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...
Agricultural funds, which can also be referred to as agricultural credit are loans provided to farmers strictly for agricultural purposes and are a great source of expansion for farmers.
Nigeria is a richly blessed country with an abundance of natural capital which is also known as natural resources. The most prominent and abundant of these natural resources is the availability of vast land which has the potential to support an even larger variety of...
This article is on genetically modified crops,it gives some basic information on GMO crops and their benefits including their potential risks
Locust SwarmImage source: www.sustainability-times.com Over the last few months, massive swarms of locust have been making their way around East Africa countries, laying waste to thousands of hectares of crops and threatening millions of people with hunger in an area...
Introduction Over the past few years, there has been an increased emphasis on the impacts of food security on the development of countries worldwide. Nigeria has not been left out in the wake of this as there has been an increased focus on non-oil sectors of the...
Introduction An integrated farming system is a relatively new term coined to represent a much older system of agriculture that has been around for a while and might be as old as agriculture itself. To a large extent, it satisfies the goals of many commercial farmers...
Goat farming (domestic and commercial) make up a healthy portion of the market share of the Nigerian agricultural market. There are majorly three breeds of indigenous goats that are reared in Nigeria. They include: The West African dwarfRed SokotoBorno Sahel These...
Odo Oba market is a few distances from Ogbomosho town, which is located inOgo oluwa West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State The Odo Oba market is on the Oyo/Ogbomosho axis of the Ibadan-Ilorin federal highway. The market serves as a hub for all kinds of...