Melon matures in 75 to 110 days and yields 15 to 30 t/ha. Full tropical melon farming guide: spacing, drip irrigation, fertilization and disease control.
A 2026 guide to market gardening in Africa: the most profitable crops (tomato, onion, pepper, cabbage, okra), techniques, yields and costs per hectare.
Tenera hybrid, nursery, 143 palms/ha, first harvest at 3 years and yields of 10 to 25 t of bunches/ha. A practical guide to oil palm
Complete 2026 guide to establishing, managing and profiting from a cocoa farm in Cameroon: SNK varieties, nursery, crop programme, fertilisation, fermentation, prices and markets.
An avocado seed sprouts in 4 to 8 weeks in water or soil. Learn how to transplant and prune the seedling, and why grafting is
Pot size, potting mix, feeding and staking for container tomatoes, which varieties suit pots best, and how to water them through hot weather without splitting.
How much sun cilantro needs, how to sow for a steady supply, and the watering and shade tricks that stop it bolting to seed in
A simple guava juice recipe from fresh fruit: choosing ripe guavas, blending and straining, sweetening to taste, plus the nutrients the juice actually keeps.
How to grow aloe vera from pups, the soil and light it needs, how often to water without rotting the roots, and when leaves are
An overview of Cameroonian agriculture in 2026: 17% of GDP, 55% of employment, the cocoa, cotton, cassava and maize value chains, key challenges and modernisation.
How plantains and bananas differ in size, starch, taste and nutrition, how to tell green plantains from Cavendish bananas, and when to cook rather than
What cassava flour is, how it is produced, how to bake with it, and how long it lasts: storage, shelf life and the signs it
How long an okra plant takes to produce, when to sow, spacing, watering and how to pick pods every two days to keep the plant
How long green onions take to grow, how to sow or regrow them from scraps, spacing, watering and cut-and-come-again harvesting for a continuous supply.
When to plant garlic, how deep to set cloves, spacing, watering and the signs that tell you bulbs are ready to lift, cure and store
How long sweet potatoes take to mature, how to prepare slips, spacing, watering and curing after harvest, with timings for tropical growing seasons.
In Cameroon, potatoes are planted in February and March in humid regions and in April and May in Sahelian zones, above 1,200 m. MINADER varieties,
When to sow, transplant and manage tomatoes through to harvest: planting calendar, spacing, fertiliser, watering and common diseases in hot climates.
Control fall armyworm in maize with a four-pillar IPM plan: prevention, pheromone traps, FAO thresholds, Bt and neem, then rotated insecticides as last resort.
Climate thresholds, telling late blight from early blight, agronomic prevention and sprayer calibration against tomato late blight.
Soilless farming and hydroponics in Africa: systems (NFT, drip, DWC, aeroponics), suitable crops (tomato, lettuce, sweet pepper), set-up costs per 1,000 m² and the conditions
AgriBiosol is a foliar NPK fertiliser with trace elements: mode of action, 3-spray protocol (V6, VT, R3), dosage and field results on maize in Cameroon.
2026 guide to ginger farming in Côte d'Ivoire: the value chain, crop management (rhizomes, planting, field care), yields of 20 to 30 t/ha, costs of
Agriculture in Cameroon, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire compared: 2024 figures, leading value chains, shared challenges and the levers driving modernisation.
