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Albasu
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Common here due to project demonstrations
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Used for a late-maturing variety
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Birnin Gwari
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It is associated with high insect problems. Often not used due to limited access to land
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This system provides assurance against crop failure and weather conditions
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Bunkure
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Good for market-oriented growers, since it gives higher yield and returns
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Provides more food for families. Cowpea benefits from maize’s residual fertilizers
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Dandume
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No adequate land for sole cropping
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Intercropping is more preferred
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Danja
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Few farmers here plant cowpea in sole cropping. Phosphate fertilizers like SSP are not used by many due to non-availability. Fertilizers, in addition, lead to high vegetative growth of cowpea
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Intercropping is the most prominent among farmers here due to the ease of management of the system
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Giwa
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It yields more but demands a lot of attention
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It is easier to manage and provides other benefits
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Kaita
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It is difficult to manage due to the need to spray a lot of insecticides, and where there is no means, the field gets destroyed by insects
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Planted with sorghum, millet, or groundnut on some farms. Intercropping guarantee dual benefits
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Kajuru
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This is more suitable and often used for early maturing varieties
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It is popularly for late-maturing varieties, thereby do not require much pest controls
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Makarfi
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Not too popular here
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Cowpea is grown mainly here with groundnut, sesame, and maize
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Matazu
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Needs phosphate-based fertilizers such as SSP
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Planted with millet, maize, and groundnut
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Minjibir
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It is high yielding and requires a lot of resources such as insecticides to manage
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Requires less investment and grains become mature during the harmattan season, making it easier to manage
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Tsanyawa
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Good for early maturing varieties, gives more yield for sale and consumption. It needs more fertilizers than intercropping
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Late-maturing varieties are planted, more popular due to limited land. Improved varieties do not grow well in intercrop while farmers prefer intercrop
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