Category: Cereals

Wheat Value Chain

Wheat Production   Description Wheat, is the name given to several plants in the genus Triticum including Triticum aestivum, Triticum compactum, Triticum spelta and Triticum durum, which are annual or biennial grasses grown...

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Barley Value Chain

Barley Production Description Barley is an annual cereal of the grass family. It matures in a relatively short period of time and is therefore adapted to growing in a wide variety of environments. Barley species make up the...

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Sorghum Value Chain

Soghurm Production Description Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, is an annual or perennial grass in the family Poaceae grown primarily for its grain. Sorghum has an erect solid stem with one or more tillers (additional shoot that grows...

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Rice Value Chain

Rice (Oryza sativa) Production  Description Oryza sativa, rice, is a genus of perennial grass in the Poaceae (grass family) that originated in India, Thailand, and southern China, was domesticated and diversified in ancient...

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Maize Value Chain

Maize (Zea mays) Production Description Maize (Zea Mays) is a cereal crop that grows across a range of agro-ecological zones in Nigeria, though it is grown slightly more in the Northern part of the country. Two types of maize...

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