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    Vermicompost: earthworms are an equivalent of cattle in generating organic manure
    Vermicompost is compost made as a result of earthworms putting out their casts/ excreta. When earthworms eat food, they excrete. Their excreta is the vermicompost, but since earth worms die fast, the vermicompost has both the castings and the dead earth worms making vermicompost very rich in nutrients. The nutrients in vermicompost are fixed and […]
    Duration: 00:02:39
    Management of weeds in rice
    Rice is a staple food for many and its production provides employment to many but its production is affected by challenges. Rice production has over the years been confronted with challenges such as weeds. Weeds are a biological constraint to rice yields. Management of weeds can be classified into two ie the one in which […]
    Duration: 00:03:09
    Soybeans farmer advised to adapt planting on ridges to enhance growth and germination
    Soybean is one of the legumes grown by farmers. It has many uses among which is being consumed by humans and also used as a protein source in animal feeds. The average attainable yield for farmers in northern Ghana is between 500 to 800 kg/ ha of farm land and this is far below the […]
    Duration: 00:12:06
    How to prune and hand pollinate eggplants
    As part of agronomic and management practices pruning and hand pollinating of eggplants by farmers increases on the quality and quantity which improve on their economic statuses. Pruning is done to improve crop productivity and it is mainly done by removing the centred growing shoots to encourage light and air circulation. This reduces on the […]
    Duration: 00:06:15
    Watermelon growing. How to plant, grow and harvest water melons
    Being a highly nutritious fruit, the quality and quantity of watermelon produced in determined by the technology and agronomic practices used by the farmer. Being an annual herbaceous plant, watermelon belongs to cucurbitaceae faminy and holds a scientific name of citrullus lanatus. Planting process begins with planting seeds in seed beds and as plants grow […]
    Duration: 00:13:30
    Good microbes for plants and soil
    Farmers often spend a a lot of money on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Although this may give a bigger harvest in the short term, applying these chemicals for long may harm the soil, environment and people since it kills living organisms in the soil. Healthy soil is important for plants to be healthy and microbes […]
    Duration: 00:07:27
    SLM07 Demi-lune
    Demi-lunes or semi circular bunds are a simple to make and a multi purpose water harvesting technique in West Africa since 1980. The concept was easy to understand and the farmers found it stimulating since it enabled them work in groups. A contour is first laid out with a water tube level then an A- […]
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    Melon growing. How to plant, grow and plant. 2/2
    Being an important nutritious crop, melon is highly grown on large scale. However, the management practices have not been fully done by the farmers which lowers its quality and quantity. When growing melon, sowing need to be done in seedbeds due to the limitation of soil temperatures and in this, transplanting is done in 6-7 […]
    Duration: 00:04:18
    Melon growing. How to plant, grow and plant. 1/2
    Being an important nutritious crop, melon is highly grown on large scale. However, the management practices have not been fully done by the farmers which lowers its quality and quantity. Melon is a vegetable that belongs to cucurbitaceae family and is scientifically known as cucmis melo L. It is a herbaceous creeping plant made up […]
    Duration: 00:03:58
    Pepper growing. How to plant, grow and harvest pepper. 1/2
    Being an important and nutritious crop, pepper growing and production depends on the type of technology used which affects both quality and quantity. Pepper belongs to the solanaceous family and is scientifically known as capsicum annuum L. It is a leafy perenial plant with annual dry cycle and it varies between 1.5-2 m in size. […]
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