The benefits of starting a snail farming business are many. Apart from being good source of high income with relatively low capital...

The Potential for Fresh Cassava Higher incomes and urbanization are associated with greater consumption of convenience foods and foods...

Cassava is the most important tropical root crop. Its starchy roots are a major source of dietary energy for more than 500 million...

Cassava, do you like? You should, because it is full of benefits. But to enjoy it, it is necessary to cook it before consuming it. ...

Wheat is typically milled into flour which is then used to make a wide range of foods including bread, crumpets, muffins, noodles, pasta,...

The wheat plants has long slender leaves and stems that are hollow in most varieties. The inflorescences are composed of varying numbers...

You may also notice that there are both granular and soluble formulations. Granular fertilizers are solids that must be worked into the...

How do you know what your soil needs? You want to add what they lack, not what they do not need. The very first step is You testing the...

When it comes to fertilizers, much attention is paid to nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, but there are other key nutrients needed for...

N-P-K FERTILIZER LABELS Every fertilizer label will give information relating to its “N-P-K” content, expressed as a number ratio. On the...

Fertilizer terms can be confusing. What is the NPK ratio? What are nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium? Let us take the guesswork out...

Soil acidity can have negative direct and indirect effects on crop growth and yield. Acid soils usually contain soluble forms of aluminum...

Acid soil is any soil that falls below 7 on the pH scale - the unit of measure for acidic versus alkaline soil. The pH scale is a numeric...

If fixing alkaline soil isn’t an option, then adding suitable plants for sweet soil may be the answer. There are actually a number of...

The standard measurement of alkalinity and acidity is known as pH. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, which is...

What is Alkaline Soil? Alkaline soil are clay soils with high pH(> 8.5), a poor soul structure and a low infiltration capacity. Alkaline...

Grow other natural repellents – Planting veggies that grasshoppers don’t like to eat They avoid cilantro, peas, squash, tomatoes and...

While there are many different methods to get rid of grasshoppers, they can all be grouped into three different categories:...

Grasshoppers are found all around the world — in fact, the only continent that isn’t plagued by them is Antarctica. While you can find...