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- Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:33 am
- Forum: Vegetables, Herbs, and Spices
- Topic: Is Moringa really medicinal?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 24747
Is Moringa really medicinal?
The claims peddled by many is that Moringa is medicinal. But is it truly? images (3).jpeg Most of the claims about Moringa have not been actively tested on humans. This is what is known so far; Antimicrobial Lab studies suggest moringa extracts may halt growth of bacteria and fungi, but human data a...
- Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:33 pm
- Forum: Aquaculture
- Topic: Would you go into frog farming?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23164
Re: Would you go into frog farming?
Looks like it's an in thing all over the country (Borno, Kebbi, Osun etc) and even in neighboring countries. See the story below. It seem to be a lucrative business. I would not touch it though. Screenshot_20210816_193144_com.android.chrome.jpg https://dailytrust.com/how-frog-meat-is-gaining-popular...
- Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:08 am
- Forum: Exotic and Emerging Agric Technologies
- Topic: Would you eat lab grown meat?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15180
Re: Would you eat lab grown meat?
Even if no other meat exists.... I would rather be vegetarian!
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:14 am
- Forum: Cereals and Legumes
- Topic: Fall out of Covid-19 starts to emerge - Maize output may fall this year, farmers raise alarm
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12859
Fall out of Covid-19 starts to emerge - Maize output may fall this year, farmers raise alarm
The much dreaded yet anticipated fall out of Covid-19 is beginning to hit the agriculture sector Maize output may fall this year, farmers raise alarm Maize.jpg Maize output is expected to fall this year by 30%, from projected 25 million metric tonnes to 17.5 million tonnes, Nigeriafarmers have said....
- Sun May 31, 2020 9:26 am
- Forum: Agric Business/Education/Services
- Topic: Don't focus on CoViD and forget Agriculture
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16582
Don't focus on CoViD and forget Agriculture
While do we deal with the effects of Covid-19 on our health systems, we often times forget that the effects of covid-19 dealing with the agriculture sector is really important: without food we would die in more numbers than with covid. images (9).jpeg So food is more important to be honest. While no...
- Sat May 30, 2020 11:22 am
- Forum: Cereals and Legumes
- Topic: Price of corn may fall this year
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12296
Price of corn may fall this year
Bad news for food storage business in the next year. Many people buy food stuff to store during harvest (Nov and December) and resell during planting season (May and June). Since Nigeria imports to augument its food stocks, world food prices affect the local costs of food. Such business people need ...
- Sat May 30, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: Exotic and Emerging Agric Technologies
- Topic: Agric tech goes ballistic! Drones used in seeding
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13735
Agric tech goes ballistic! Drones used in seeding
Innovation and in agriculture moves at a lightening speed. Chinese use drones for seeding doing the work of 50 farmers at a go. Change is galloping towards us. We better innovate or perish. images (2).jpeg Agricultural Drone Speeds Chinese Rice Seeding One of China’s largest agricultural drone compa...
- Wed May 27, 2020 7:33 pm
- Forum: Agric Business/Education/Services
- Topic: The fight to oust Mr. Agriculture: Akinwunmi Adeshina
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16005
The fight to oust Mr. Agriculture: Akinwunmi Adeshina
Mr. Akinwunmi Adeshina is fighting for his professional life as a group of "whistle blowers" raise ethical questions about the leadership of one of Nigeria's most celebrated Agriculture Minister. While many Nigerians have been watching with bathed breath and dismay that this is another high profile ...
- Tue May 26, 2020 2:27 pm
- Forum: Agric Business/Education/Services
- Topic: Showcasing the Nigerian Entrepreneurial Spirit - Output without Outlet equals ZERO
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13733
Showcasing the Nigerian Entrepreneurial Spirit - Output without Outlet equals ZERO
Showcasing the Nigeria Entrepreneurial Spirit - Output without Outlet equals ZERO The Nigerian Entrepreneurial Spirit The typical Nigerian is a hustler. A person who sees challenges as nothing and once decides to face it, would move with a single purpose of surmounting it. The life we face is that ...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:35 pm
- Forum: Roots and Tuber Crops
- Topic: Types of Yam Species
- Replies: 2
- Views: 34887