […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 11 minutes, 18 seconds
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COMPLETE GUIDE ON HABANERO FARMING IN NIGERIA
Habanero pepper is also known as rodo or atarodo, is a very important food item of the Nigerian culture, it is almost impossible to cook a meal without using habanero peeper. These peppers are used in making stew and a lot of local dishes all over the country although the types and quantities utilized vary […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 5 minutes, 40 seconds
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BANANA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: The word “banana” is a general term embracing a number of species or hybrids in the genus Musa of the family Musaceae. They are referred to as tree crops with stems of chard wood. plantains and bananas are used interchangeably. They are referred to as pseudo tree crops because they are more or less “big shrubs” […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 7 minutes, 42 seconds
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MANGO AS A TREE CROP
Mango is a stone fruit that belongs to the Anacardiaceous family, they are flowering plants that produce fruits. Mangos are native to South Asia and are the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Mango is the leading fruit crop of India and is considered to be the king of fruits. Mango fruit is […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 8 minutes, 53 seconds
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PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the Bromeliaceous family and originates from South America. Pineapple is a tropical fruit with exceptional juiciness, vibrant tropical flavor, and immense health benefits. Pineapples are cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in 20-24 months and fruiting in the following six months. Pineapples are consumed or […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 6 minutes, 47 seconds
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CITRUS PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Citrus species are grown principally for the juices gotten from their fruits and for local consumption. They are rich sources of vitamin C. Citrus cultivation is on a small scale in Nigeria. The cultivation of citrus is yet to be organized and encouraged so as to maximized the use of the various products obtainable […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 8 minutes, 3 seconds
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CASHEW PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: The cashew plant, Anacardium occidentale, is a native of central and south America with its main center of variation in eastern Brazil. Cashew is now grown in many parts of the world where growth is not limited by cold. The annual world production of cashew nut which is the main commercial product of the cashew […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 38 seconds
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STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA
BRIEF HISTORY OF STRAWBERRY: Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa). The first strawberry garden was grown in Brittany, France, during the late 18th century. Prior to this, wild strawberries and cultivated selections from wild strawberry species were the common source of the fruit. The strawberry fruit was mentioned in ancient Roman literature in reference to its medicinal use. The […]
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January 24, 2024
Est. reading time: 8 minutes, 40 seconds
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IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN NIGERIA
The agricultural process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in growing of lawns/landscape and crop production is known as IRRIGATION. MOST farmers do not use irrigation, instead they rely on direct rainfall and this act is referred to as rain-fed farming. We can also say that irrigation is the process of […]
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January 22, 2024
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 12 seconds
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AEROPONICS FARMING SYSTEM
Introduction:Scarcity, unavailability and high cost of foods has made lot of people malnourised. People tend to eat whatever comes their way , they care less of the nutritional contents of the foods, hence they are been afflicted with various forms of diseases thereafter. There are limitations to production of crops during the dry season as […]
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January 22, 2024
Est. reading time: 5 minutes, 42 seconds
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SOIL-LESS FARMING
IntroductionThe technique of growing plant in nutrient solution is known as hydroponics. Materials like vermiculite, sand, coir dust, coconut fibre, saw dust, etc are used as mechanical supporting materials. Plants are grown in hydroponics system with their roots immersed in the nutrient-rich effluent water. In a deep water culture hydroponics system plants can be spaced […]
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January 21, 2024
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 53 seconds
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PAPAYA FARMING IN NIGERIA (Carica papaya)
Papaya can also be called Papaw or pawpaw.Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeOrder BrassicalesFamily CaricaceaeGenus CaricaSpecies C.papaya Carica papaya grow in three different sexes; the male, female and the hermaphrodite. The female can only be made edible if pollinated while the male only produce the pollen. The hermaphrodite can fertilize/pollinate itself since it flower contain both the reproductive […]
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January 21, 2024
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 10 seconds
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OFF SEASON VEGETABLE FARMING
Off season vegetable production is the production of fresh vegetables when the demand is high and supply is low. This can only be achieved outside the normal or initial cropping cycle. For vegetables that normally grows in rainy season, if they are grown and nurtured well during the dry season, giving bountiful harvest just […]
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January 21, 2024
Est. reading time: 2 minutes, 34 seconds
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PRE-PLANTING, PLANTING AND POST-PLANTING OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURE
INTRODUCTION: PRE-PLANTING TASKS/OPERATIONS These are series of operations carried out on the farm in preparation to planting seeds or planting materials. They are very important because they build a solid foundation for the success and survival of the crop. Pre-planting operation are operations needed to be done before sowing of the seeds, the failure of […]
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January 19, 2024
Est. reading time: 5 minutes, 0 seconds
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DRY SEASON FARMING IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION: Majority of smallholder farmers in Nigeria depend on rain-fed agriculture and cannot obtain sufficient water resources to participate in large-scale production in the dry season, this can lead to shortages of important local crops, high market prices and lack of technology to grow them when the conditions are not favorable. Rain fed agriculture provides […]
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January 18, 2024
Est. reading time: 2 minutes, 11 seconds
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RASPBERRY FARMING
Raspberries are delicious, nutritious edible fruits naturally inclined to grow in the colder climatic zone, though they can be grown in most zones around the world. They are mostly cultivated for the fresh fruit market and for commercial processing into individually quick frozen fruit, juice or dried fruit used in a variety of culinary products. […]
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January 17, 2024
Est. reading time: 3 minutes, 41 seconds
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APPLE FRUIT CULTIVATION
Apple is a fruit that is cultivated worldwide and it is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. Apple originated from Kazakhstan in central Asia in the east of the Caspian Sea. Apple is a deciduous woody perennial tree that grows in temperate regions, where there is cold winter, moderate summer and medium […]
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January 17, 2024
Est. reading time: 2 minutes, 44 seconds
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Ginger farming in nigeria
Ginger panting should be done late in the dry season, or early wet season as in tropical countries like Nigeria. Each piece of ginger sett is planted 5-10cm below loose soil and 15-20cm apart, with the buds pointing upward.
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February 23, 2023
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 32 seconds
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Potato farming in nigeria
According to a 2013 study, Nigeria ranks seventh among potato-producing countries in Africa and fourth in Sub-Saharan African with an annual production yield of around 843,000 tonnes (830,000 long tons; 929,000 short tons) and an actual planted area of 270,000 hectares (670,000 acres). In spite of that, the average yield in Nigeria of 3.1 tonnes/ha is among the world’s lowest.
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February 23, 2023
Est. reading time: 5 minutes, 34 seconds
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Cucumber Production
Cucumber farming is a lucrative business due to the popularity of cucumbers in the country. Currently, most of the cucumbers we consume are produced in the northern part of the country. However, there are no constraints to where you can cultivate the plant i.e. cucumber plantation can thrive anywhere regardless of the region of production.
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February 7, 2023
Est. reading time: 2 minutes, 50 seconds
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Cocoyam Production
Cocoyam is one of the tuber crops in the family of yam and the least popular amongst them all. It serves many purposes as it contains nutritional materials needed by most organisms.
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February 7, 2023
Est. reading time: 4 minutes, 27 seconds
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