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Controlled Burning: An Intensification Technique for Poor Soils
Controlled burning is a farming practice that involves burning some of the dry vegetation after the dry season to enrich acidic…
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Complete step-by-step technical routes for each crop and livestock enterprise.
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Raising Laying Hens: Health Prevention Schedule for Future Hens
A strategy to ensure the best health monitoring for your laying hen flock in Cameroon and elsewhere, with this technical…
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Renewable Energy: Using Wind Power in Agriculture
Wind is a clean and abundant source of energy. Wind turbines used to generate electricity come in a wide range of sizes.
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The Different Methods for Controlling Crop Pests
Pest control is guided by several philosophies. There are several methods for controlling crop pests: preventive (prophylactic)…
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Technical Factsheet: Growing Cashew
The cashew tree, scientific name Anacardium occidentale, is a perennial plant that can reach over 15 m in height at maturity and…
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Technical Factsheet: How to Grow Squash (Egusi/Pistache)
Pistache, also known as egousi or egusi in English, is the seed of a type of watermelon (squash).
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Technical Factsheet: Growing Potatoes, a Tuber of Major Economic Importance
Potatoes are grown for their tuber, which is part of the population's diet. They can be eaten boiled, as chips, or fried.
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Growing Solo Papaya: High Value-Added Agricultural Potential
The papaya tree is native to tropical Central and South America. Its scientific name is Carica papaya L., and it belongs to the…
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How to Succeed at Raising a Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) Nursery
Black nightshade is a widely grown leafy vegetable in Cameroon, an herbaceous plant of the Solanaceae family, belonging to the…
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Technical Factsheet: Growing Onions, a Sector with a Future
The onion is a plant whose fruit, called a bulb, is harvested from the ground. It belongs to the Liliaceae family, and its…
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Technical Factsheet: Growing Pineapple Profitably
Growing pineapple in Cameroon and elsewhere is in fairly high demand among farmers and investors. Its economic value lets you…
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Technical Factsheet: Growing Ginger (Djindja)
Ginger, Zingiber officinale, is an herbaceous plant native to Asia. Ginger is grown for its rhizomes, which, dried, are used as a…
