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  INTRODUCTION. Jatropha curcus is a drought-resistant perennial, growing well in marginal/poor soil. It is easy to establish, grows relatively quickly and lives, producing seeds for 50 years.Jatropha the wonder plant produces seeds with an oil content of 37%. The oil can be combusted as fuel without being refined. It burns with clear smoke-free flame,ContinueContinue reading “Jatropha Plant”

The first line of defense against mosquitos is to seal their point of entry. Mosquitos are most active in the early morning and early evening. They seek areas of still air because they are hampered by breezes. Close windows and doors on the side of your house which are opposite the breeze. Then try:*.The mostContinueContinue reading “natural ways of eliminating insects;mosquitos”

Food remains a basic need of man. Interestingly Nigeria is blessed with all it takes to get good harvests – human resources, arable land and massive water source; but unfortunately much of it is lost to pre and post-harvest challenges, Ruth Tene Natsa writes on the need to tackle post-harvest losses towards ensuring food securityContinueContinue reading “Tackling Post-harvest Losses Towards Food Security”

A major contributor to the dearth of agriculture in Nigeria is the drudgery and the massive migration of young people from rural areas which has left farming to an ageing population. Ruth Tene Natsa writes on the need to get the attention of the youths in developing the sector.  24 year-old Dogara is a secondaryContinueContinue reading “Developing Youth-friendly Agriculture To Boost Food Production”

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Sunny Echono, on Tuesday urged stakeholders in the seed sub-sector to address the problem of inadequate improved seeds facing farmers.Echono made this call at the stakeholders’ workshop on community seed production, organised by the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in Abuja.The permanent Secretary, who was represented byContinueContinue reading “Perm.Sec. TasksStakeholders On Availability Of Improved Seeds To Farmers”

The permanent secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sonny Echono, has lamented that the most critical problems facing farmers in rural communities in Nigeria is inadequate high quality seeds.“As a result farmers are left with no option than to obtain seeds from the previous season’s harvest or purchase grains from the market forContinueContinue reading “‘Inadequate High Quality SeedsMost Critical Challenge Facing Farmers’”

HUNDREDS of farmers gathered at Akinale, an ancient town in Ewekoro Local Government area of Ogun State recently to receive pro vitamin A cassava stems delivered to them by HarvestPlus, a global alliance dedicated to eradicating ‘Hidden Hunger’ in the world.According to Paul Ilona, Country Manager of HarvestPlus, Nigeria, millions of people around the worldContinueContinue reading “Nigeria: Tackling Hidden Hunger With Vit. A Cassava”

Operating a small aerial drone over hundreds of acres of corn, Zach Fiene can receive detailed pictures of the crop on his iPad.From the images, or a live video, he can see exactly what parts of a field are struggling with plant disease, insects or a lack of water. In a matter of minutes, heContinueContinue reading “Basic Application of Drones technology in Agriculture.”

The magnitude of the problem» Little reliable data is available on the extent of land degradation in Africa. However, anyone who has travelled through the continent has observed that land degradation is widespread and serious. The presence of gullies and sand dunes, of degraded forests and grazing lands are obvious, although the effects of sheetContinueContinue reading “Land and environmental degradation and desertification in Africa.”

Today, as it is typical of me I decided to make research on a very interesting topic. You probably would have heard of e-mail, e-commerce, e-business, e-governance, and if you love shopping: e-bay!But many who have heard of e-Agriculture probably don’t know what it means and how it affects them either as individuals or asContinueContinue reading “e-Agriculture and its role in reducing unemployment and Hunger”