adminI’m motivated to write this article based on my experience and feedback from investors who ventured into cocoa production over the last 5 years. I noticed that existing cocoa farmers and their plantation continues to flourish and develop (though at a low yield). However, there …
Oil palm is a gross feeder crop that demands a balance of micro and macronutrients for plant growth for a newly planted crop. After fertilizer application, plant roots take up little concentration while the remaining are loss through; volatilization, leaching, soil erosion, and surface runoff. …
We have always been telling our clients that 70 percent of oil palm production cost goes to fertilizer application but if the reverse is the case on your farm or you have not been achieving this on your farm, there might be an internal problem. …
There is a common saying that, “if you fail to plan, then you are planning to fail”. The importance of a Business Plan or a Feasibility Report cannot be underestimated in any business. It does not only give you an idea of future expenditure, but …
Farming is a vocation and it takes time and experience to become very profitable. It may not even be profitable at all if you get the land measurement or size unit WRONG during land acquisition. I’m forced to write this article and to enlighten the …
The importance of plantain among Nigerians cannot be underestimated. It can be consumed by boiling raw (unripe), roasted (riped or unripe), and fried into plantain chips (unripe) or dodo (riped). The unripe plantain can also be processed into flour to make ‘Amala’ (a popular delicacy …
Are you tired of the pains, discomfort, and monumental torture of stomach ulcers? Have you ever rolled on the floor, holding your belly in pain and discomfort in the middle of the night? And you wish to find out how to do away with stomach …
One of the major symptoms of stomach ulcers is indigestion. Indigestion causes discomfort or pain in the stomach. Sometimes people mistaken stomach ulcers for heartburn. All symptoms don’t show at once. The symptoms vary based on the level of ulcer and, most times, nutrition. Some …
I always thought of stomach Ulcer as something just simple and not worth the hype my colleagues call it. This is something many people suffer from and cope with on a daily basis. Many people out there are suffering from peptic ulcers (stomach ulcers). But …
I recently conducted a small experiment to validate the difference between the local oil palm species and the supergene oil palm variety. Although I’ve read a lot about various oil palm species and their distinct characteristics. Before I proceed, let me quickly talk about the …