During the last couple of years, farmers of the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana complains of very erratic rainfall pattern. They were not the only ones complaining, reports across the nation indicated crop failures due to inadequate rainfall and erratic weather pattern. This meant, shortages of […]
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Cassava is a very important staple in Africa and even an industrial crop now. This condition makes cassava planting materials (cassava sticks) production another important aspect of cassava cultivation. Farmers may lose their cassava stems to destruction by fire or diseases and pests and even to bad weather conditions. Farmers may […]
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We have already discussed Detailed guide to good cassava cultivation Facts about improved cassava varieties in Ghana Disease of cassava and identification How important are diseases of cassava? The Guide to Identification and Control of Cassava Diseases by Emmanuel Moses states the following as the importance of cassava diseases. Diseases […]
Cassava diseases: Prevention and control
Diseases of cassava may cause between 30% to total crop failure to cassava, a major staple for many Africans and a food security crop. Diseases and pests of cassava are a major constraints to cassava production in Africa and threatens to halt production of cassava. It is therefore very important to […]
Diseases of cassava and identification
The Annual report 2015 is a presentation on all major activities by Agrihome in 2015. We desire to learn, improve and serve our clients better, and so, we welcome any suggestion or correction on all our activities for the year under review and the years ahead. We must say, we very […]
Annual report 2015
This is a list of improved cassava varieties released in Ghana. It is a reference for farmers in deciding the choice of variety they may prefer and the facts about it. Cassava varieties and their characteristics Variety Year Released Maturity Period(Months) Mean Root Yield(T/ha) Total Dry Matter(%) Uses CMD […]
Facts about improved cassava varieties in Ghana
Cassava cultivation is an annual activity for many farmers in Ghana. This is basically because, it is a major commodity first in the diet of many farming families and secondly because of its resilience even in very bad weather condition. However, cassava cultivation like many crops requires favorable conditions like enough […]
Detailed guide to good cassava cultivation
Why do we need to grow food? This is a video of a recent incidence cautioning us on the need to grow food anywhere we are. Please share if you are connecting with Agrihome Expressions either here or on our social pages. Spread the word #growfood. This is what happened […]
