Category: Cassava

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July 14, 2022 By ictokog Cashew, Cassava, Kogi, Rice, Studies , , , , ,

Use Of Artificial Intelligence To Improve Agricultural Management Practices, Boost Yield And Market Returns

This document highlights the key findings in the application of Earth Observation Satellite (EOS) image observables, geospatial data layers and Artificial Intelligence algorithms to improve crop management practices, boost yield and increase market return for local farmers. Site suitability analysis was carried out to identify the most suitable site for the cultivation of rice, cassava and cashew using a fuzzy weighted overlay machine learning algorithm. Critical factors including terrain, topography, temperature, precipitation and soil variables were used for analysis. This is necessitated due to the incessant flooding event that occurs in Kogi State, which is now a reoccurring episode, where…

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July 13, 2022 By ictokog Cassava, Kogi, KSP, Success Stories , , , , , , ,

Success Story: How The Introduction of Farm Mechanization, Improved Varieties & GAP Increased Productivity of Small-Scale Cassava Farmers In Kogi State

This document captures the success story of increased cassava production recorded by supported beneficiaries, Mr. Bello Joseph (of Odo-Ape Cluster), Mr. John Omeiza Sariki (of Ihima Cluster), Mr. Sulaiman Edibo (of Iyale Cluster), and other project supported farmers in Kabba/Bunnu, Okehi, Adavi & Dekina L.G.As of Kogi. A larger proportion of people in Odo-Ape, Ihima, and Iyale are predominantly farmers that depend on cassava for food and means of livelihood. Farmers in these communities carried out their practices based on knowledge passed down through their heritage and ancestral practices. Farming activities such as land preparations, ploughing, harrowing, and ridging were…

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April 11, 2022 By ictokog Business Investment Plans, Cassava, Kogi , ,

Sample Business Investment Plan for Cassava Production

Kogi is the leading cassava producing State in Nigeria with a production of 4 million MT per annum of the nation's total of 58 million MT per annum. Many treasures abound in cassava crop and nothing is a waste from the leaves to the stems, and even the roots. The demand for cassava products is on the increase as Nigeria’s population continues to grow rapidly. Bridging the rapidly increasing demand and supply gap in cassava processing and marketing calls for concerted effort to expand both its production and productivity.

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