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Know Everything About the Types of Poultry for Your Poultry Farm

Know Everything About the Types of Poultry for Your Poultry Farm

There are several breeds of chicken. Some have been developed for different purposes in commercial production. We can put them, simply, into three groups; layers, meat producers and the dual-purpose breeds.

A point of note. Every breed of chicken lays eggs and produces meat. But some lay more and better eggs as others are better at producing meat.

Now, let us look at the various types of poultry.…

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How to: Grow Garlic In Your Home + All the tips and tricks

How to: Grow Garlic In Your Home + All the tips and tricks

Garlic has some amazing health benefits.

This is a simple demonstration on how to grow garlic in your homes. You can also use the process to also multiply garlic for commercial production.

Watch this 4 minutes video on how to grow ginger.

Video credit: Edem Anyomi, Plant Breeder and Geneticist

He describes all the processes and…

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How and Why Do Vegetable Farms Fail, and Possible Solutions?

How and Why Do Vegetable Farms Fail, and Possible Solutions?

Vegetable farming is one of the quickest ways to make money in crop production. You could be harvesting and making money as early as forty days after planting. That is for some vegetables like lettuce, radish, spinach, etc. Others can do about sixty days and start making you money. But it doesn’t come that simple. As much as it is rewarding, it is a delicate farming venture.

First, your vegetable…

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How I lost My Farmland to Continuous Slashing, Burning and Ploughing

How I lost My Farmland to Continuous Slashing, Burning and Ploughing

In one of our many interactions with farmers, we picked up one conversation with very good lessons for farmers. The farmer narrates how he lost his 10acre farmland to continuous “slashing and burning” and ploughing within 6years.

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This is the Costs and Benefits for One-Hectare Chilli Pepper Production

This is the Costs and Benefits for One-Hectare Chilli Pepper Production

It is always amazing when the farmer is making money from a whole season’s sweat. Just as we always do. Sharing with all you need to be a successful farmer. This time, all the cost components for chilli production. This is the one-hectare chilli pepper production costs and benefits that got us 130% in profit.

Why is this information very important?

Most of the time, farmers overlook certain…

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Promoting a balanced diet. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wEWUIl6sr/?igshid=1sawfqiolqtm3

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Promoting a balanced diet. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3wEHcyFXe-/?igshid=e72tro1fzsbg

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Just start, how ever. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3G7OsWFpy3/?igshid=mhhfoub1nijo

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Why Do Agribusinesses by the Youth in Africa fail?

Let the youth in agriculture in Africa know what you think about Why these Agribusinesses by the Youth in Africa fail, and suggest solutions.

We are looking at reasons that we cannot blame the government for.

With high enthusiasm, many people especially the youth in Africa hope to make it in the agricultural sector as agribusinesses and farms. This is a trend that we all encourage, for the youth to enter agriculture.

However, it is discouraging for the youth to start agribusinesses and fail basically because of an error or the…

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Chemical Soil Test and Analysis: Why and What Every Farmer Must Do

Is your field not giving you good yields? Test your soil.

When it comes to increasing yield in crops, we often talk about a generalized solution of applying more fertilizers, when a simple chemical soil test can localize the issue and present the specific solution for yield increase in specific fields.

Moreover, fertilizers cost so much. Though, proper use of fertilizers will help to maximize marketable yields whereas excessive use may be harmful to…

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Major Cabbage Pests (with pictures) and How to Manage and Control them

Cabbage pests including cabbage worms, cutworms, root maggots, etc. can cause severe damage to your cabbage farm leading to huge losses.

Cabbage pests including cabbage worms, cutworms, root maggots, etc. can cause severe damage to your cabbage farm leading to huge losses.

Let us look us how these cabbage pests operate and how to control them.

1. Cabbage worms

Affected Area: Leaf

Description: Loopers are caterpillars that are generally green or greyish, taking on the color of the host plant. They may blend well and be…

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Effect of Different Compost Treatments on The Growth and Yield of Sweet Pepper

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different compost treatments on the growth and yield of sweet pepper at the Kwame Nkrumah Univ. Of Science and Tehcnology.

T. Kankam*a, F. Kemausuor a+

aDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi-Ghana

Student: [email protected]*

Supervisor: [email protected]

Abstract

This study was carried out on the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. An experiment was conducted from October 2018 to March 2019 to evaluate the…

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Today, we celebrate the freshest graduate at Agrihome. Her dedication to work and love for agriculture is unbelievable. Congratulations, Miss Theresa Kankam. We are proud of you and lucky to have you with us. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0fmHsxlbAI/?igshid=18jm5bxgl8bl9

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7 Key Nutritional and Medicinal Benefits of Consuming Mushroom

Dry mushroom on the average contains between 19-40% high quality protein and all the essential amino acids required for good human health.

There are different types of mushroom. Some are very poisonous which can cause death when taken into the body. This has deterred many people from consuming mushroom. Edible mushrooms like oyster mushroom are beneficial to the health of people.

Mushrooms have been used as food from time immemorial and have been found to be highly nutritious.  They are rich in high quality protein, minerals and…

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First fruits Nothing like a fresh roasted corn. (at Hwediem, Ashanti, Ghana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0IUFlQllhq/?igshid=gkt9gu9cvb9j

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Good Cocoa Nursery Establishment and Management

The success of a cocoa farm to a larger extent will depend on a good planting material. You can grow your cocoa farm from the seed (directly) or seedling. We recommend you do it with the cocoa seedlings from a good cocoa nursery establishment.

The success of a cocoa farm to a larger extent will depend on a good planting material. You can grow your cocoa farm from the seed (directly) or seedling. We recommend you do it with the cocoa seedlings from a good cocoa nursery establishment.

What is a cocoa nursery?Cocoa nursery is where you raise cocoa seedlings for transplanting to the field at the appropriate time. The work on cocoa…

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