It's been a really long while since I made scallops. That being said, this is truly one of my all-time favorite dishes…I love how quick it is to prepare, that scallops are a great source of lean protein, the combination of colorful and healthy vegetables, and all the Thai flavors. I could live on it (and I'm not really kidding).
Try to find scallops that are ecologically harvested…it's not always easy, but it's important (especially if you do eat them a lot).
If you aren't a fan of spicy foods, I would add the chilies at the same time as you add the coconut milk, and make sure to de-seed them (or leave them out entirely). If you do like spicy (like me), then don't seed them and wait to add them toward the end, with the bean sprouts.
If you want your dish to have more of the delicious broth, you can increase the amounts of those ingredients: the stock, coconut milk, etc…and please feel free to play with the veggies: I'm sure many of your favorites will work.
1. In a skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Add half of the garlic. Stir fry until it begins to brown, then remove and reserve.
2. Add scallops to the wok. Let brown for 1 minute, then turn over and brown on other side for 1 minute. Remove and drain in a colander. Wipe out the pan.
3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to the wok. Add remaining garlic, plus the scallion, red pepper, chilies (unless you want to wait to add them with the bean sprouts), coconut milk, stock or water, fish sauce, lime juice and brown sugar. Stir to dissolve the brown sugar and bring to a boil.
4. Add the scallops. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Add the reserved garlic, bean sprouts, the bok choy and the cilantro and cook for 1-2 more minutes.
5. Serve garnished with additional cilantro, if you like...this is wonderful on its own or over rice or rice noodles.
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What a gorgeous dish, this sounds wonderful.
Delicious looking dish! I've been using scallops a lot recently as well, it's a nice healthy addition to a meal, and it's so easy to prepare but looks so fancy.
These scallops look as though they would melt in your mouth. I can tell from your photos that you cooked them perfectly!
My Goodness! I wish that I could pop one of these in my mouth. They are really nice looking. I love Thai food and this will be a winner I am sure.
I'm an absolute fool for these seafood, coconut milk, fish sauce dishes, and this one looks like a genuine keeper. Many thanks for sharing.
This looks very delicious! Grumpy loves scallops but I rarely make them because I haven't been able to get them fresh….but hopefully in a few weeks that will change! I'm going to remember this one to try out!
we love scallops. when they're on sale. next time that comes around, we'll definitely try this. looks divine.
Looks delicious. I've never been very good with scallops.
Amazing. I totally love scallop, and your way, made in a Thai style sounds super delicious. Mm.


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Broken drainage tile causes sinkhole in Indiana
A busted farm drainage tile is suspected to have caused a sink hole, estimated to be 3-feet wide and 7-feet deep, in Lafayette, IN. | READ MORE
Saturated buffer installed in Ontario
In early May, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority staff led the installation of a saturated buffer project. This agricultural best management practice (BMP) is aimed at reducing phosphorus and nitrogen delivery to the Thames River, Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie in Ontario.
Registration for Iowa Drainage School now open
AMES, Iowa – The design, installation and maintenance of drainage systems is the focus of the Iowa Drainage School to be held on Aug. 21-23 at the Borlaug Learning Center on the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua, Iowa.
Proposed bills would fund runoff reduction efforts for Lake Erie
As another toxic algae season approaches, Ohio lawmakers are turning their attention to a pair of bills putting dollars behind the state's efforts to dam the flow of agricultural nutrients into Lake Erie. | READ MORE
Marquardt Farm Drainage celebrates 50 years in Ontario
Marquardt Farm Drainage is celebrating 50 years of operation in Palmerston, ON. Three Ontario brothers began tiling their farms to gain higher yields and improve their crops in the late 1950s. After seeing the quality work, it did not take long for neighbouring farmers to begin requesting the same for their operations. | READ MORE
Timewell Drainage to open facility in Alabama
Timewell Drainage Products is expanding again, taking steps to open a plastic pipe manufacturing facility in the southern United States. The company has purchased a building at 2 Industrial Parkway in Selma, AL, for the new operation. The 40,000-square-foot building sits on 20 acres in the Craig Industrial Park.
Guest Column: Where do we go from here?
There has been a lot of work in Ontario to establish relationships and partnerships between the drainage community, local agricultural groups and conservation authorities. The intended goals of these partnerships have been to dispel myths about drainage, promote the adoption of innovative drainage techniques, and to use the knowledge and skills of tile drainage and erosion control contractors in achieving improved water quality and soil health.
Learning the trade of farm drainage is often a handed-down, hands-on experience from one generation to the next. In one instance though, it has also included a transfer of knowledge and practical experience internationally.
Capturing phosphate
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From the ground up
Like many successful businesses, Bedolli Excavating and Tiling, Inc. in Buffalo, IL, grew out of necessity. Andy and Brittany Bedolli, a husband-and-wife team, started with a backhoe, a bulldozer and an excavator in 2006 when they needed to make improvements to their family's farm and soon found themselves on neighboring farms repairing tile holes.
Guest Column: Promoting the good
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Miles of green, mucky and potentially toxic algae blooms on western Lake Erie — and the oxygen-deprived dead zones in the Great Lake that come with them — have led Ohio to spend more than $3 billion to combat them since 2011. Michigan has chipped in millions of dollars of its own, seeking to dramatically cut a major source of fuel for the algae blooms: fertilizers that run off farmers' fields into tributaries and on to the Great Lake.
Controlled drainage trial happening in Michigan
A study at Michigan State University, led by Ehsan Ghane, is investigating the effectiveness of controlled drainage in Lenawee County at two on-farm sites with varying soil types. This research will determine the effectiveness of this practice in reducing nutrient load from the field. | READ MORE
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeking comments on buffer strips
Buffer strips are the top water-quality improvement strategy in the South Fork Crow River watershed, according to new draft reports released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The agency and local partners are seeking public comments through May 16, 2018, about the buffer strip implementation efforts and other protection and restoration strategies. | READ MORE

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dfcu injects Shs200m in agriculture, farmers off to The Netherlands
OFF TO THE NETHERLANDS: The 2016 Best farmers competition winners with State minister for agriculture
Small and medium scale farmers are to spend one week in The Netherlands on a learning expedition in the world's second largest exporter of agricultural produce, thanks to the dfcu bank that has sponsored the trip.
During the trip, the thirteen farmers whose trip has cost dfcu bank over Ugshs200 million, will visit some of the most successful farmers, taking advantage of partnership opportunities as well as exploring innovations and best practice that they can apply in Uganda.
The State Minister for Agriculture Christopher Kibanzanga officially flagged off the farmers who left on Saturday.
Chairman dfcu Bank Jimmy D. Mugerwa shares a moment with State minister for Agriculture Christopher Kibanzanga
Speaking at the event, the chairperson dfcu Bank, Jimmy Mugerwa revealed that dfcu in partnership with Netherlands based Rabobank have set up an Agriculture Advisory Centre, which will be operational by July this year.
"With Uganda's heavy reliance on agriculture, it is critical that there is cross industry collaboration to support the shift from subsistence to commercial farming which is more lucrative. dfcu's Advisory Center will complement the efforts towards improving the skills set within the agricultural sector," he said.
dfcu has adopted the value chain based approach to support the transformation of the agricultural sector through financing and capacity building of farmer organizations/associations engaged in viable agriculture projects including coffee, cotton, tea, among others.
As part of dfcu's agriculture agenda, the Bank is supporting the small-scale farmers to commercialize through products such as the Farmers Group savings accounts, which encourage farmers to save and have access to affordable credit when the need arises.
The 13 farmers emerged winners in the '2016 Uganda Best farmer's competition' which show cases the best farmers and the best framing practices nationally with intention to inspire farmers in the adaptation of commercial agriculture methods. It is a partnership between dfcu Bank; Vision Group under the New Vision; KLM and the Netherlands Embassy, which has been running since 2014.
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Venture Capital Firm Genesia Ventures Signs PRI
Signing the PRI and establishing an ESG Investment Policy will Strengthen ESG-conscious Investment and Support Activities.
Genesia Ventures is pleased to announce that it has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) on December 21, 2021. In line with the PRI, Genesia Ventures has formulated an ESG investment policy and aims to realize its vision of "a society that brings prosperity and opportunity to all" by supporting portfolio companies to continuously develop their corporate value in the long-term and working with them to resolve social issues.
Background of PRI Signatory
In the past, we have always been working to become a global platform that creates sustainable industries, co-creating with various stakeholders to realize the ideal world and future. As a venture capital firm with these values and mindset at its core, we strongly identified with the philosophy and principles of PRI, and it was only natural to commit to responsible ESG-oriented investment. We made the business decision to sign the PRI in order to reaffirm our aspirations, incorporate ESG elements into concrete actions and procedures, and to assert that ESG is a key management issue for us.
About PRI
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The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) started as an initiative proposed to the financial industry in 2006 by Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary-General. It was aimed to raise awareness of ESG issues among institutional investors. Since then, the number of signatories to the PRI had been increasing steadily, as the importance of a long-term approach was reaffirmed against the short-term investment trends that led to the Lehman Shock. As of 28 December, 2021, 101 institutions in Japan and 4,666 institutions worldwide have signed the PRI. In Japan, many asset owners and management institutions have signed the agreement, including the world's largest institutional investor, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
ESG Investment Policy
https://www.genesiaventures.com/en/esg-investment-policy/
1. We will consider factors relating to ESG at each stage of the investment process, including analysis, evaluation, decision-making, investing, and when providing support post-investment.
2. We will follow environmental compliance rules and consider risks associated with climate change (caused by greenhouse gas emissions, etc.), maintenance of ecosystems and biodiversity, management and recycling of industrial waste and hazardous substances, our impact on air, soil, and water pollution, and the impact of noise, vibration, and odor pollution on living environments.
3. We will comply with laws and regulations regarding working conditions and occupational health and safety, provide a safe working environment that respects human rights and diversity, and strive to build positive relationships with our employees and business partners.
4. We will strive to protect personal information, follow information security measures, conduct quality control, and adhere to product compliance rules.
5. We will strive to comply with corporate ethics and employee compliance rules, prevent bribery and corruption, establish a fraud risk management system, ensure management transparency, eliminate antisocial forces, and implement anti money laundering rules.
6. We will identify significant ESG risks and opportunities, work to mitigate risks and create new business opportunities through daily active engagement with management of startups, and encourage companies to proactively address ESG issues through the appropriate exercise of our voting rights.
7. We will continue to monitor changes through shared understanding and engagement with management of startups regarding important ESG issues, implement measures, propose improvements, and provide timely information to fund investors.
8. We will work to understand the positions and thought processes of stakeholders, including management of startups, employees, customers, business partners, creditors, shareholders, government agencies, and local communities, with respect to potential conflicts of interest that may arise, and make our utmost efforts to ensure that their interests are aligned.
9. We will provide opportunities for our executives and employees, as well as those of the portfolio companies, to learn about ESG issues via study sessions, and conduct educational activities to spread and promote the understanding of ESG issues in the industry.
Message from Masafumi Kawai, Partner/Chief ESG Officer, Genesia Ventures, Inc.
With the recent rise in awareness of climate change risks, the accelerating momentum towards the realization of a decarbonized society, increasing attention towards human rights issues in supply chains, and the change in consumer consciousness due to COVID-19, ESG considerations are now essential for all business owners and investors. It has become an essential and irreversible trend. In the face of such major generational changes, we believe that proactive support for ESG compliance is an essential element for the long-term value enhancement of startup companies in the future. While providing support to entrepreneurs, we would also like to meet the expectations of fund investors at a high level by becoming a more mature investment company with a sincere commitment to ESG management ourselves. The PRI signatory and the formulation of ESG investment policies are just the beginning for us. We will continue to focus on how we can firmly integrate ESG principles into our investment strategies and daily support activities, and how we can integrate them into effective initiatives that lead to the growth of startup companies. We will continue to make concrete improvements.
About Genesia Ventures, Inc.
Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports seed and early-stage startups with the vision of "creating a society that brings prosperity and opportunity to all." Genesia Ventures was coined by combining the word "Genesis," which means "origin" or "creation," with the word "Asia." It expresses our desire to be a venture capital that plays a role in supporting creations in Asia. With offices in Tokyo, Jakarta, and Ho Chi Minh City, we aim to build a platform that supports the creation of sustainable, large-scale industries across Asia, together with stakeholders that include startups, corporations, investors, governments, municipalities, and non-profit organizations.
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4'33" by John Cage is a three-part musical frame demarcating ambient sound. The original performance was given by David Tudor at Woodstock, N.Y., August 29, 1958. Tudor began each movement by closing the keyboard lid, and ended each movement by opening it.
I have reorchestrated this composition for the eyes. The prints in this portfolio are a visual presentation of ambient, albeit focused, images, occuring in a very specific location and produced for a specific event. Ken Friedman invited me to contribute to an exhibition entitled "The Fluxus Museum" at Galerie Inge Baecker. Friedman suggested I make a visual realization of a Cage piece and that the image be the Römerturm, a structure dating back to Roman times that [was] part of Ms. Baecker's gallery in Cologne.
I have translated 4'33" into a spatial measurement of 4 half-feet and 33cm (or 24" plus 12.992", equaling 36.992" total). 4'33" = 4.55 minutes. Thus, the first movement of 33 seconds in duration is .55 minutes; the second movement of 2'40" is 1.33'. Movement #1 is 12% of the total time; the second movement of 2'40" is 2.66'; and the third movement of 1'20" is 1.33'. Movement #1 is 12% of the total time, movement #2 is 59%, and movement #3 is 29%. 12% of 36.992 inches = 4.439904" ≃ 4.44" ≃ 4" + 1.1cm. 59% of 36.992" ≃ 21.82528 ≃ 21.83"≃ 21" + 2.1cm. 29% of 10.72768 ≃ 10.73 ≃ 10" + 1.9cm.
The First movement takes place at the entrance of the Galerie Inge Baecker. At the door to the left of the Römerturm, you look up at the tower. The second movement occurs as you enter the tower. The eyes move about, focusing and refocusing. As you step forward and back, the images fade in and out of each other. The third movement finds you outside, across the Zeughausstrasse, looking at the Römerturn from the front. The angle of perspective from this short distance is a direct and simple as Cage's original score.
This is the hand-colored version of this print- an edition of 25, and the non-colored version, an edition of 100. The hand-colored edition is priced at $5000 and the non-colored version is $2000.


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My mother came for a visit recently and brought with her a revelation about my beginnings. I was a high-risk baby.
"And he still is!" my wife said, puffing at a strand of hair.
Since my responsibility as a chaplain includes the high-risk unit, I quickly appreciated the meaning of my mother's ordeal. Her doctor ordered her on bed rest so she wouldn't lose me during the pregnancy.
For weeks on end, she struggled to keep life within her. And with all her strength, determination and prayer, she chose to fight for life.
My mom's determination to hold and bring forth life is a phenomenon mirrored in nature. It is a phenomenon I contemplated last Sunday morning as I went for a walk on a sunny but blustery day.
Recently, we've had some annoying weather in the form of constant rain. While not as bad as the snow smothering the Northeast or the tornadoes that snarled the Southeast, it felt like Mother Nature took her best shot to drown a few of us.
As I took mindful steps through the streets, I saw evidence life was prevailing and the wind was pushing away the blankets of cloudy doubts that winter had piled on.
In a yard, families of pruned roses huddled together, trying to exist in obscurity. Normally, they are the queens of horticulture, but during the winter they lie in pretense, as if somehow they won't be gorgeous.
Like a pregnant mother, they await the incubation of beauty. Their pruned bases — knobby, snarled and ugly — refuse to reveal their identity until spring. It will be at that time when they will leap with unimaginable beauty to catch the heart of one in love.
In the yard of another neighbor, I stared at the bareness of a single tree, barren, save for one last leaf. The leaf held firm as if it is declaring, "Winter, you have no influence here!" The leaf waved me past like a shriveled old soldier motioning me away, all the while holding vigil for the arrival of a new and younger guard coming in spring buds.
Meanwhile, families of daffodils employed a different strategy against the stubborn winter. They are determined to risk suffocation in the winter wind just to be the first to flaunt their beauty before a greening lawn. Like pajama models walking down a green catwalk, they stretch out their arms and yawn at their imagined sleep.
I glanced at my watch and realized church soon would be starting, so I set a quickened pace back home and up my driveway. I paused momentarily in my driveway and make one last note of life's stubborn determination.
Growing through a crack, a weed bloomed.
As I reach to pulled it, I stopped short. Life is so absolutely convincing in its determination to come forth. How can I dare halt that process even in a weed?
I stared at the weed and then back up the street. From these horticulture witnesses, I'd heard testimony of the amazing way God nourishes life and calls it forth from the most impossible places.
And with that thought, I went inside and looked up the number for a florist. Some roses for mom from her high-risk son would be nice — the low-risk kind, minus the thorns.


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The University of Warwick, King's College London, and New York University (NYU), have signed an agreement to establish a London Centre for Urban Science and Progress at Bush House, part of King's Strand campus, from 2017.
London will be the first city to build upon the success of CUSP in New York City, which was launched in April 2012 by Mayor Bloomberg and of which Warwick is an academic partner. In developing CUSP London, the partners will benefit from the experience in New York City, where CUSP is now established as a leader in the new field of urban science and informatics.
CUSP London will bring together researchers, businesses, local authorities and government agencies to apply urban science to improving public health and wellbeing. It will draw on the real experience and 'big data' available in cities, thereby using the cities themselves as living laboratories to tackle their most significant issues. CUSP London will complement the MedCity initiative which the GLA recently launched with King's and other academic partners, and the Mayor of London's Smart London plan.
Experts at CUSP London will use data to develop deeper understanding and practical solutions to a wide range of challenges affecting people's everyday lives. The international partnership will also train a new generation of postgraduate and PhD level urban scientists with the skills and knowledge to benefit London and other major UK and global cities.
The partners will shortly be advertising the post of Director of CUSP London.
Professor Edward Byrne AC, President and Principal of King's, commented: 'We are delighted to have signed an agreement with NYU and Warwick to take forward this exciting initiative and to host the second Centre for Urban Sciences and Progress at our campus in central London. All three university partners share a desire to tackle the increasingly complex challenges facing major global cities and CUSP London will help us to achieve this.'
Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor of Warwick added: 'I welcome the launch of CUSP London, both as a researcher of the dynamics of cities, and as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick which is a partner both in the CUSP London initiative and the original CUSP in New York. CUSP London will be a significant engine of applied urban science research, innovation and education that will work with London as a living laboratory applying research to the needs of our capital and to other great cities.'
Steve Koonin, Director of New York University's Center for Urban Science & Progress, said: "We are delighted to welcome London to the CUSP family. We are honored by their strong support of our work and the steps taken to build on our successes in New York City. Our New York team stands ready to work with Kings College and the University of Warwick as the CUSP model is expanded abroad"
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Business advice from is4profit | Small firms benefit from Rate-Relief |
Small firms benefit from Rate-Relief
The is4profit team	October 4, 2008
More than 10,000 small businesses in Wales will benefit from a £7 million package of additional rate relief announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Welsh Assembly Government's local government minister Dr Brian Gibbons said that the package is a result of its commitment to increase the number of smaller businesses benefiting from the small–business rate–relief scheme introduced last year. The extension of relief will save money for approximately 10,600 businesses.
Since April 2007, businesses with a rateable value of £2,000 or less have received 50% relief on their rates bills, while those with a value of between £2,001 and £5,000 have received 25% relief.
Businesses eligible for rate relief are required to contact their local authority, which will send them a notification form to complete to show that they meet the requirements. The reduction will then be applied to their next rate bill.
The changes, which are to be backdated to 1 April 2008, include:
increasing the upper rateable value limit for businesses eligible for a 25% reduction from £5,000 to £6,500, reducing their bills by between £583 and £757.
introducing a 25% reduction for smaller retail premises including shops, pubs and restaurants with a rateable value of between £6,501 and £9,000, reducing their annual bill by between £757 and £1,049.
introducing a 50% reduction for child–care businesses and day nurseries with a rateable value of up to £12,000, reducing their bill by between £466 and £2,796.
"The package will help small, independently owned shops, public houses, and food outlets, and will boost the provision of child care for working parents," said Dr Gibbons. "The rate relief provides around £7 million worth of additional assistance for businesses, which is in line with our One Wales agenda commitment."
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By now, it should be no surprise to you that agriculture is the most lucrative business sector in Nigeria. This has led to a huge boost in local and international investment, which has seen the agriculture industries potential increase exponentially.
If you're still thinking about whether or not to invest in Nigerian agriculture, you should stop thinking and make a decision today. My advice to you is – don't delay. The industry is so full of potential, and moving so quickly that you risk being left behind.
If you are already planning to start plantain farming in Nigeria, then you have made the right choice to help you turn your financial status around. With very little capital, plantain farming can help you make millions of Naira every year.
The secret to successful plantain farming is to ensure that you learn the basics, and master a few tricks of the trade. This is why you can start small and scale up to earn a lot from it.
The Plantain tree is a native of Asia, having been cultivated first in 500BC by South Indians. It has spread widely throughout the tropics, moving from Africa to the Caribbean and Latin America. At present though, Nigeria is a large producer of plantain. Nigeria produces more for local consumption in comparison to export.
You might be wondering why is plantain farming such a lucrative business? Plantain farming in Nigeria is so lucrative because plantain features heavily in the staple diet of most Nigerians. The few farmers who are successfully operating in this sector are making millions of Naira.
There is a large demand for plantain across the world and in Nigeria, but supply is struggling to meet demand. By following the simple steps given ahead, you will be well on your way to fulfilling this demand and providing yourself with a healthy income!
But before you start, it is important that you are aware of the health benefits of plantain.
1. Plantains are very reliable sources of starch and energy.
2. Plantains contain a high amount of dietary fibre, which helps ensure healthy bowels and reduces constipation.
3. Plantains have more vitamin C than bananas. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen- free radicals.
4. Plantains have more vitamin A than bananas. In addition to being a powerful antioxidant, vitamin A plays a vital role in the visual cycle, maintaining healthy mucus membranes, and enhancing skin complexion.
5. As in bananas, they too are rich sources of B-complex vitamins, particularly high in vitamin-B6 (pyridoxine). Pyridoxine is an important B-complex vitamin that has a beneficial role in the treatment of neuritis, anemia, and to decrease homocystine (one of the causative factors for coronary artery disease (CHD) and stroke episodes) levels in the body.
6. Plantains also contain folates, niacin, riboflavin and thiamin. Folates (folic acid) are essential for healthy pregnancy.
7. Plantains also provide adequate levels of minerals such as iron, magnesium, and phosphorous. Magnesium is essential for bone strengthening and has a cardiac-protective role as well.
8. Plantains have more potassium than bananas. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure, countering negative effects of sodium.
9. Plantains are famed to be diuretic and can help prevent kidney and bladder problems.
10. Plantains ease the discomfort associated with the menstrual period.
Plantain needs the right kind of climate to grow- for it cannot survive in too hot or too cold environments. If you already have land you need to ensure that it meets these basic conditions.
Plantains grow best in conditions where the soil retains water, that's why plantain plantations in Nigeria are irrigated. You may not have the means to carry out irrigation so you should consider soils that retain water, have a good humus layer and you should always improvise by incorporating animal manure to the soil to improve on the humus and texture of the soil to retain water. You can also make your own compost by using chicken manure to increase its fertility.
Once you have purchased your land, you will need to clear it.
Clearing of land includes removal of trees, brush, stumps and stones amongst other obstacles. This is necessary to increase the area of the land base for producing crop, or to make your land suitable for plantain farming operation.
Depending on your budget, available equipment and the location of your plantain farm, you can go for either manual or mechanised clearing.
Once the land for your plantain farm is cleared, you will need to take certain steps for making the land suitable for growing plantain. This is necessary for creating the right soil conditions for a healthy growth of these young plants, and to ensure that your plantain plantation is successful in the long run.
Land preparation should be done long before you start the process of transplantation of the plant suckers. Although this step may require significant efforts and investment, you cannot skip it, or you will have an unsuccessful harvest, which will set back your plans of owning a successful plantain farm.
Prepping the land will also enable you to structure and plan your farming operational processes and procedures.
Plantains are propagated vegetatively, from corms, which are underground bulbs or rhizomes or from suckers, which are shoots that grow from the bud that is at the plant base.
Since the use of the entire corm is quite laborious, the more common method is to grow those using small corms. The mother plant makes three kinds of plantain suckers, namely sword suckers, maidenheads and water suckers.
Sword suckers come with a short pseudostem and have narrow leaves, similar to blades, along with a narrow base. When they mature, they have fruitful and healthy pseudostems.
Maidenheads come with a pseudostem that is large and does not produce any fruit; white water suckers have broad leaves with short pseudostems.
Water suckers do not have a strong attachment to the rhizome, and produce less fruit with weaker plants. They are less preferred in comparison to large sword suckers and maidenheads.
It is essential that you purchase suckers only from a farm that is reputable and trusted. There is no fixed price for these, a conventional sucker can cost anywhere around N50 to N100, while a hybrid will cost around N120 to N200. This price may again, vary depending on where you procure it.
It is essential that before you begin your plantain plantation, you eliminate any grass or weed competition. To prevent any re-growing of weed, you can use mulching.
However, for turf grass, you will need to either use herbicides or go by the hoeing technique. If you are planning to plant for producing fruit, there should be a space of at least 8-10 feet in between. Irrigation needs to be applied at regular intervals to keep the soil moist. Ensure that there is no standing water since plantains are not tolerant to wet conditions.
After planting, you will need to manure them using a combination of household waste, poultry manure and woodash for improving the growth and yield of plantains. It will also help to reduce the infestation by nematodes and borer weevils.
Organic manure helps maintain the temperature of the soil, conserve its moisture content and help regulate soil acidity. This will help you make the most of your efforts for plantain farming in Nigeria.
Plantain trees produce large bunches of heavy fruit, which may cause the tree to slump or droop. If you find that your plantain tree is struggling to stand up due to the weight, use string and bamboo poles to tie and prop the tree.
Fruits appear within 90 to 120 days after the tree flowers. Upon fruiting, plantains are typically ready for harvest within 6 to 8 months.
As a farmer or producer of plantain your ultimate aim is to secure buyers for your produce. In most instances this should be straight forward as there is currently a high demand for plantain.
Buyers can range from the mama in your local market to large companies/industries. However, since industries do not buy small quantities and require that plantains meet international standards, you will only gain access to this important market if your production is to industry specification, both in terms of quantity, quality and time.
Following these steps with dedication is how you successfully establish your own plantain farm in Nigeria, which is not only a source of great income, but also a way to help the economy of Nigeria.
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Epic Games' very own Tim Sweeney posted a few tweets yesterday to his Twitter profile speaking out against the unannounced Windows Cloud OS Microsoft are developing, saying that the new flavor of Windows 10 is "ransomware." Let's see if Tim Sweeney is basing that on anything more than a preliminary look at the unannounced version of Microsoft's operating system.
Microsoft is making a huge move against the whole PC ecosystem: @Adobe, @Autodesk, #Valve, @EA, @Activision, @Google, @Mozilla. All blocked.
It definitely sounds alarming. Indeed, one of the things you want your OS to do is run your favorite programs. This version of Windows reportedly locks users out of using apps that weren't installed from the built-in store, a decision that evidently angered Sweeny enough to vent his frustrations on Twitter. Last week, an early build of the OS, which is based on Windows 10, was leaked to the Internet via a Russian download website, and it seems to be a version of the OS meant to directly compete with notebooks running Google's Chrome OS.
Chromebooks differ from other types of laptops due to an OS that primarily operates via a constant connection to the Internet, allowing users to use webapps instead of native programs running on the device itself. Your files and webapps all exist in the cloud, making Chromebooks an inexpensive device you can use if you have a stable internet connection.
The Settings app in this build of Windows 10 is a little different than what we see on current Anniversary Update machines. It now includes new "Apps" and "Games" subcategories, the former of which contains settings that were originally listed in the "System" subcategory: Apps and features, Default apps, Offline maps, and Apps for websites.
Thus, when users go into Settings > Apps > Apps & features, the first setting they will see defines where users can purchase apps. There are two settings: Allow apps from the Store only, and Allow apps from anywhere. Did you catch that? Windows 10 Cloud will allow users to install apps from outside the Windows Store.
While this option is already included in this build, it doesn't work at the moment. It might be because the functionality has already been removed and they haven't removed the option from the menu yet, but it's also just as likely that Microsoft is still ironing out the kinks in this feature before its official unveiling in the not too distant future. Microsoft also gives developers the option of converting their Win32 desktop apps to UWP apps people can download off the Windows Store. Reports that this is because Windows Cloud can't handle Win32 desktop applications seem to be inaccurate, although running converted apps is currently not working as intended. Then again, this is unreleased, unannounced software so problems are to be expected.
Another thing Sweeney brought up was that the OS held regular apps ransom until you decide to shell out for Windows 10 Pro. I've looked around for any evidence to support that claim but I didn't manage to find any. The only thing I can think of is that Sweeney mistook Windows Cloud not running Win32 apps as a quick and dirty scheme to push people to buy the most expensive version of Windows 10. The inclusion of the option to install Win32 apps in the OS's settings menu makes that unlikely, though.
You also need to consider that this version of Windows isn't meant for home PCs or gaming rigs, nor is it meant to replace your current, fully-featured version of Windows you're running now; it's meant to be an OS for cheap and lightweight notebooks and netbooks. You won't be using this OS to develop or play games, nor is it particularly suited for either developing or running VR games and applications. Although Sweeney seems to be getting worked up over nothing at this point, it doesn't mean that he will be wrong about this forever. It's entirely possible Windows would want complete control over what you can and can't install by forcing users to use the Windows Store exclusively. It might happen, but until then it's all just hypothetical.


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Don Gibson Theatre
The State Theatre, an Art Deco gem, opened its doors as the area's most beautifully appointed movie house on October 27th, 1939. Reborn as the Don Gibson Theatre, the 400 seat venue acts primarily as a very intimate concert hall.
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Roots music shares and preserves history. It is a common thread that weaves people together and allows them to connect when they might not otherwise have done so.
Cleveland County, NC, a region once rich in textiles, farming and music, now sees textiles and farming drying up, but its musical heritage remains rich. Musicians continue to emerge and impact the region and the world. Two musical legends are being honored in this community, Don Gibson and Earl Scruggs. Read more.
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