Africa Farming

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Crop Farming

Runner Bean Farming in Africa

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Runner beans like most of the beans do well in warm (15-25?C) and well drained and fertile soils. If you farming in Africa, warmth is available throughout the year and water! Well, depends on where you are. Contrary to popular believe, growing of runner beans if fairly easy in the tropics and especially in Africa. Beans can be used ideally as a rotation crop to add more … [Read more...] about Runner Bean Farming in Africa

Cowpea Farming in Africa

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Cowpea farming in Africa is done for the cowpeas seeds and also their leaves. The cowpeas are the easiest of the plants in the bean family to grow. They do well in the harshest of climates and require very little rainfall. Cowpeas are rarely grown under irrigation since they yield a lot of leaves when exposed to a lot of water but produce little grain. The rainfall required for … [Read more...] about Cowpea Farming in Africa

Baby Corn Farming in Africa

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Baby corn farming in Africa is quite easy since the production of baby corn resembles production of maize whose production is wide spread across Africa. Baby corn is grown mainly for export market though in recent times, it has been accepted in many of local diets in Africa especially in the urban areas. It is unusual to find baby corn in a supermarket in Nairobi or one in … [Read more...] about Baby Corn Farming in Africa