Agriculture

Goat Farming in Nigeria is seen as more of part of daily livelihood in most domestic households of the country. While there are different kinds of breeds of goats found particular to different regions of the country, it is common to find that people venture into goat farming largely on a subsistence level and with […]

The soil condition plays a vital role in the yield quality, so you need to devote time to it constantly. At different season times, the soil may lack organic and nutrients. If this problem is not addressed, the land will be depleted, and the harvest will worsen. At the same time, healthy soil can reduce […]

Rice farming in Nigeria is a lucrative business because is one of the most popular foods and acceptable in every part of the country. In Nigeria, rice consumption has been massively increasing over the years because of the ever-increasing population. It is consumed in every part of the country and it’s either prepared as white […]

Have you been thinking of how to make use of that little space in your backyard into something profitable? Have you been thinking of what kind of farming you should use your backyard for? Do you know there are lots of backyard farming ideas you can get involved in, that will reduce your spending on […]

Agro commodity trading is a trading system where middlemen buy agricultural commodities where and when they are been produced and selling where and when they are scarce. The middlemen often go as far as getting the commodities directly from the area where they are surplus and store till when they are scarce. The main aim […]

Carrot farming in Nigeria is one of the lucrative agricultural enterprise to venture in due to its health benefits which makes it widely consumed across the country. Due to the level at which carrots are consumed in Nigeria, the farmers are sometimes unable to beat the continuous demands, especially during the festive seasons making it […]

Soya bean farming in Nigeria is yet to be maximized to its full capacity because soybeans farming is loosely operated by small holder farmers who intercrop it with major crops such as maize, beans, cassava etc. The global demand for this protein-rich crop nears eleven million tonnes and what’s more? Africa’s annual expenditure of soybeans […]

Potato farming is the third most abundant root and tuber farming in Nigeria. Irish Potato is a different variety of potato that is cultivated in Nigeria. Irish Potato farming in Nigeria is mostly practice among the subsistence farmers where crude implement such as cutlasses, hoes and the likes are being used however, it can be […]

Orange fleshed sweet potato in Nigeria (OFSP) also known as “Solo Gold is a variety of sweet potato with high dry matter and a lot of nutrients. This variety of sweet potato is tolerant to sweet potato weevil and also resistant to sweet potato viral disease, it matures in three to four months. Orange Fleshed […]

Mushroom farming in Nigeria is one of the most unexplored farming ideas in this era, the search for an alternative for seasonal vegetables as brought mushroom farming to the limelight. Mushroom is a type of fungi that grows on decaying material or soil that are moist. Mushrooms do not require sunlight for their growth, this […]