– 1. Go to a fruit seller near you and request for papaya seeds. They usually throw them away. There’s an average of 400 seeds in a pod. Collect as many as they can give you. 2. Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours. Throw away the floating seeds and keep the ones that… Continue reading Pawpaw Protest: How to make N3 million from 100 Papaya in 8 months without investing any money
The Best time to plant Bananas/ Plantain
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT PLANTAINS/BANANA? It’s March through the year. But it takes 7-9 months for it to complete it’s circle as in fruits and matures. You probably would avoid it making fruits during the dry season because of low productivity as a result of the drought effects. 3 WONDERFUL BENEFITS… of… Continue reading The Best time to plant Bananas/ Plantain
The opportunities and challenges of mega-farming in Africa
While farmers across Europe are staging dramatic protests over the negative impacts green energy policies are having on their business, China is ramping up measures to support the modernization of agriculture in Africa. Already the second-largest market for agricultural exports from the continent, behind the European Union, China hopes to increase imports from Africa to $300 billion by 2025.… Continue reading The opportunities and challenges of mega-farming in Africa
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates. But the new corporate interest in African agriculture has been criticised as a “land grab”. Small-scale… Continue reading The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa