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.
A farmer who plants banana in Sokoto without making provision for extra water would be mocked by an Edo man.
A grower who decides to start planting maize in November does not understand times and seasons.
A planter who has been informed that Maringa grows on all terrains and because of that sets his farmland on a mountain should not blame the gods if he's colleague who planted the same crop on a rich loamy soil reaps ten times more.
Every farmer can affect the crop yields on his farm. Positively or negatively.
Information is key to avoiding poor yields.
Know when to plant, what to plant, where to plant what and what to do to boost what is planted. Any farmer who knows these things is way beyond half way to reaping bountifully.
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