How agro-tech innovations will boost food security
Necessity is the mother of invention, and to actually fix challenges in the agro-economic sector in the country, research institutes, individual
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Necessity is the mother of invention, and to actually fix challenges in the agro-economic sector in the country, research institutes, individual
In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently?
In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently?
+ The rate of yam consumption is high in West Africa, thanks to its health benefits. Against this background, there are efforts by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and others to increase yam cultivation using vines and minisett, instead of planting only the head, DANIEL ESSIET Yam is central to food consumption in West Africa. About 48 million tonnes of yam (95 per cent of global supply) are produced on four million hectares yearly in the sub region, mainly in five countries: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo, with Nigeria alone accounting ...