TROPICAL WEEDS
Fig 1: Chromolaena odorata What are Weeds?Weed is any plant growing where it is not wanted. It is a plant whose growth interferes with that of the crop for which…
PLANTATION FARMING
Fig 1: BANANA PLANTATION Plantation crops are tree crops grown either For local consumption or commercial purposes. Such crops take time to grow and surpasses the arable crops. They are…
HORTICULTURE
Fig 1: HORTICULTURE Horticulture is the science that deals with cultivation, production, marketing and storage of perishable crop products and the term perishable has to do with the nature of…
GRASSCUTTER FARMING
Fig 1: GRASS CUTTER FARMING Grasscutter is a microlivestock and its scientific name is Thryonomys species. Grasscutter is also known or called cutting grass or cane rat. They are monogastric…
FARMING SYSTEM RESEARCH (FRS)
Farming System Research (FRS) is a multidisciplinary whole farm arrangement developed some years ago to solve the problems of small scale and marginal farmers who constitute over 80% of farming…
FERTILISERS
Fig 1: FERTILISER Plants need nutrients to grow. They absorb the nutrients from the soil via the plant’s root system.As the plants continue to absorb the nutrients without replacement, yield…
ORGANIC FARMING
Fig 1: Organic farming. Conventional Agriculture had been seen as a way of improving the quality and quantity of Agricultural produce from both crops and Livestock. The use of agrochemicals…
PIG FARMING
Fig 1: SOW WITH IT'S PIGGLET Piggery Pig farming also called piggery or pork farming or hog farming or swine farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as…
RABBIT FARMING
Rabbitary Fig 1: RABBITS Rabbits are small mammals belonging to the family Leporidae. The domesticated rabbit with scientific name Oryctolagus cuniculus is commonly reared for their meat, fur, and as…
FISH FARMING
Fig 1: FISH FARMING Fish farming.Nigeria is one of the largest producers of fish in Africa, accounting for about 10 percent of the continent’s total fish production. With several challenges…