AgroWatch

  Intro Soyabean is a leguminous crop which means it can be planted on any land. Every location will be suitable but not   waterlogged area. It fixes back nitrogen into the soil and therefore require little or no fertilizer. Yeah,good to know! Nutritional Breakdown The essential amino acids measured in mg/g of protein found in soy protein are histidine-17mg,isoleucine-63mg,leucine105mg,lysine-93mg,methionine95,threonine-69,tryptophan-18mg,andvaline-58mg,cysteine-21mg,63mg,tryptophan-18 mg,histidine-17mg.These compositions makes Soya the number one primary source of plant protein. Duration Soya is ready for harvest after 10-12 weeks of planting! Best planted now. USES Apart from making oil and animal feeds, large quantities of soya beans are consumed by many households producing soya milk and cake called ‘awara’ in the North and Beske in the WEST parts of Nigeria. (swear say you never eat Beske before, lol) Investment just...

 Late Maize with Samnaz39 Nation feeders, with great joy, I present to you, Sammaz 39 Maize variety.  Sammaz 39 maize variety💁‍! What on earth is that??? It is a very recently-introduced strain released in June 2016 embedded with potentials to make farmers smile broadly. Sammaz 39 is one of the first-generation of provitamin A-rich maize (that is why it has orange-yellowish colour, it is enriched with vitamin A precursors), it is open pollinated and reaches full maturity in just 70 days. It was developed by the Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Research (IART) and the IITA after almost 10 years of development and testing. Apart from the high yield, the fact that it helps battle vitamin A deficiency in children, breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women is a major plus. In addition to other uses, maize meals are very popular as a weaning food alternative in our country and that this variety has enhanced levels of pro-vitamin A (specifically beta carotene) is indeed ...