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    Tips on how to grow healthy organic bananas
    Bananas are a very important crop in Africa contributing to both food and cash needs of the region. Improving on their yield increases on food security and also house hold income levels. Bananas can be grown up to harvesting without applying fertilizers. This is the thinking of most people but incase you need to have […]
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    Maize: bagging and storage
    Bagging and storage are very crucial activities in maize storage process and it involves measuring the right amount or weight of grains and package for sale. Additionally maize can be packed in sacks of different sizes this should be done by proper measuring and pack the right amount of maize without adding foreign materials for […]
    Duration: 00:05:40
    Timely and proper harvesting soya & cowpea
    Farmers goals are to achieve a good yield at the end of the season. There are practices that are followed to ensure that a farmer‘s toil goes not to waste. Noting down the planting date is important because each variety has its own maturity period. This helps the farmer calculate when the crop will be […]
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    Maize: proper & timely harvesting
    Maize is both a staple food to many part of the world as well as cash crop to farmers and traders however it is important to have knowledge and be well equipped about when and how to properly harvest maize. To add on that for maize that is ready for harvesting a black layer forms […]
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    Maize: dehusking and threshing
    Dehusking and threshing are one of the measure that improve maize market value and lowering on post harvest losses along the maize value chain. Dehusking is done after harvesting therefore learning the process is very key to maize farmers, additionally mechanical shelling is better than manual shelling since less time is spent on cleaning and […]
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    How to wet process coffee
    Coffee is source of income to farmers however processing affects the market price therefore it is important to properly wet process coffee in order to produce premium coffee. During the process ensure that water to be used should be clean and not contaminated, during the process of de pulping the husks from the berries and […]
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    How to prepare a coffee nursery
    A nursery bed being the temporary garden for the young seedlings it is very important for coffee farmers to learn about the establishment and management of coffee seedlings. Good seeds for planting should have big beans from high yielding parents, they should also be approved, however transplanting should be done when plants have a height […]
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    Sun drying rice grains
    Sun drying is a traditional method of drying paddy and as the sun hits the paddy it increases the rate of water evaporation sun drying requires little investment and is environmentally friendly. Thermometers and moisture metres may be used to measure temperature and moisture of the grains respectively. Also sun drying has several benefits to […]
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    Gari (cassava) production
    Cassava is a woody shrub also called manioc of the spurges family, cassava is source of carbohydrates propagated by stem cuttings and grows best in valley soils. Learning how to make cassava flour is one of the means to reduce cassava post harvest losses form cassava furthermore cassava peels can be fed to animals or […]
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    Rice seed preservation
    Crop seed is a living material and its quality declines during storage. Precautions should be taken during storage to reduce on the decline in quality. The quality of seed during storage mainly depends on moisture content. If seed is not well dried before storage, it becomes soft, hot and moist and this will affect the […]
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