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