Tag: Agric
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How to Cultivate Lettuce In Your Backyard Garden.
How to Cultivate Lettuce In Your Backyard Garden. Lettuce is a foreign leafy vegetable which is now commonly grown in Ghana. It is either eaten; raw, cooked in palava Source, or as a salad. Varieties of lettuce that can be grown in Ghana Cos or Romaine lettuce Leaf lettuce (var. crispa) Cabbage lettuce. Weather requirement…
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How to test if your Jute mallow seeds (Ayoyo seed, Ademe seed), okra, tomatoes or pepper are viable for planting.
How to test if your Jute mallow seeds (Ayoyo seed, Ademe seed), okra, tomatoes or pepper are viable for planting. One of the conditions for a seed to germinate is that the seed must be viable. A viable seed has its embryo live and can germinate when other conditions, such as; moisture, suitable temperature, air,…
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Cabinet approves GH¢100 million for NAFCO for food surplus purchase
Cabinet approves GH¢100 million for NAFCO for food surplus purchase. Cabinet has approved that an initial GH¢100 million should be released to purchase surplus food from farmers across the country, the Deputy Chief Executive of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Osmend Amuah, has said. The funding, he said, forms part of the government’s…
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Best Post Planting Practices Involved in Crop Production (Cultural Practices).
Best Post Planting Practices Involved in Crop Production (Cultural Practices). When undertaking any kind of farming, there are various activities that you do to make sure that the crops or animals that you are keeping come out well. These activities or operations are known as cultural practices. Some of the cultural practices for crop production…
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Best Pre-Planting and Planting Activities In Crop Production.
Best Pre-Planting and Planting Activities In Crop Production. Principles of crop production are activities or farm operations that a farmer goes through at different times to achieve higher productivity. This can be divided into pre-planting, planting, and post-planting activities. The pre-planting and planting activities that farmers go through at different times to ensure higher productivity…
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How to Prevent Goats and Birds from Feeding on Your Crops/Seeds.
How to Prevent Goats and Birds from Feeding on Your Crops/Seeds. Goats are one of the stubborn domestic animals that disturb people in the community whenever they wish to have a small backyard garden. Sometimes, people resort to marking the fence, which may be expensive to afford by all. Even with the fence, some goats…
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How to Grow Okro (Hibiscus esculentus) for Maximum Yield and Harvest.
How to Grow Okro (Hibiscus esculentus) for Maximum Yield and Harvest. Okra is also referred to as okro, and it is an annual crop growing about 2 to 4 metres tall The botanical name is Hibiscus esculentus or Abelmoschus esculentus The fruits are called capsules. The common varieties are; The long finger-like variety The short,…
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Chemicals Used to Control Weeds and Methods of Application.
Chemicals Used to Control Weeds and Methods of Application. Herbicide is a chemical used to kill targeted plants or weeds. Principles of chemical weed control They exhibit selectivity in controlling weeds associated with cultivated crops, without affecting the crops themselves, forms the basis for chemical weed control. Such selectivity may be due to differences in…
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A STEP-TO-STEP GUIDE TO HIGH-QUALITY COMPOST PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION.
A STEP-TO-STEP GUIDE TO HIGH-QUALITY COMPOST PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION. Composting is a biological, chemical, and physical, highly aerobic process that transforms large, bulky plants and animal manures into a homogenous, stable end product. That is: uniform, brown/black, crumbly in texture (slightly greasy), sweet-smelling, and particulate. Finished compost serve as a source of organic fertilizer for…
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BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR GROWING CARROT (DAUCUS CAROTA) IN GHANA.
BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR GROWING CARROT (DAUCUS CAROTA) IN GHANA. Carrot is an erect biennial plant grown as an annual, characterized by a swollen orange to red taproot that varies in shape and size. Carrot is grown for their roots, which are generally orange or pinkish-red in colour. Varieties of carrots you can grow in Ghana…
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HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL PIG FARM IN GHANA.
HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL PIG FARM IN GHANA. Pig is not a popular domestic animal in West Africa, primarily because of religious taboos and sanitation problems. The pig is thought of as a dirty animal, sleeping during the day in dirty, muddy water. Being omnivores, it competes with humans for food, but it eats…
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HOW TO START DUCK FARMING IN GHANA.
HOW TO START DUCK FARMING IN GHANA. Dark, also known as the Water Fowl, thrives well in aquatic areas around the world, and Ghana is not an exception. In the humid tropics, it is kept on free-range management around river and lake areas. The domestic duck traces its ancestry to the wild mallard. Duck breeding…
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COWPEA AND GROUNDNUT FARMING IN GHANA (WEST AFRICA)
COWPEA AND GROUNDNUT FARMING IN GHANA (WEST AFRICA). Groundnut and cowpea are examples of leguminous crops that are grown in Ghana (West Africa). These crops are grown for commercial purposes and consumption. Leguminous crops have the following characteristics: The crop is a dicotyledonous plant. The crop belongs to the family Leguminosae. The crop produces smallish…
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HOW TO START A TURKEY FARM IN GHANA.
TURKEY FARMING IN GHANA. The production of turkey for meat in Ghana is not as common as that of chicken. Turkeys are not popularly reared for eggs either because their eggs are few, but they are big. Turkeys are easy to care for when reared on an extensive management system where they are allowed to…
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