Top 5 Importance of Horse Feed Storage and more

Importance of Horse Feed Storage

Importance of Horse Feed Storage Overview Horse feeds on different categories of feed, which could be forage, hay, and pellet. Feeds should be properly managed in the mill, stable, and warehouse to avoid deterioration. The horse is often used for different activities such as transportation, and work which requires that feed is made available for … Read more

Non-Governmental Organizations in Agriculture And Every Thing You Need to know

Non-Governmental Organizations in Agriculture

Introduction to Non-Governmental Organizations in Agriculture The problems experienced by small farmholders and rural dealers in agriculture are enormous such that are beyond the solution of the government alone.  Governments all over the world have made various efforts to solve farmers’ problems by promoting agricultural development but have not yielded enough results.  Spirited individuals are … Read more

Agricultural Insurance: Definition, and 8 importance of Agricultural Insurance

Agricultural Insurance

Introduction to Agricultural Insurance   Agricultural insurance can be defined as the risk management mechanisms put in place to compensate farmers for losses due to natural calamities such as floods, droughts, and outbreaks of pests and diseases or due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities. Agricultural insurance refers to the risk strategies initiated … Read more

Career Choices In Agriculture: 17 Teacher-Based Strategies for Enhancing Students’ Career Choices

Career Choices In Agriculture

Overview of Students’ Career Choices In Agriculture. The study of agriculture as a profession in secondary and tertiary institutions has been faced with negative perceptions, resulting in low student interest in choosing agricultural subjects. Agricultural educators and policymakers in the educational sector are making frantic efforts to ensure that students take up agricultural subjects as … Read more

Top 8 Causes of Food Shortages in Nigeria

Causes of Food Shortages in Nigeria

 Causes of Food Shortages in Nigeria, an Overview. Food shortage occurs when the quantity and quality of food produced in an area are insufficient to meet the needs of the people living in that geographical area. Moreover, Food shortage ensues when the demand for food in an area exceeds the available supply, leading to importation, … Read more

11  Improved Cassava Varieties for Cassava Production Enterprise

Cassava Varieties

Introduction to Improve Cassava Varieties for Cassava Production Enterprise In recent times, the use of traditional cassava cultivars has been characterized by poor yielding, susceptibility to diseases, low dry matter contents, and poor starch quality.  However, new cassava varieties have been developed with better qualities compared to the old varieties contributing to high yields, high … Read more

Fertilizer Bags: Everything You Need to Know

Fertilizer Bags

Definition of Fertilizer Bags Exploring durable and dependable fertilizer bags is necessary for packaging, transporting, and storing fertilizers, particularly in enterprises where profit-making is the main goal of the business. Individuals in the fertilizer production industries such as producers, suppliers, and farmers require long-lasting packaging material for adequate storage and handling. Fertilizer bags refer to … Read more

Subsistence farming in Africa: Overview, Characteristics, Merits and Demerits.

Subsistence farming in Africa

Overview of Subsistence Farming in Africa Farming in Africa is usually subsistence and farmers operate an area of land usually between 0.5 -3 hectares of farmland scattered all over the whole area due to the pattern of land ownership. In Kenyan, subsistence farmers operate an area of land of about 0.47 ha, in Ethiopia 0.9 … Read more

Components of An Agroecosystem and Everything You Need Know

 Components of An Agroecosystem 

Components of An Agroecosystem  Some of the Components of An Agroecosystem as stated by studysmarter. com are:  Biotic Components of An Agroecosystem Abiotic Components of An Agroecosystem Autotrophic Components of An Agroecosystem Heterotrophic Components of An Agroecosystem Biotic Components of An Agroecosystem These are the living components of an Agroecosystemwhich includes all living organisms in the environment. … Read more

Pasture Fertilizer: A Complete Guide for Pasture Management 

Pasture Fertilizer

Introduction to Pasture Fertilizer Adequate Pasture management is necessary for the expansion and development of livestock enterprises particularly under management practices where profitability is the main aim of production. Pasture as a primary source of feed for livestock derives its nutrients from the soil for nourishment. In most cases, the soil cannot release adequately the … Read more