Crop Guide

Crop Categories

STIMULANTS

Coffee, Cocoa, Tea, Tobacco, Hops

FIBRES

These are grown for producing fiber for textiles, cordage for ropes, and filling (for mattresses & upholstery) Examples include Cotton, Sisal, Jute, Flax, and Hemp.

CEREALS

Mainly cultivated for their seeds as human food. Examples include Maize, Barley, Rice, Wheat, Sorghum, Oats, Millet.

LEGUMINOUS CROPS

Mainly grown for their protein and include varieties such as ChickPea, Field Bean(Broadbean), Field Pea (Pisum sativum), Lentil, and Tropical Pulse Crops(PigeonPea, Cowpea, urban, mungbean).

ROOT TUBERS

These perform general functions of water and nutrient absorption, as well as anchoring the plant in the soil. Examples are Cassava, Potatoes, Yams and Cocoyam, Sweet Potatoes.

OIL CROPS

These are mainly grown for their fat and oil potential differing mainly in quality and composition. They Include plants like Coconut, GroundNuts, OilSeed, OilPalm, Olive, Safflower, Soybean, Sunflower, Tung

RUBBER CROPS

This is a Tropical tree crop,mainly grown for the production of its 

MULBERRY

This can be eaten both fresh and dried.these are a good source source of iron,vitamin c,and its linked to lower cholesterol,blood sugar and cancer risk free

GRASS & FODDER

Fodder Beef, Fodder Legumes, Permanent