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    How to Remove the Poison from Cassava Flour
    Bitter cassava has poison and its flour needs to be processed well before eating. Eating improperly processed bitter cassava flour causes poisoning soon after eating it. Take the quantity of flour that you want to cook and put in a pan or basin and smoothen out the surface and mark its height using a knife […]
    Duration: 00:04:56
    Groundnut; good agriculture practices for production
    Groundnuts are high nutritous crops with high demand. However, its production is affected by the poor agronomic practices that farmers practice. Groundnuts provide good yield once simple actions are followed such as soil conditions, seed variety planted and crop rotation. Rotate crops in field to improve soil health and reduce diseases. Choose right sandy loam […]
    Duration: 00:06:08
    How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm
    Fall armyworm damage maize plants and cause total crop loss however integrated management practices reduces infestation. Maize scouting, early treatment and use of environment safer insecticides are some of practices for high yields and increased incomes. The larvae stage is the most destructive stage however do not scout after spraying as this may affect health. […]
    Duration: 00:05:01
    Deep Tillage and Smarter Manure Use: Dig Deep, Save Money and Harvest More
    When living in an area with little rains, you can increase the chances of having good yield by by ensuring that you capture all the rains and that the crops is well fed. Plough before the rains start and deeply along planting lines as this breaks up the compacted soil surface allowing the water to […]
    Duration: 00:03:52
    Cooking With Soy!
    Soy beans are protein rich vegetables, proteins keep us healthy and also needed for strong muscles nail and hair growth. Proteins are made of amino acids hence giving the needed amino acids to the body. There are various sources of soy such as, soy milk, soy sauce and tofu. Soy beans can be eaten and […]
    Duration: 00:05:38
    Climate-smart Push-pull System for Stem Borer Management in Maize
    Maize crop can be affected by pests like the stem borer which affect yields by destroying it. The push – pull system has an element of developing integrated pest management. Stem borers lay eggs on leaves which hatch in 4 to 8 days into larvae. The larvae starts eating the leaves to which they are […]
    Duration: 00:04:18
    Biocontrol of Legume Pod Borer (Maruca vitrata)
    The legume pod borer is a serious pest of cow pea and causes damage, but can be effectively controlled biologically using its natural enemies which are the parasitic wasps. Strange dots on the leaves can be a sign of damage inside which is a young caterpillar of the legume pod borer developing inside which hatches […]
    Duration: 00:15:30
    Making a modern beehive
    Honey is an exiting business opportunity with increase in demand from the cites and villages due to its nutritional value. In traditional hives, harvesting honey is difficult as bees make their own wax combs that are often attached to each other. In modern beehive, honey is extracted using a honey extractor then collected without damaging […]
    Duration: 00:11:30
    Controlling banana weevils
    Across the world, people use banana and plantains for cooking, roasting and growing. Peelings of the fruits and chopped pieces are used as feed for livestock. But bananas have a small enemy called the banana weevils. A small black insect with a long curved snout. Plants attacked by banana weevils grow slowly and produce small […]
    Duration: 00:15:11
    Neem seed kernel extract
    Using chemical pesticides is expensive and harmful to people and the environment, they kill the good insects that eat and kill the pest. They also contaminate soil and water. Botanical pesticides contain naturally occurring substances that control pests and are easy to use, at low cost and do not leave any residues. These sprays should […]
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