Avocados – Nigeria’s new green gold?
By DW
03 October 2021 |
6:51 am
Traditionally, growing avocados requires lots of water. But entrepreneurs in Nigeria are attempting to grow them in a new water-saving and sustainable way by using drip irrigation systems and recycling water.
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