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close this bookBetter Farming Series 15 - Cereals (FAO - INADES, 1977, 51 p.)
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View the documentPreface
close this folderWhat are food crops?
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View the documentWhat cereals are grown in Africa?
View the documentWhy cereals are grown
View the documentWhy we should produce and sell more cereals
View the documentTraditional cereal growing
close this folderGrowing cereals in the modern way
View the documentClearing land and grubbing out trees
View the documentConserving and improving the soil
View the documentApplying manure and fertilizers
View the documentPreparing the soil
View the documentSelecting and preparing seeds
View the documentSowing in rows
View the documentHow to look after cereals
View the documentHarvesting
View the documentSelling part of the harvest
close this folderSorghum and millet
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View the documentSorghum
close this folderMillet
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close this folderHow to grow sorghum and millet
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View the documentGrowing sorghum in the dry season
View the documentSorghum for animal feeding
close this folderMaize
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View the documentTraditional maize growing
View the documentHow to increase maize yields
close this folderOther cereals
View the documentFonio
View the documentFinger millet
View the documentWheat
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Suggested question paper

FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS

Cereals are plants which yield ............................
When the slope is vary steep .........................is used.
Crop rotation means growing a .........................each year on.........................
Farmers who sell their grain just after the harvest .........................money.
Cereal grains are good food for .........................and for
Millet stems are cut with a ..............................
Grain should be sold when ..............................
Wheat flour is used for making ...........................

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

What cereals are grown in your region?
Where you live are cereal grains given to animals?
Why must more cereals be produced?
What is shifting cultivation?
Why must trees be grubbed out?
Where you live is a winch used for grubbing?
How do you protect the soil against the sun?
What is thinning?
Which are the chief enemies of cereals?
How do they thresh cereals where you live?
When should the farmer sell his millet? Why?
What are the different names of millet in the language of your country?
What is each variety of millet used for (food, beer, ...)?
What is the way to get a new variety of maize? Why must you sow at the right time?
Are fonio, finger millet or wheat grown where you live?