How to beat poor crop yield

Poor crop yield is one of a farmer's worst nightmares.

Worse than him losing his pension. Worse than him losing his wife to another man.
No grower prays to spend so much time, money and energy only to reap just a tiny fraction of what he expected.

It hurts. It irritates. It makes a man feel less than pig.

Harvest is the most exciting period in a farmer's life cycle. It can quickly turn sour however if produce that ought to be full and fat comes out scarce and thin.

Angry ancestors and mean gods used to bring the ill-wind of poor crop yields. But no more.
These days, a lot more boring factors are at fault.

Knowledge is key.

Is Nigeria ready for Organic Farming?

A friend of mine in Europe recently posted the poser at me on twitter and while I thought the question was absurd, I reckoned it was not polite to give him such a sharp reply. Rather, I asked him to visit the country more often. That sounded soft enough.

Well, I didn't intend this to be a piece on how I chastised an Ondo-born Belgian who has not been to town in ten years.

Creating Wealth from Lagos' increasing population

                                                                                                                                                               Nigerian Market 

The population of Lagos state scares me.

Lagos has a population estimated at 21 million in 2014, which makes it the largest city in Africa and one of the world’s most populous. It surpassed Cairo that once held the title as far back as 2012. And you can bet on it that it will still continue to enjoy tremendous growth.

It’s really intimidating when you compare it with other states and it’s only the ancient city of Kano (with about 10 million people) that even comes anywhere close to seeing its fast fading shadows.  

Even scarier is the fact that there are a larger number of people whose data have not been completely captured by any of the government agencies, which means that millions of people living in and around the Centre of Excellence are not even accounted for.

One thing is certain, whether they are numbered among the populace or not, all Lagosians need to be fed on a daily basis.

Get the picture: every day over 20 million individuals eat at least once before midnight.

Make Huge Profit in Cashew Farming

 

Are you looking for a cash crop with a great potential to create jobs for you and others, generate considerable export opportunities, is low in farming risk and is able to bring a bigger income for farmers in rural areas? Then look no further than Cashew!

Cashew is not everyone’s favorite fruit but the cashew apple and the cashew nut are some of the farmer’s biggest moneymakers in Nigeria and in Africa at large.

The cashew apple has a succulent flesh that is sweet to taste. Its nut can be consumed as snacks. Cashew oil, obtain from cold-pressing the cashew, is used for cooking. The bark of the cashew tree is also medicinal.

 

Cashew is so widely known, popularly eaten and a ready resource for various other products that it is a given that farmers growing the crop will continue to generate revenue from it.