AKA MANDEEYA ENTERPRISE

  Amaranth seeds (amaranth fotete variety) can be nursed using a raised seed bed or sunken bed. The size of the bed used here is 1  meter wide and 2 meters long. This 1-meter wide of the seed bed is used in order  to avoid stepping on the seed bed / seedling when carrying out cultural practices.   The method we used here in nursing the seeds is drill method (sowing of seeds in lines in the seed bed). This drill method was chosen in order to allow easy weeds control and also to carry out cultural practices  easily. Amaranth seeds (amaranth fotete variety) can be nursed using a raised seed bed or sunken bed. The size of the bed used here is 1 meter wide and 2 meters long. This 1-meter wide of the seed bed is used in order to avoid stepping on the seed bed / seedling when carrying out cultural practices.  The method we used here in nursing the seeds is drill method (sowing of seeds in lines in the seed bed). This drill method was chose...

  SHEA TREE ( Vitellaria paradoxa ) The scientific name for shea tree is ( Vitellaria paradoxa) and synonymous scientific names are ( Butyrospermum parkii) and ( Butyrospermum paradoxum). Shea is a small to medium tree which has tap root and grow to an average height of 10 – 15 m. the tree has extensive root system which is essential for survival in the 5 -7 – month dry seasons associated with Savannah climates. The stem has a thick, deeply fissured and corky bark. The exude white latex beneath the back, the leaves are dark green in colour and 10 – 20 cm long and 5 – 8 cm wide and are in dense clusters, spirally arranged at the end of snout twigs. The tree has a hermaphroditic flower, they are white or greenish yellow. They open in the dry season after the leaves have fallen and are usually cross-pollinated but can be self-pollinated.   2.1. SITE SELECTION: To establish a shea tree plantation, cautious site selection is vital for the success of the project. The ...