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Agriculture is a very important aspect of Nigeria’s economy, and there are lots of agricultural institutions set up in the country to ensure its smooth running in every sector. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) oversees all agricultural activity in the country and also regulates the other institutes. Nigeria has over 15…
Agriculture as you know is most times referred to as agricultural science. It entails cultivating soil for crop growth and collecting produced crops as well as raising animals for food, fiber, and other goods. Nigeria known for its wealth in agriculture, The climate, its vegetation, its human resource and the mass land in the country,…
Turmeric is a herb that has been in use for various purposes for a long time. We are much more familiar with ginger than turmeric, They both belong to the same family Zingiberaceae, Later in this article we would be looking at the similarities and differences between turmeric and ginger. The botanical name of turmeric…
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a starchy root and plant tuber and not the same as sweet potato. It’s small, spherical with thin skin, the flesh is white or yellow. It is a vegetable. It belongs to the Solanaceae family the same as tomato, pepper and garden egg. Potatoes are a staple of many dishes across…
Cocoyam also known as taro is a root vegetable cultivated for their corms as food. The leaves and petioles also serve as food. There are different species of cocoyam, the light purple corms, the white and the yellow corms. The most abundant is the light purple corm and the white corm. The yellow corm is…
I look like a nut but am actually a tuber what am I? TIGER NUT We begin a new series looking at tiger nuts In this series we’ll cover: I admonish you follow through the whole series, If you have anything on the subject you would like us to write about do share on the…
Ugu (Fluted Pumpkin) is a trilling plant grown for its leaves and seeds. In this article, we are looking at the Ugu leaf, more detail about the Ugu seed in the next article, To begin let’s describe the Ugu leaf Description of the Ugu leaf Its appearance: The Ugu leaf is dark green in colour,…
Watermelon is a large fruit with a spherical shape. Referred to as a special type of botanical berry called Pepo. Its botanical or scientific name is Citrullus lanatus, species C. lanatus belongs to the Citrullus genus and to the Cucurbitaceae family of plants, all watermelons belong to the same family and genus of plants. It…
Lemon water is the juice of a lemon mixed with water. It’s served hot or cold and is generally not sweetened, It all depends on your own personal preferences. Some people have it as a daily routine while others keep a bottle of it on the desk to sip on throughout the workday, Whichever way…
Now in this article we’ll be looking at the Ugu seed, In the previous article we looked at the Ugu leaf. Ugu seed called Mkpuru Ugu and the pod called Ogbo Ugu in igbo, At the start of the growing process of the Ugu plant, The seed is nowhere in the picture aside from the…