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Soil is the dynamic natural body on the surface of the earth in which plants grow, composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms: Buckman and Bardy Soil may be defined as the three dimensional natural body on the surface of earth, sum up of mineral and organic materials and living forms, generated from the parent material due to influence of climate and organisms as conditioned by relief, over a period of time which is a medium for plant growth.  IMPORTANCE OF THE SOIL Soil is a vital natural resource on the earth's surface their proper use depends the life supporting systems of a country and socio-economic development of its people. The relationship of soil, environment and society is intimate and rely on soil quality and the way it is managed. Soil science is the branch of agriculture that deals with soil considered as a natural body and as an important medium for plant growth. Therefore, a fundamental knowledge of soil science is prerequisite to meeting the natural

Raising Rabbits for Profit The major question I keep getting from newbies is that,  is rabbit farming profitable??   Choose a breed that is recognized for its meat –production qualities, and do some assignment in searching bloodlines within that breed with the necessary qualities to be good production rabbits. If you have been rearing rabbits for some time as a hobby, the thought may have occurred to you that you could make some little money rearing them. The thought may have even occurred to you that you can make a large amount of money from  rabbit farming.  After all, two rabbits will be 150 in a short period of time, right?  Maybe yes, maybe no Rabbits have the potentialsh to be one of the most profitable specie to raise. They frequently give birth to a large number of litters, and offspring grow rapidly and reach either table size or breeding weight more quickly than any other species. They do not require large space compared to most species; they are also quiet, and

Nigerians have been assured of a significant reduction in the price of rice as from June this year - President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria says a 50 kilogramme of the commodity will be sold at N10, 000 - He however says rice farmers in Nigeria still face the challenge of quality seeds                      Aminu Goronyo, national president of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says a 50 kilogramme of the commodity will sell at N10, 000 as from June 2017. While speaking on the current development in the rice industry, he said rice which is being sold in Nigeria presently at the rate of N20,00 will start selling at half that price in three months’ time. NAIJ.com learnt that rice farmers under the association now have direct access to fertiliser. “Fertiliser was a very big challenge, but today it has become a history. We have signed MoU where the fertiliser is sold N5, 500 per bag of fertiliser, and is now a government policy. We have more fertiliser in th

Ibadan—Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said that the country will be self sufficient in rice production by November, which he said will force a reduction in the price of the commodity. He frowned on what he called the people’s unbridled penchant and taste for foreign foods, most of which, he said, were not as healthy and nutritious as those produced locally. The minister bared his mind while addressing a town hall meeting on sustainable agriculture, which was attended by farmers, youths, women and other stakeholders in agriculture, held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday. The dialogue, which featured question and answer session, was hosted by the Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, and the Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Prince Oyewole Oyewumi. The meeting, which was called to chart a new path for agriculture rebirth, climaxed a two-day working visit by the minister to agricultural faciliti

            1. Decide the type of poultry bird Here you choose Chickens ( Layers and Broilers). We choose chicken because that’s what this article focuses on. There are other types of birds that are good for livestock business too,  such as Goose , Duck , Turkey , etc.            2. Write Down your Area of Interest You can’t just be in all aspect of poultry farming in Nigeria. You have to choose your area of interest where you would like to concentrate your business. This will ensure high level of focus and professionalism. If you can do two area, no problem. Below are some of the major Niches in Poultry Farming in Nigeria or elsewhere. Layers Breeding which is egg production by Layers Broilers breeding which referrers to the chicken meat production by Broilers Hatchery which has to do with breeding chicken for the purpose of Hatching new chicks Poultry feed which is producing feeds for other poultry farmers You may choose to Breed Layers and Broilers at a time or o

A forest is a large area dominated by trees . [1] Hundreds of more precise definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing and ecological function. [2][3][4] According to the widely used [5][6] Food and Agriculture Organization definition, forests covered four billion hectares (15 million square miles) or approximately 30 percent of the world's land area in 2006. [4] Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth, and are distributed across the globe. [7] Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere , and contain 80% of the Earth's plant biomass. [7] Forests at different latitudes and elevations form distinctly different ecozones : boreal forests near the poles, tropical forests near the equator and temperate forests at mid-latitudes. Higher elevation areas tend to support forests similar to those at higher latitudes, a

A young bricklayer in Kwara State, simply identified as Alaba, was getting frustrated in 2015 because his craft was not fetching him enough money to take proper care of himself and his family. He was contemplating on what to do when an idea struck him. It was in March 2015, and the idea was planting cashew trees. It flashed as he saw some cashew plantation owners smiling to the bank. Olam Edible Nuts, a cashew processing company located at Ogbondoroko, a suburb of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, off Afon road, through its various aggregators, was buying a kilogramme at the rate of N600. Alaba then made a decision to start cashew cultivation, left his wife and kids in the suburb and moved to his home town, a border village between Kwara and Kogi states, where the community land is available for members of the village to farm.His cashew trees, on three acres of land, are now fruiting. He said he was fascinated into this partly because the plantation maintenance is much more