Farmers are excited over the 60-day cowpea harvest in Benue, Nigeria

Published Jul 25, 2024

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Farmers in Benue State, particularly at Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, are enjoying a successful cowpea harvest, with harvesters earning between N10,000 and N12,000 daily. The season's favorable conditions and efficient practices are highlighted by farmers like Azaigbo Nicholas and Madam Igoh, who believe the harvest will help alleviate hunger. Akor Emmanuel from SYNGENTA underscores the economic potential of cowpea with proper agronomy. Vitalis Tarnongu, a farm owner, invested N350,000 per hectare to cultivate the early-maturing FUAMPEA1 variety, expecting a yield of 1.2 tons per hectare. His goal is to produce high-quality seeds for future planting, showcasing the benefits of modern agricultural practices and sustainable farming.

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Farmers in Benue State are now reaping the reward of their hard work as they enjoy a bountiful cowpea harvest from the crop they planted in the onset of the rainy season. Our correspondent, who went around some farms at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), formerly Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM), reports that harvest was going on in fields where early maturing cowpea seeds were cultivated. Young women and men working as harvesters in some of the fields expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the harvest, pointing out that it was a huge success. Among those working diligently in the fields were Sunday Comfort and Akama Joy. Comfort said it was exciting being part of the harvest which such a good one, while Joy said it was not difficult reaping in the field because it was well managed from the beginning. “No hassles working on this farm. It’s so easy picking the cowpea pods and you can see that we have already reaped so much in the few hours ...

Source: Daily Trust (ng)