Category Archives: CROP PROTECTIONIST

🕷 mites (Tetranychus urticae)

🕷 mite life cycle Introduction Spider mites are a pest in many crops. Their great reproductive capacity enables them to cause enormous damage in a short period of time. In many protected crops the two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is the most important pest. In field crops, other Tetranychus species can also cause damage.ContinueContinue reading “🕷 mites (Tetranychus urticae)”

Growing the agricultural sector in Nigeria with involvement of youth and sound policies.

Among the most enduring and damaging impacts of Nigeria’s oil and gas resource curse has been the long, steady decline of the country’s agricultural sector. Once the primary source of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings, agriculture in Nigeria has suffered from decades of under-investment, corruption, policy neglect, and lost opportunity. Today, despite its vastContinueContinue reading “Growing the agricultural sector in Nigeria with involvement of youth and sound policies.”

“lets adapt agriculture to climate change to build the zero hunger generation.”

Agriculture provides  us with the food that sustains us everyday. it is the most important sector that sustains the human race,but little do we know how those agricultural practices impact global warming? Theres some pretty big impacts,on the sustainable and industrial part of agriculture,employing sustainable practices,like organic agriculture,has huge potential to help in the fight against global warming,oneContinueContinue reading ““lets adapt agriculture to climate change to build the zero hunger generation.””

‘USE OF SUSTAINABLE SEED BUSINESSES TO TRANSFORM CASSAVA PRODUCTION’

Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African farmers significantly raise their productivity. The benefits of this raised productivity will be enjoyed by all the stakeholders across the value chain in a sustainable way. This was part of the resolutions from a nationalContinueContinue reading “‘USE OF SUSTAINABLE SEED BUSINESSES TO TRANSFORM CASSAVA PRODUCTION’”

Scientists invent technology to tackle Tuta Absoluta

Tomato farmers may soon dispel their fears about Tuta Absoluta, as a group of Nigerian scientists from the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Oyo State say they have discovered a remedy that will reduce the scourge. Tuta Absoluta (Tomato Leafminer) it is a soil born pest, and that ravages tomatoes, also known as TomatoContinueContinue reading “Scientists invent technology to tackle Tuta Absoluta”

GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea)

Groundnut or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is a major crop grown in the arid and semi-arid zone of Nigeria. It is either grown for its nut, oil or its vegetative residue (haulms). Recently, the use of groundnut meal is becoming more recognized not only as a dietary supplement for children on protein poor cereals-based diets butContinueContinue reading “GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea)”

What went wrong with Nigerian oil palm industry and the way forward

Agriculture has suffered from years of mismanagement, inconsistent and poorly conceived government policies, and the lack of basic infrastructure. Still, the sector accounts for over 26.8% of GDP, and two-thirds of employment. Nigeria is no longer a major exporter of cocoa, groundnuts (peanuts), rubber, and palm oil production, mostly from obsolete varieties and overage trees, is stagnantContinueContinue reading “What went wrong with Nigerian oil palm industry and the way forward”

FG encouraged to curb youth unemployment with Agriculture

Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN), has called on the government to encourage the youth population to engage in agriculture as this a viable means to reduce unemployment by a good measure. This would also reduce social vices like cultism, prostitution and street begging, as the youth would be actively engaged in agriculture. ASAN’s President,ContinueContinue reading “FG encouraged to curb youth unemployment with Agriculture”