Butterfly Pea, botanically called Clitoria ternatea, belongs to the Fabaceae family. Some of its local names are Darwin pea, Butterfly pea, Blue pea, Bluebellvine, etc. Clitoria ternatea is a weak-stemmed twiner and has the ‘habit’ of twining on fences or Read more…
Author: Akin Chaktty
Growing up in a family deeply rooted in agriculture, I developed an early passion for cultivating the land, caring for animals, and exploring sustainable ways to improve farm productivity. I've worked extensively across multiple areas of agriculture, food and cash crop cultivation, poultry farming, fish farming etc. At FarmPally, I enjoy sharing practical insights drawn from real-life experiences to help farmers, pet owners, and agriculture lovers make informed, and sustainable decisions.
Brooding day-old chicks demand a lot of care and can make a big difference in poultry productivity. The importance of brooding in poultry can not be overemphasized. Either layer chickens, broilers, cockerels, etc, buying them at a day old means Read more…
Vertical Farming In the past decade, Some farmers have started building vertical farms and growing fruits and vegetables with artificial lighting. These led strip lights help in providing energy, among others. Ever since vertical farming has been introduced for growing Read more…
Worms are often found in pigs. It is even one of the reasons people who don’t like eating pork run away from it, after religious belief, fats, and cleaning issues. To pig farmers, we all know piggery is a capital Read more…
The Rattlebox plant, scientific name – Crotalaria retusa is an ornamental plant that’s also medicinal. While many don’t know it as Crotalaria retusa, its common names are rattleweed, showy rattlebox, cat’s bell, etc. The reason its name is likened to Read more…
Characteristics of Entomophilous flowers All entomophilous flowers share a few common characteristics. Some of the features are discussed below. Size of Entomophilous Flowers The Entomophilous flowers are usually large and conspicuous. Examples of Entomophilous flowers are are Clitoria, Stenolobium Read more…
What is Yeast? Yeasts belong to the genus Saccharomyces. They are well known for the role they play in bakeries and breweries. They are also important because they have a high content of vitamin B. Thus, yeast preparations are available Read more…
Coriander is a plant that’s cultivated mostly for spice and cooking in the kitchen. Coriander was used thousands of years ago; this is confirmed by archaeological findings from different countries. Coriander’s scientific name is Coriandrum sativum and the common name Read more…
Pig is one of the cleanest animals in nature because they don’t like eating in a dirty environment or excrete close to where they eat and stay. Raising pigs for a commercial purpose is capital expensive, and profitable at the Read more…
To make your pigs grow healthy and faster, carbs and protein are not the only feed ingredients responsible for weight gain. Vitamin and Minerals also help in the absorption and utilization of the feed nutrients so the pigs can have Read more…
