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PLANTING CASSAVA

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Add caption CASSAVA  is a root tuber crop very common in Nigeria. its starchy and contains carbohydrate. it is usually eaten in many forms, it can be processed to garri which is used for swallow and soup,it can also be prepared and pounded to fufu which can also be swallowed .its very come with many homes in Nigeria as its part of the stable food eaten in Nigeria. cassava can also be boiled and eaten with red oil however its a particular cassava which has reduced starch content. cassava can also be processed to flour which can be used for bread and other baking activities, but however for the purpose of our study we are looking at the process of planting cassava so that we can learn how to plant cassava and achieve great results from the sales of the farm produce. The first step to planting cassava is land preparation which begins with using tractor to prepare the land,or where tractor is not available bush clearing and chemical application as discoursed earlier . Cassava

Various ways of creating wealth from the MAIZE

MAIZE  is a crop which is consumed by almost every family in Nigeria . its a crop that has a very large market presence due to its value in food security,but there are many ways you can add value to the maize before sales to increase the market demand for the crop. By adding value maize can be converted to powder and sold to in a packaged form to form what is called corn meal , this meal is very popular in many families in Nigeria. Maize can be processed to flask which can either be taken as breakfast of Dinner,because of finance Farmers  can go into negotiation which companies that do the production and i can guarantee you that you cant even meet up with the demand for the maize cob supply. Maize is very high in Demand in the poultry industry as it serves as the major energy component of the chicken feed and a supply deal negotiated with such feed companies is hardly meet. Maize can also be boiled or roasted that market depending on your location in Nigeria is booming market wi