Renewed Nigeria-France Relationship -Good or Bad?

  • The Lasgidi Farmer
  • December 12, 2024
  • 13 min read

The current Nigeria and France “renewed” relationship is what comes to my mind as I think about the recent X (Twitter) discourse I facilitated on slavery, colonialism, imperialism and the Nigerian Agriculture. Whether the renewed relationship means good for Nigeria? As Asiwaju visited Paris, signed among others to deepen commerce and diplomatic ties, was a […]

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Agriculture Allocation and Yield VS GDP -A time for Change

  • The Lasgidi Farmer
  • August 5, 2024
  • 8 min read

In 2023, agriculture contributed 25% of the Nigerian $375b GDP. This is a sum of $93.7b. In the same year, ₦228.4b of the nation’s ₦221.83trn budget went to agriculture. It represents 1.05%. This is equivalent of $523.4m factoring in $435.75 FX rate benchmark of the 2023 budget. Hence, in the period of foucus the agriculture […]

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The Art of Growing cucumber successfully.

  • The Lasgidi Farmer
  • February 7, 2024
  • 1 min read

I took time out to write on how to grow cucumber successfully. Venturing into agriculture one of the first crop/things I ever did was growing cucumber. Many of my productions did not go really well. But the mistakes I made, failures I saw, I was able to reflect on them, which guided my subsequent productions […]

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10 tips from my experience to help you grow tomatoes

  • The Lasgidi Farmer
  • April 13, 2020
  • 16 min read

1.       Good production starts outside the field. Laying good foundation is crucial to seeing great results with tomato production. This entails procuring the right seeds and ensuring appropriate field conditions that promote proper growth, development, thriving, and productivity of seeds. Quite a number of productions are impacted and even from the start by pests, diseases, […]

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