About 145 oil palm trees can be grown on one hectare of farmland, if the triangular planting pattern of 9 metres by 9 metres by 9 metres is used. Also, about 45 – 55 oil palm trees can be in one acre of farmland if the triangular planting pattern of 9 metres by 9 metres by […]
Continue readingThe best month to plant oil palm in Nigeria is between April – August every year. This is due to the fact that the months of April, May, June, July and August are the rainy season months in Nigeria. For irrigation farmers, the best month to grow oil palm can be any month of the year […]
Continue readingOil palm farming is the growing of oil palm for the purpose of getting oil palm produce. The produce of oil palm farming include palm oil, olein, palm wine, palm kernel nuts, palm kernel oil, palm kernel shell and other processed oil palm products. The process of oil palm farming starts from the acquisition of farmland […]
Continue readingCashew farming is the cultivation and growing of cashew crop. Cashew is one of the most popular tree crops in Nigeria. Cashew farming is also known for its profitability. Cashew farming is done in 27 states in Nigeria. 60 – 70% of cashew farmers in Nigeria are small holder farmers. About 30% of cashew farmers in […]
Continue readingTomato sack farming is the growing of tomato in sacks. Tomato sack farming makes it possible for the growing of tomato crop in spaces like the backyard, rooftop, gardens and other places. Tomato sack farming is lucrative as it makes it possible for people to grow tomato in sacks. With tomato sack farming, farmers do not […]
Continue readingPepper sack farming is the growing of pepper in sacks. Pepper sack farming allows people to grow peppers in spaces like the backyard, rooftop, gardens and other places. Pepper sack farming can be profitable as it allows growing of peppers in urban areas. With pepper sack farming, farmers do not need to use large acreages of […]
Continue readingYam sack farming is the growing of yam in sacks. With yam sack farming, you can grow yams in your backyard, gardens, rooftops and other places. You do not need to buy a farmland or rent a farmland to grow yams again. Yam sack farming enables people to practice urban farming. Yam sack farming also enables […]
Continue readingSack farming is the growing of crops in sacks. Sack farming is a unique invention in farming. It allows people to grow crops in their backyards, roof tops and other places. With sack farming, crops can be grown anywhere. Sack farming encourages people to grow crops in small areas. Sack farming goes hand in hand with […]
Continue readingDry season pepper farming is the cultivation and growing of pepper in the dry season. It is simply the planting of the pepper seeds, maintaining the pepper field and harvesting the matured peppers in the dry season. Dry season pepper farming is done between the months of October and March in the southern part of Nigeria. […]
Continue readingDry season maize farming is the growing of maize in the dry season. This means the planting of the maize seeds, maintaining the maize field and harvesting the maize cobs in the dry season. Dry season maize farming is done between the months of October and March in the southern part of Nigeria. In the northern […]
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