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| BENUE STATE |
Benue State, is one of the state located in the North Central part of Nigeria, The state has been long known as the Food Basket of the Nation.
Farmers across Benue State have begun the harvest of peanut popularly known as Groundnut amongst Nigerian farmers.
Farmers who are harvesting now planted in places with good soil moisture retention during early rainfall.
Many famers , exercise caution while harvesting the crop early because it is extremely difficult to dry groundnut in the middle of rainy season and they cannot maintain in the event of price fall
Some farmers supply the market base on demand , while others restrict harvest just to meet their immediate needs in order to prevent glut issues and financial loss.
The state boasts favorable climate conditions and a fertile soil that allows for the cultivation and continuous harvest of food crops such as yam, rice, maize, cassava, groundnut, as well as fruits like oranges and mangoes.
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