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Nigeria, Lagos , Lagos, 14, Chivita Avenue, Ajao Estate, Apakun
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West African Cotton Company, Ltd.
West African Cotton Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary company of Tropical General Investments Limited, a reputed group founded by European investors. The group is well diversified into Agro Allied, manufacturing and trading operations in Nigeria, Benin Republic and Ghana . The Group has invested in two modern ginneries,one at Funtua,Katsina state and Gombe state. Both companies have extended generous support in terms of finance,improved seeds and other natural and logistics to farmers over the years.
The company also contributes to the development of cotton production zones by the way of various farmer oriented scheme. The company processes agric produce such as seed cotton and sesame seeds, which are sold in the local and international market.
Agriculture in Nigeria contributes more than 30% of GDP, thus it is the largest contributor to the Nigerian economy. Rapid growth in agriculture is essential for broad based economic growth thus, requiring sound use of science and technology embodied in improved seed, fertilizers, crop protection products and other agronomic practices. However, without an efficient and cost effective supply of these inputs at the farm gate, science based growth in agricultural productivity cannot be achieved.
As on today, agriculture input market is fragmented and under developed in Nigeria. The private sector has the potential to supply agricultural inputs in a cost effective manner.
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Alters uptake of calcium, magnesium ions, thus inhibits root development in weed seedings, control weeds like Eleusine spp, Fimbristylis spp, Eleusine indica, Cyberus iria
(1) 2 - 5 days before sowing in case of wet direct seeding of rice
(2) 0 - 4 days after transplanting of...
Group: Herbicides
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Effects micro tubular protein in Nucleus of weeds cells and controls Enchinocochloa spp (paddy), Cyperus Difforns, Melitotus spp, Brachiara spp, Lathyrus Aphaca and Argemone Mexican in Paddy and Potato crops
3 - 4 leaf stage of the crop
5.5 to 8.5 Lt per ha
Group: Biologicals for plants
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West African Cotton Company Limited, has its ginnery (Continental Eagle 3x141 Sawains) in Funtua, Kastina State in the heart of cotton growing area of Nigeria and has a capacity to gin over 50,000 metric tons of seed cotton per season. The company is also having cotton Out Grower Scheme and Farmer...
Group: Cotton
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Contact and stomach poison, which affects nerve impulses in the insect nervous system
Sucking pests like aphids, jassids. Thrips and white fly and also very effective on cotton Boll worms.
1 - 1.5Lt per ha
Group: Insecticides
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Breaks apical dominance tillering, reduces availability of phenylalanine and thus kills unwanted plants like Cynododon Dactlyon, Kalm Grass and also imperata Cylindrica in addition to other grasses
Group: Herbicides
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The Chemical has an effect on all the stages of the pest with knock down effect due to its contact action properties
Sucking pests like aphids, boll worms on cotton and diamond black moth in vegetable
500 - 700ml per ha
Group: Insecticides
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Disturb electron transport system of photosynthesis and kills weeds like Chenopodium Album, Commelina spp (cotton), Fumaria spp(Paddy), Anagalis spp (wheat), Digitaia spp (Potato)
Group: Biologicals for plants