By Wordu Richard
Beans is very good to the body isn't it?
Now,u will discover that the northerners are the major producers of beans in the country and every person depends on it for food because it is nutritious and also very rich in protein.But we in Cross River north yala to be specific depends sorely on tuber crops like yam,wateryam,cassava, etc which is our major source of income..
Farmers in these area hv been lamenting on the low market price of these commodities that hv cripple them and can no more send their children to school any more.The money gotten from produce sold is nothing to right home about.A basin of garri is 1800-2000,ten mother yams can be bought with 2000.00,and it a very big problem to the farmers in these part of the country.
The yala people are blessed with rich soil and not that the yield is not good but goods are so cheap in the market that a farmer at the end of sale is unable to subtract money out( expenses made) from money in(sales of goods).and is so annoying that a farmer has to spend money,time and energy for a long period of time waiting patiently to reap from what he sow but at the end,nothing to show for the struggles .
It is in these regards that I am of the opinion that farmers in yala should diversify to seeds crops like beans,beneseeds,melon,groundnut,guineacorn,rice.etc .these are crops that is fething good money for those who produce them like the Northerners..
From the pic u hv seen,this is an experiment of beans farming I hv done on the 22/8/2018 in yala .
If u calculate,it is should be 47days now and it has started producing.But come to check that of cassava and yam,how long do u hv to wait for it to produce?1-2years if am not mistaken.U can see that it is time consuming.
There is an urgent need for farmers in yala Local Government Area of Cross River State to diversify to seed crop that bring more money to meet up with the high economy rate that is fast growing and also require less time to maturity.
Farming is real business and if u are a farmer,pls do not be ashame ok.do it with all ur heart because that is food u are producing to feed the nation.Remember,God commanded Adam to cultivate the soil before he can feed his family.And that is patient.For a farmer to plant and wait till maturity before harvesting needs patients.U also need to do the necessary things(fertilizer application,weed control,insecticides) in order to get bountiful harvest.God bless all the farmers out there as u imbibe these seeds farming.
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