farm settlements
Bamboo is an excellent, fast-growing, low-cost replacement for wood. It is a renewable, self- regenerating resource that is often called the 'poor man's timber'. Bamboo is already popular as a building material in Asia. This article discusses why we should take a second look at bamboo as a primary building material in Africa.
Read MoreWikihow is a great resource for interesting weekend projects for the hobbyist. Here is an article that gives details of how to build your own solar panels from solar cells which can be bought online. You will also need non-conductive boards, tabbing and bus wire, soldering equipment, plywood, paint, diodes, a charge controller and batteries.
This article is particularly intriguing in light of the rapidly falling cost of solar cells. Are we moving towards a time when we can be energy-independent? Imagine a farm settlement that builds and maintains its own solar power arrays!
Educated young Nigerians have started taking an entrepreneurial interest in Agriculture. This is the perfect time for policy makers to establish farm settlements for this teeming young population. Farm settlements will create a conducive environment for the young Agropreneur to succeed.
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