BAN IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN FOOD- Aderemi damilare Samuel

A lot has been said about agriculture in Nigeria. Some said it is
dead while some others say it is still alive. Whatever the case
maybe, is irrelevant, what matters most is the way forward and
that is the main purpose of this hub. Things that should be
done by the government and all concerned to improve the
standard of agriculture in Nigeria and agriculture in Africa as a
whole are listed in the next section of this hub. The
suggestions in this hub if implemented will save us all from
experiencing food crisis that many experts have already
forecasted.
13 WAYS TO REVIVE AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA
Agriculture in Nigeria can only be revived if the points listed
below and other useful points found in this site are all
implemented. They are:
PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE ROADS AND GOOD TRANSPORT
SYSTEM
The availability of accessible road and transport system is a
necessity for agriculture to thrive in Nigeria. Many farmers get
discouraged when they remember the stress that they will have
to go through be bringing their farm produce to the end users
(consumers).
The prices of the products are usually outrageous when they
eventually hit the market.
PROVISION OF FERTILIZER
In as much as fertilizer is not the only way of nourishing our
farm, the use of fertilizer in modern farming is still very much
acceptable and should be made available. Industries that
produce this should be encouraged by all concerned.
PROVISION OF LOANS TO FARMERS
Finance is the back bone of every worth venture which
agriculture is one of them. Adequate financing of agriculture in
Nigeria will surely boost agriculture in Nigeria. One way that the
government can do this is to imbibe the culture of good
financial management and strategic asset allocation technique
into governance. This will ensure that funds are properly
allocated and monitored for efficient utilization when allocated.
PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL LATEST TECHNOLOGY
There is no gain saying that agricultural produce will be better
if latest technologies are used.
BAN IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN FOOD / FARM PRODUCE
The importation of certain farm produce should be banned
from coming into this country so as to encourage the
consumption of the locally manufactured farm produce.
EMBARKING ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS
Rural electrification will help preserve farm produce.
PROVISION OF PEST CONTROL AND OTHER USEFUL
AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS
If pest control and other necessary chemicals used in
agriculture should be produced or better still subsidized for the
farmers, I assure you that agriculture will become the toast of
many.
GRANT OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY- NOT ONLY IN PETROLEUM
If government should spend one-tenth of what it spends on oils
subsidy on agriculture, then farmers will be encouraged to do
more than they are doing at the moment.
PROVISION OF AGRIC INSURANCE
Losses are inevitable in all works of life and needs to be
insured against. Farmers should be encouraged to take up
agricultural insurance policies to help re-instate them in times
of loss. Little is known about the existence of Nigerian Agric
Insurance Corporation (NAIC), a body that is overseeing the
agriculture insurance in Nigeria.
MASS EDUCATION ON THE POSSIBLE OCCURRENCE OF FOOD
CRISIS IN NIGERIA
Nigerians should be told about the impending danger of not
taking our agricultural sector serious. Many of our citizens
have forgotten the fact that foods are produced by human
beings and would one day be scarce if we all should neglect
food production.
Also, farmers should be given due respect and honour. It is
painful to observe the discriminating act shown to farmers in
this country.
ERADICATION / REDUCTION OF CORRUPTION IN MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE
Corruption in the federal ministry of agriculture has been one
of the major causes of the appalling state of agriculture in
Nigeria. Until corruption is put under check, agriculture and
other sectors of the Nigerian economy will not be healed of
this ‘life threatening sickness of our dear country.’
ADOPTION OF WORLD BEST AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
There are agricultural best practices that can easily be adopted
by Nigerians if we really want to reap from the numerous
benefits of viable agricultural sector in this our country Nigeria.
SUPPORT OF LARGE AND SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION
SCHEMES
Availability of functional irrigation system will ensure that farm
produce are available from time to time. Seasonal problems
that characterized Nigeria’s food production will be effectively
controlled if good irrigation scheme project is commissioned
and executed in Nigeria.
BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE
The benefits of agriculture are too many to list but here are just
few of them to give you an idea of what we are missing as
nation.
CREATION OF JOBS
Agriculture in Nigeria was a major employment sector before
the discovery of crude oil in Nigeria. Until then, jobs were
available for the poor citizens of Nigeria. Then, graduates were
nurtured to think in the area of being self employed rather than
depend on the jobs that are not available. The agricultural
sector of Nigeria if revived will absorb more than half of the
unemployed youths in this country.
CONTROL OF YOUTH RESTIVENESS IN THE NIGER-DELTA
AREA
Agriculture can provide gainful employment to the youths of
niger-delta that have decided to pick up arms and ammunitions
to fight the federal government and indeed the whole nation
through the act of kidnapping and other forms of social vices.
ASSURANCE OF FOOD SECURITY
The fear of the looming food crisis in Nigeria will be
discharged if we can simply bring back the lost agricultural
glory that we have as a nation. We have the land mass that will
be enough to produce more than we need and export to the
outside world.
IMPROVE FOREIGN TRADE
Farm produce exportation will in no small way improve
Nigeria’s’ balance of payment and foreign income.
RELIEF OF THE OIL SECTOR
The over reliance on the oil sector that Nigeria is a source of
worry to many people especially those that have the idea of the
scientific estimate of crude depletion in Nigeria. The revival of
the agricultural sector and the other real sector of Nigeria’s
economy will really benefit all and sundry.

✍✍✍✍✍✍  Aderemi damilare Samuel

#bring back agriculture campaign

Araoye Victoria Gift - Fhmc Horticultural Analyst

From early stage,almost everyone detests and try to avoid been a farmer,and this occur mostly among the youths..It all started from primary sch,99% of student want to be a doctor, an engineer, a nurse,a lawyer, a pilot and so on.9% of d 10% left are not sure of what dey will do wit there life,while d 1% due to how poor dey are will choose to be a farmer...

From this we can see that right from primary school level people tend to run away from agriculture, now the question is why?.
From the onset,farming or a career in agriculture is classified as a poor man's business.Even in primary and secondary school nowadays,cultivation of crop in d school garden is been used as punishment for any offence committed by students which as made young people hate agriculture.
In higher institutions,student who enroll in agricultural courses do it as a fallback plan,not something they are passionate about.Reason been that they view it as an alternative due to their low mark in d course dey initially applied for.
Its now up to each and everyone of us to have d right view abt agriculture,because its d only means by which we can all survive.No food,no life.
Parents especially have a crucial role to play here, stop telling your child "if you don't take your education serious,you'll end up been a farmer".This is obviously wrong.
Let them no how important this agriculture is.
And as for we youths, let stop looking down on agricultural students bcos we are a law student.And for agricultural students, please lets be proud of wat we do and cultivate a good self esteem.
Be proud to stand up and say I AM AN AGRICULTURIST....

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Jan 8 2016 , I wrote a short article entitled. why I choose agriculture

agriculture is a branch of life, whose benefit are much. the world is biologically going down, our old men's were d one who love agriculture then, many of them are advanced in ageand many had fallen asleep in death. now if we young age pay little attention to agriculture what will be the fate of our next generation?

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The ocean is a strange place after dark - Michelle Douglass

The ocean is a strange place after dark - Michelle Douglass

By Michelle Douglass
18 August 2017

Moonlight triggers the world’s biggest orgy, strange creatures emerge from the depths, and waves glow blue. Some phenomena in the ocean can only be witnessed after dark.

1. Bioluminescence makes the sea shimmer

It’s night-time in an impossibly exotic location. Waves are breaking on the beach. The water is sparkling with electric blue lights.

The internet loves an image of a magical-looking bioluminescent bay. You may also have seen travel bloggers bemoaning the real event as not quite living up the hype.

Even if the latter is true, bioluminescence (in this case usually caused by planktonic organisms called dinoflagellates) is a pretty amazing natural phenomenon.

Dinoflagellates emit blue light when disturbed, which is why they can be seen sparkling over wave crests, around boats or when a hand or paddle runs through them.

These tiny creatures are the most common source of bioluminescence at the ocean’s surface.

So-called bioluminescent bays such as in Puerto Rico and Jamaica are among the best-known places to witness the glow. However, the ephemeral phenomenon can be found throughout the ocean where there are dense gatherings of dinoflagellates.

Sometimes dinoflagellates’ population increases rapidly causing blooms, which by day are coloured a less attractive red-brown, sometimes known as red tides. And some, but not all, of these red tides are poisonous.
Even stranger and rarer than bioluminescent bays are “milky seas”, where continually glowing water stretches for as far as the eye can see.

Milky seas have only been seen a few hundred times since 1915, mainly concentrated around north-western Indian Ocean and near Java, Indonesia.

They are not caused by dinoflagellates, but are thought to be the result of “bioluminescent bacteria that have accumulated in large numbers near the surface”, explains to Dr Matt Davis, Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Cloud State University in the US, who specialises in bioluminescence.

Reports by sailors over the centuries have described milky seas as a nocturnal whitish glow like a field of snow, but scientists have had little chance to investigate the phenomenon first-hand.

In 2005, researchers analysing archived satellite images found that milky seas could be seen from space and that one satellite had captured images of a huge area of ocean that had displayed the strange glow for three consecutive nights a decade earlier.

2. Animals glow in the dark

Bioluminescence, the emission of visible light by an organism as the result of a natural chemical reaction, is common among marine life such as fishes, squid and molluscs. In the deep sea most species are bioluminescent, where it is the main source of light.

In shallower waters, most bioluminescent fish display their lights at night.

“Flashlight fishes have a specialized pouch under their eye that they can rotate to expose the light emitted from these bacteria, and they use this glow at night to hunt for food and communicate,” says Dr Matt Davis.
Ponyfish emit light from the bioluminescent bacteria housed in a pouch using transparent muscular shutters, to communicate, he explains.

Camouflage, defence and predation are among the variety of reasons fishes are thought to emit light.

For example, bobtail squid have an ingenious way of using lights. These nocturnal animals have a mutually beneficial relationship with luminescing bacteria that live in a mantel cavity on its underside. At night the squid control the intensity of this light to match the moonlight, and can reduce their silhouette to camouflage themselves from predators.

3. Moonlight triggers the planet’s biggest orgy

There is nothing more romantic than a moonlit night, especially if you are a coral on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.

One night a year in spring, the biggest orgy on earth is triggered by lunar light.

Over 130 coral species simultaneously release their eggs and sperm into the water during a window of just 30-60 minutes.

This mass spawning event might be the most extraordinary example of synchronised behaviour in the natural world.

When the gametes – eggs and sperm cells - are released they hover for a moment, forming a ghostly replica of the reef’s shape, before dispersing into an underwater blizzard as the sperm fertilise the eggs.

Dr Oren Levy, a marine biologist and ecologist and Professor of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, has studied this extraordinary event.

“This is really fascinating phenomena…we know this event is going to happen a few nights after November's full moon each year, three to five [days] post full moon,” he says.

“[It is] always amazing, in particular I am so amazed how each of the coral species year after year spawn at the same hour of the night.”

He adds: ”Once it happens it is always so exciting to see how everything is becoming so live and synchronised. It is almost [a] spiritual event and you understand the power of nature in its best.”

Moonlight triggers the phenomenon by acting as a synchroniser or “alarm” probably with other environmental signals such as sunset timings, water temperature and tides to cue the time of the gamete [egg and sperm cells] release, explains Dr Levy.

He adds that corals seem to possess photoreceptors that detect the phases of the moon, which helps with the “fine tuning” of the gamete release.

4. Sharks and seals rely on celestial light

For some seals, moonlit nights spell danger.
During winter months, the 60,000 cape fur seals on Sea Island in False Bay, South Africa run the gauntlet of being picked off by great white sharks patrolling the seas when they enter and exit the water.

One study in 2016 hypothesised seals swimming at night during a full moon are at more risk of being eaten by a shark since bright moonlight silhouetting them against the surface makes them an easy meal for predators lurking below.

However, most shark attacks on seals happen just after sunrise. Researchers behind the study, which measured shark attacks at dawn, were surprised to find seals were much less likely to be predated at this time of day if there was a full moon.

The researchers theorised that lunar illumination combined with emerging sunlight may decrease the stealth ability of the sharks and that the advantage switched from sharks to seals as night turned to day.

And seals may rely on another celestial feature to navigate - the stars.

Captive harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are able to locate a single lodestar and steer by it, researchers have shown.

During a test using a simulated night sky, seals swam towards the brightest star and could orientate themselves when the stars were swivelled around.

In the wild, seals need to navigate the open ocean to find foraging grounds that may be separated by hundreds of kilometres.

Researcher Dr Bjorn Mauck said at the time: "Seals might learn the position of the stars relative to foraging grounds during dawn and dusk when they can see both the stars and landmarks at the coast."

5. Strange animals come to the surface every night

Under the cover of darkness rarely seen creatures migrate to the ocean’s surface to feed.

The Humboldt squid, also known as the jumbo squid, is one of the most eye-catching marine animals you can see lurking in surface waters.

By day the squid lurk in the deep waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean along the deep shelf that runs off the west coast of the Americas and every night they are one of the many ocean animals to migrate upwards to find dinner.

Vertical (or diel) migration - when ocean animals swim to the surface at dusk and disappear down again at dawn – is extremely common.

“What [Humbioldt squid are] doing largely is following their main food item, which is the so-called lantern fish,” explains Professor Paul Rodhouse, an Emeritus Fellow for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and former head of the organisation’s biological sciences division.

www.bbc.uk

Brilliant Blue of the pollia Berry

Brilliant Blue of the pollia Berry

9/8/2017
2:01 PM

THE small berry of the Pollia condensata plant, found across Africa, exhibits the most intense blue color ever seen in a plant. Yet it has no blue pigment. What is the secret behind its striking color?

Consider: The cell walls in the skin of the berry contain tiny threads arranged like rows of matches. These threads form layers, each layer set off at a slight angle to the layer below, so that the rising layers form a helical, or spiral, pattern. The threads themselves are not colored blue. The color comes from the way the threads are stacked. Thus, structure, not pigment, is the key to the berry’s intense metallic hue and iridescence. Most cells appear blue. But from different angles, some emit a green, pink, or yellow hue because of subtle changes in the layers. Moreover, when examined closely, the colors are not smooth and even but appear pixelated, like the colors on a computer screen.

Since Pollia berries have no pigment, they keep their color even after they drop from the plant. In fact, some berries collected over a century ago look as brilliant as fresh ones! Even though the berry has no edible pulp, just seeds, it sends an irresistible signal to nearby birds, according to researchers.

Scientists believe that the Pollia berry’s pigment-free color could inspire products ranging from fade-resistant dyes to counterfeit-resistant paper.

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FHMC NIGERIA partners MADEHOME AFRICA

The CEO of FHMC Nigeria Mr Fatudimu Jephthah meets the CEO of Made home Africa Mr Seyi Adegbite . In a recent talk Mr Adegbite explains that fhmc and made home Africa are better match , because fhmc beautifies homes and made homes Africa make homes. Read his full word's below
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Meet the Ceo of Gold beauty and cosmetics (miss Ajakaye oludolapo )

Meet the Ceo of Gold beauty and cosmetics ( miss Ajakaye Oludolapo )

8/14/2017
8:31 PM

In a recent talk with the Ceo of Gold beauty&cosmetics miss Ajakaye oludolapo, she explains how its essential to take care of our skins. She compared taking care of our skin to eating daily food. Not only eating food but eating nourished food. She explains herself with these words and I quote
" beauty is not just making up,it is taking pride in your skin and being able to go out with your bare face and still turn heads ,beauty is the responsibility of taking care of ourselves physically"
Fhmc Nigeria really appreciate nature and believes every human has the responsibility to take care of themselves.  Gold beauty produces' 
All kind cosmetics, sales of human hair, skin care and treatment . Cosmetics raw materials , such as the sales of all kind of essential oils, black soaps, organic soaps and pro cream mixing.
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FHMC Nigeria  partners   Gold Beauty &Cosmetics to bring back our glowing skin.

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Erosion effect on our environment

Erosion effect on our environment

We love our lands and our environment, but erosion effect on our lands take over the environmental issues.
Erosion are not caused only by improper housing system. concerted grounds and floors can also aid bad environmental issues.
Causes of erosion can be

• Improper housing systems
• Concerted grounds and floors
• Poor drainage system
• Poor river channeling

• Improper housing system
Housing systems differs in location, but housing system determines the rate of water flow. In settings with uniform housing,rate of water consumption will have been put into consideration in construction. The rate of water flow is equivalent to the rate of erosion and damage in road and buildings.

• Concerted grounds and floors
The rate of water run off on concerted grounds and floor are higher than open grounds. Concerted flooring seals all opening in the ground. And this contribute to the rate of evaporation in a given area. Concerted floors also contribute to low availability of water in a given area. Planting of grasses and making of lawns reduces the rate of erosion and increase the availability of water.

• Poor drainage system
Poor drainage system remains the most  visible in causes of erosion. Poor drainage system does not only include water channeling medium,but centers on types and sizes of water channels. Sizes and types of channels should be determined by the distance to be traveled by the water,and rate of water flow in a area.

• Poor river channeling
All water tributaries leads to river's. Poor river channeling remains one of the most important factors of erosion. At constant rate, water flows are equivalent to the capacity of river banks. Proper river channeling helps in smooth and constant flow of water. Reduction in erosion saves lives and properties.

Nutrients present in cashew nut

Nutrients present in cashew nut

• Protein  content in cashew nut

Protein help in body maintenance by repairing every cells on our body which includes muscles,heart,skin,bones and organs. It is sometimes used as a building block to synthesize the body. Differences in protein varys from 13.13 to 25.03% have been reported in various regions. It has been suggested  that protein content should be considered  as one of the most important  factor  in future  breeding  and selection  program on cashew nut. The amion acid composition  of nut protein has been reported by various expert

• Carbohydrate content in cashew nut

Starch content  ranged from 4.6% to 11.2%, analysis of cashew nut from different places of the world revel that there are variation In reducing sugar content from 1% to 3% and non reducing sugar from 24% to 8.7%

• Fat content in cashew

The fat content  of a cashew nut contributes substantially to its energy content. Glycerides of oleic acid and linoleic acids carries  a percentage of 73.8 and 77 respectively

Benefits of planting bananas in rows

Benefits of planting bananas in rows

Banana plantation looks good when planted in rows. But the beauty speaks less compared to the economical values. This article will explain economic values of banana when planted in rows.

• Protection against wind forces

Wind forces reduce the yield in plant but reduces yield and stability of a banana tree. When banana trees are planted in rows the first tree stabilizes  the next till the last

• Row plantation helps maintenance

At every maintenance row plantation helps to locate young banana trees. Rows maintenance helps better at age 4-6 weeks after transplant .

• Row plantation controls weeds

Row plantation controls weed better than scattered plantation. The mature you plant the less the weed in row plantation. Row plantation reduces weed by 60% in a bananas tree lifetime .

• Row plantation saves money

The rate of maintaining a scattered plantation cost twice the row plantation. Labor and site visitation reduces with row plantation  because you follow the calendar of banana plantation

• Row plantation make best use of land

When planting in rows you make proper use of your farm land. For instance an hectare of land can contain 1300  of banana seedlings. When scattered plantation is used you lose 40% of 1300 seedlings.

When next you want to try a banana plantation. Try row plantation to save 40%  of money,time and stress.

FHMC NIGERIA support sterling bank environmental make over.

 FHMC NIGERIA believes , putting environmental issues first will enhance lives.When your environment is clean and neat,better thinking will be possible. FHMC NIGERIA media explains" we are ready to support sterling bank environmental make over in Ibadan. We are waiting for you and we will all sweep and clean together"We look forward joining sterling bank environmental make over in Ibadan. You guys are the best.

FHMC NIGERIA celebrates with IITA @ 50

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity

Jephthah fatudimu set to create FHMC app

Jephthah fatudimu set to create FHMC app . This app will be created to answer agricultural questions. This app also provide a link to purchase agricultural products all over the world. According to a report ,Jephthah Fatudimu explains how he will bring the world together agriculturally.

" I would create an app that will bring the world together agriculturally. And this app is lunching soon"

FHMC app lunching soon

Eu agricultural blog lunching

Introducing Eu agricultural blog @ euagricultre.blogspot.com. pls check this. Let encourage this young blogger

Meet Adina from Germany

Meet Adina from  Germany 

Adina

• Lass mich dir etwas sagen : es ist eine echte Freude zu sehen, wie aus zarte kleine Tomatenpflanzen , richtige Tomaten wachsen und du kannst sie essen . Das kannst du auch erleben , probiere es einfach ! Viel Freude slightsmile emoticon

• Let me tell you something: it is a real joy to see how my delicate little tomato plants, grow real tomatoes and you can eat them. You can also experience it, just try it! Much joy s