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The "food basket of the nationβ has indeed become empty. Those who have been around long enough will not agree any less. Those who were there in 80s and 90s.
So over the holidays I had a course to visit some rural areas around Benue
The "food basket of the nationβ has indeed become empty. Those who have been around long enough will not agree any less. Those who were there in 80s and 90s.
So over the holidays I had a course to visit some rural areas around Benue
βthe food basket of the nationβ. As we drove by, I could see un-nourished stands of Sorghum crop left after harvest of probably Soybeans or Yams. What caught my attention was the dwarf nature of the Sorghum crops due to lack of nutrients and the sparse population of the stands.
Am not going to go into why this is like this.
Again, during the harvest of Yams in December and January, I saw on social media when y'all displayed your plenteous harvest, or so you taught. But from the few farmers I talked to that harvested Yams, all said that the yield was
Again, during the harvest of Yams in December and January, I saw on social media when y'all displayed your plenteous harvest, or so you taught. But from the few farmers I talked to that harvested Yams, all said that the yield was
Foundations of Makurdi
Although an emerging important port for British colonial trade, Makurdi became more prominent and important when it became the headquarters of the then Benue Province in 1927. #BenueTwitter #BenueArchives
Although an emerging important port for British colonial trade, Makurdi became more prominent and important when it became the headquarters of the then Benue Province in 1927. #BenueTwitter #BenueArchives
The rail line reached Makurdi in 1925 but it was until 1932 that the Railway Bridge was opened and Alhaji Baba Hwembe Osuman became the first man to drive a train across it. #BenueArchives
The town originally had ten wards,Β as followsΒ Lafia Road,Β North Market,Β South Mission, Wailamayo,Β Wadata, Ankpa Road, Clerk Quarters,Β Central Market,Β South Market and GRA.
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