Rainy season also known as monsoon starts from Middle March, attain it's peak at April and lasting up to August.
I know you people might be wondering the kind of crops to cultivate this seaon as the rains have started..Here are some vegetables and crops that u can cultivate and harvest within 3months.
Okra
Garden egg
Cucumber
Amaranthus spp
Pumpkin
Tomatoes
Pepper
Watermelon
Greenbean(moong)
Groundnut
Cotton
Maize
Paddy rice
Soyabean
Sugarcane
Cassava
Yam
Turmeric
Citrus fruits
When choosing any of this crops ensure
1. You get a good variety suited to wet climate
2. Plant traditional or local veggies
3. Use organic compost, as synthetic fertilizers will be loss through leaching
4. Plant a resistant variety as insect attack are usually predominant during rainy season
Monday 4 April 2016
Wednesday 1 April 2015
Difference between ruminant and non ruminant
Ruminant are animals that ruminate, that is; animals that chew the cud while non - ruminants do not ruminate. There are four processes of rumination as follows
- Regurgitation:vomiting the content of the stomach to the mouth
- Re-mastication : Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
- Re-salivation : Secretion and mixing of saliva with the food
- Re-swallow : Taking back the food to the stomach
Secondly, the ruminant also called polygastric have complex nature of stomach, while the non-ruminant or monogastric have simple nature of stomach.
A ruminant has four compartment stomach which is the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and the abomasum ( true stomach ). The presence of a rumen makes an animal a ruminant because of the beneficial bacteria breaks down the fiber in the food liberating proteins, fatty acid and vitamin B before the food goes to the reticulum. The reticulum prevents big pieces of food from going deeper into the stomach, then returns the big pieces to the rumen for Regurgitation, Re-mastication, Re-salivation and Re-swallowing. Finally, the chewed food passes to the reticulum, to the omasum and to the abomasum before moving to the small intestine.
All ruminant are herbivore but not all non-ruminant are herbivore. Examples of ruminants are goat, sheep and cattle while of non-ruminant are pigs, any specie of birds, elephant, rat, humans, lions.
Horses, rabbits are not ruminants they are considered pseudo-ruminants because they have simple nature of stomach.
All ruminant are herbivore but not all non-ruminant are herbivore. Examples of ruminants are goat, sheep and cattle while of non-ruminant are pigs, any specie of birds, elephant, rat, humans, lions.
Horses, rabbits are not ruminants they are considered pseudo-ruminants because they have simple nature of stomach.
Monday 9 March 2015
Pig as pet
I know the word " pig as pet " sounds funny to some people. It probably because they are unaware or they see pigs useful for only commercial purpose. Pigs are intelligent and can be trained to perform numerous tricks and task.
Pigs are social, charming, emotional, odour free, sensitive and easily bind with humans. Recently they have enjoyed the quality of being widely admired as house pet particularly the dwarf breed which is very sensitive and the pot bellied pig (PBP) the commonly used breed as pig pet. Pigs get attracted easily to humans, they will readily roll over for a tummy rub as well as snuggle with you. They don't bark, prowl the streets or spread rabies as compared to dogs..
While pigs are trainable and can learn at a faster rate than dogs, pig behaviour is far different from dog behaviour.As eager as a dog can be to please his master, a pig's respect,trust and cooperation must be earned. If the pig should have its way,you would be pleasing it. You cannot force a pig to do what it doesn't want to do, it has to be it's idea. Don't expect your pig to jump on you and lick your face after coming from work..Having a pet pig is like having a two year old child.
Pigs are intelligent, smart and they can be manipulative, demanding, and stubborn. They can easily get bored, depressed, I'll tempered, aggressive and destructive if not given attention by a loving carer. ..Pigs are emotional and territorial. As with any other pet, it's important to teach your pig good manners, pigs love to learn tricks such as sitting, turning circles, shaking hands,retrieving objects and all others..They are capable of learning many behaviours and words, even full sentences like"sit" "be calm"..They appreciate and seek out human company.
The more interesting part is that pigs are inexpensive to care for, Firstly, make sure you can easily reach your vertinary doctor incase it gets ill, if pigs are properly cared for, they don't easily get ill..
Secondly, pigs are omnivores, they practically feed on anything, give your pet pig a supplementary feed to be healthy. The quality of feed depends on age, size, and activity level of the pig. Avoid feeding table - scraps to your pig pet. Your piggy ain't a garbage disposal.
Make sure your pig have their outdoor time because of their nature of rooting and digging, ensure you provide a properly secured yard outside with beddings and a overhead shelter to protect against rain and excessive sunshine. You will need to "piggy proof" your house as you would do to any other pet, make sure your household cleansing products, medicines, aerosols, perfumes and other toxins are kept away from your pig's reach.
Pigs do not have sweat glands, so they will attempt to cool down by rolling in water or mum, so a wallow or a small Puddle should be provided for it to cool off.
It's high time you take a pig as a pet, I'm sure you won't regret it...
Pigs are social, charming, emotional, odour free, sensitive and easily bind with humans. Recently they have enjoyed the quality of being widely admired as house pet particularly the dwarf breed which is very sensitive and the pot bellied pig (PBP) the commonly used breed as pig pet. Pigs get attracted easily to humans, they will readily roll over for a tummy rub as well as snuggle with you. They don't bark, prowl the streets or spread rabies as compared to dogs..
While pigs are trainable and can learn at a faster rate than dogs, pig behaviour is far different from dog behaviour.As eager as a dog can be to please his master, a pig's respect,trust and cooperation must be earned. If the pig should have its way,you would be pleasing it. You cannot force a pig to do what it doesn't want to do, it has to be it's idea. Don't expect your pig to jump on you and lick your face after coming from work..Having a pet pig is like having a two year old child.
Pigs are intelligent, smart and they can be manipulative, demanding, and stubborn. They can easily get bored, depressed, I'll tempered, aggressive and destructive if not given attention by a loving carer. ..Pigs are emotional and territorial. As with any other pet, it's important to teach your pig good manners, pigs love to learn tricks such as sitting, turning circles, shaking hands,retrieving objects and all others..They are capable of learning many behaviours and words, even full sentences like"sit" "be calm"..They appreciate and seek out human company.
The more interesting part is that pigs are inexpensive to care for, Firstly, make sure you can easily reach your vertinary doctor incase it gets ill, if pigs are properly cared for, they don't easily get ill..
Secondly, pigs are omnivores, they practically feed on anything, give your pet pig a supplementary feed to be healthy. The quality of feed depends on age, size, and activity level of the pig. Avoid feeding table - scraps to your pig pet. Your piggy ain't a garbage disposal.
Make sure your pig have their outdoor time because of their nature of rooting and digging, ensure you provide a properly secured yard outside with beddings and a overhead shelter to protect against rain and excessive sunshine. You will need to "piggy proof" your house as you would do to any other pet, make sure your household cleansing products, medicines, aerosols, perfumes and other toxins are kept away from your pig's reach.
Pigs do not have sweat glands, so they will attempt to cool down by rolling in water or mum, so a wallow or a small Puddle should be provided for it to cool off.
It's high time you take a pig as a pet, I'm sure you won't regret it...
Monday 2 March 2015
Agriculture - The future of Nigeria
Nigeria is categorized under the developing countries because we have not been able to utilize and maximize our potentials and prospects. Nigeria was food self-sufficient in the 1960's and was well known for its global position in major agricultural commodities like cocoa, oil palm, cassava and others. We found oil and became too dependent on it, that we left agriculture and now Nigeria is a net food-importing nation spending on average $11billion on importing wheat, rice, sugar, and even the largest importer of rice in the world. This is nothing to talk about.
Mr Adewumi Adesina the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said in his speech in Columbia university that "Diamonds may last forever, but oil does not. The future trajectory of earnings from crude oil does not look good, as other nations are finding shale oil and shale gas. We must free ourselves from dependency on crude oil and agriculture is the sector where we have the greatest potential to achieve this and now is the time"
Dr Nteranya Sanginga on his statement on the topic Rejuvenation; Investing in agriculture for the future of Nigeria and it's young people, said "You cannot eat oil - at least not crude oil. Oil has not transformed Nigeria agriculture over the last 30 years. It has not fed hungry people and developed rural areas. Nigeria is a developing country and it will remain a developing country unless Nigerians act to seize the opportunities at hand and this opportunities are found in agriculture"
Nigeria is blessed with natural resources, it is blessed with fertile soil. Out of over 84 million hectares of arable land only 40% are cultivated. We have 263 billion cubic meters of water, two of the largest rivers in Africa. We also have a cheap labour force to support agricultural intensification. Our population of 167 million makes us a huge market. But we must not be the market for others, we must create markets locally for our own farmers. Nigeria has been a food exporter of major food and cash crops including rice, groundnut, cassava, cocoa, cotton, and palm oil in the past and can still be once more. All we need is direct investment on Agricultural research and development.
Young people with prospects will build the foundation for their future, young people are encouraged to go into agriculture, to be farmers and food processors of tomorrow. Young farmers shouldn't just farm to feed themselves and their families alone but to grow food for the cities and the nation.
We need the government to invest more on the agricultural sector, to create more awareness for our young farmers and encourage them. Investing on young, rural people is one of the solutions to our pressing problem. As Dr Nteranya Sanginga have said this will help eliminate poverty and hunger, curtail migration to cities and abroad, and lay solid foundation for national regional and global security.
Most Nigerian farmers are poor, this is as a result of decades of neglecting agriculture and the corruption between our so called "political farmers" that do not allow the rural farmers have access to some of the inputs and facilities given to the farmers generally. We can't do without agriculture in Nigeria, Agriculture generates about 40% of our GDP, It provides food for the nation and 'without food we can't survive, at least we can't feed on oil' As Mr Adesina said, there is nothing more important than food. A nation that does not feed itself becomes a threat to its own sovereign existence, Growing our own food, processing what we produce and becoming competitive in export markets and creating jobs all across our economy are crucial for our national security.
We the students need to study and understand how the agricultural sector works, we need to be well versed and grounded in technical skills as well as economics, business management, business law, intellectual property rights and our Universities and Agricultural colleges need to be well connected to the agric business and agro-allied industries to develop innovations and technologies and set a good path for we the upcoming farmers.
If Western education should be cancelled in Nigeria today, we will all go back to Agriculture. .so its time to take up the opportunities before us and expand our agricultural sectors. . PROUDLY AGRICULTURIST!
Mr Adewumi Adesina the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said in his speech in Columbia university that "Diamonds may last forever, but oil does not. The future trajectory of earnings from crude oil does not look good, as other nations are finding shale oil and shale gas. We must free ourselves from dependency on crude oil and agriculture is the sector where we have the greatest potential to achieve this and now is the time"
Dr Nteranya Sanginga on his statement on the topic Rejuvenation; Investing in agriculture for the future of Nigeria and it's young people, said "You cannot eat oil - at least not crude oil. Oil has not transformed Nigeria agriculture over the last 30 years. It has not fed hungry people and developed rural areas. Nigeria is a developing country and it will remain a developing country unless Nigerians act to seize the opportunities at hand and this opportunities are found in agriculture"
Nigeria is blessed with natural resources, it is blessed with fertile soil. Out of over 84 million hectares of arable land only 40% are cultivated. We have 263 billion cubic meters of water, two of the largest rivers in Africa. We also have a cheap labour force to support agricultural intensification. Our population of 167 million makes us a huge market. But we must not be the market for others, we must create markets locally for our own farmers. Nigeria has been a food exporter of major food and cash crops including rice, groundnut, cassava, cocoa, cotton, and palm oil in the past and can still be once more. All we need is direct investment on Agricultural research and development.
Young people with prospects will build the foundation for their future, young people are encouraged to go into agriculture, to be farmers and food processors of tomorrow. Young farmers shouldn't just farm to feed themselves and their families alone but to grow food for the cities and the nation.
We need the government to invest more on the agricultural sector, to create more awareness for our young farmers and encourage them. Investing on young, rural people is one of the solutions to our pressing problem. As Dr Nteranya Sanginga have said this will help eliminate poverty and hunger, curtail migration to cities and abroad, and lay solid foundation for national regional and global security.
Most Nigerian farmers are poor, this is as a result of decades of neglecting agriculture and the corruption between our so called "political farmers" that do not allow the rural farmers have access to some of the inputs and facilities given to the farmers generally. We can't do without agriculture in Nigeria, Agriculture generates about 40% of our GDP, It provides food for the nation and 'without food we can't survive, at least we can't feed on oil' As Mr Adesina said, there is nothing more important than food. A nation that does not feed itself becomes a threat to its own sovereign existence, Growing our own food, processing what we produce and becoming competitive in export markets and creating jobs all across our economy are crucial for our national security.
We the students need to study and understand how the agricultural sector works, we need to be well versed and grounded in technical skills as well as economics, business management, business law, intellectual property rights and our Universities and Agricultural colleges need to be well connected to the agric business and agro-allied industries to develop innovations and technologies and set a good path for we the upcoming farmers.
If Western education should be cancelled in Nigeria today, we will all go back to Agriculture. .so its time to take up the opportunities before us and expand our agricultural sectors. . PROUDLY AGRICULTURIST!
Saturday 28 February 2015
Happy New Month my People!
Happy new month my people! I wish you all more success in everything you are going to lay your hand upon this new month. May thy Lord bless you and give you rest of mind. Marching forward🙋
Friday 27 February 2015
Do you know Green pepper, tomatoes and pumpkin are fruits?
Most people categories some fruits as vegetables. Traditionally they classify vegetables as food that are eaten as part of a meal's main course and fruit as food that are eaten for dessert or as snack. Scientifically speaking, many of the foods we refer to as vegetables are actually fruits. Nutritionally, both of them are good for the body and aids in weight loss, some of the fruits are used in spas e.g cucumber and used for treatment and prevention of a lot of diseases.
This brings us to the difference between fruits and vegetables
- Fruit is a matured ovary of a flower containing the seed. It's also a ripened reproductive body of a seed plant while vegetable is any of the various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root(beet) or the leaf( spinach) or the seeds (bean plants) or the flower buds (broccoli or cauliflower)
- Fruits are mostly sweet and sometimes sour with bitter seeds, hardly can a vegetable be classified as sweet, sour or salty. It's usually savory and less sweet
- Fruits contain more calories because of the high sugar content, most vegetables have low calories but starchy vegetables like beet and potato have higher calories
- A fruit must contain seed either inside(e.g paw paw) or outside (e.g strawberry) not all vegetables contain seed
- Examples of fruits are Avocado, green, red and yellow pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, pea pods, pumpkin, olives, apples, banana and others and Examples of vegetables are Broccoli, potato, spinach, cauliflower and others
The importance of consuming Quail egg
Quail has you all know are small heavy-bodied large feeding game birds.Their eggs are considered a delicacy in many parts of the world and it's highly nutritious.
Quail eggs increase brain activity and stabilise the nervous system. The eggs help to increase the level of haemoglobin in the body by removing toxins and heavy metals and also increase body metabolism.
Regular consumption of quail eggs helps fight against many diseases. They are a natural combatant against digestive tract disorders such as stomach ulcers. Quail eggs strengthen the immune system, promote memory health, increase brain activity and stabilize the nervous system. They help with anaemia by increasing the level of haemoglobin in the body while removing toxins and heavy metals.
The Chinese use quail eggs to help treat tuberculosis, asthma, and even diabetes. If you are a sufferer of kidney, liver, or gallbladder stones quail eggs can help prevent and remove these types of stones.
Miss Yemisi Olowookere, A nutritionist in Garki Hospital, Abuja has said consumption of quail eggs helps to strengthen the immune system and promotes memory health. She also said eating quail eggs could, in addition to being beneficial to health, improve immune function, adding that they could also help to increase metabolism.
Quail eggs increase brain activity and stabilise the nervous system. The eggs help to increase the level of haemoglobin in the body by removing toxins and heavy metals and also increase body metabolism.
Regular consumption of quail eggs helps fight against many diseases. They are a natural combatant against digestive tract disorders such as stomach ulcers. Quail eggs strengthen the immune system, promote memory health, increase brain activity and stabilize the nervous system. They help with anaemia by increasing the level of haemoglobin in the body while removing toxins and heavy metals.
The Chinese use quail eggs to help treat tuberculosis, asthma, and even diabetes. If you are a sufferer of kidney, liver, or gallbladder stones quail eggs can help prevent and remove these types of stones.
Miss Yemisi Olowookere, A nutritionist in Garki Hospital, Abuja has said consumption of quail eggs helps to strengthen the immune system and promotes memory health. She also said eating quail eggs could, in addition to being beneficial to health, improve immune function, adding that they could also help to increase metabolism.
“Quail egg is of more benefit to men because the phosphorous contained in the eggs helps prostate health. The vitamins and proteins in quail eggs are also considered a sexual stimulant.
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