2023年7月14日 · Let’s explore farming and the cultural aspects associated with it in Igboland: Subsistence farming: Agriculture in Igboland primarily revolves around subsistence farming, …

Agriculture is said to be the mainstay of the Igbo economy, involving men, women and children 5. Igbo land was located at the tropical rainforest zone. The soil was fertile, rich in soil nutrients, …

2021年3月10日 · Amufie autonomous community, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State ushers in a new farming season by appeasing the land before the first rain of the …

IN Igbo land, various communities usher in the farming season with one form of celebration/festival or the other as a way of thanking God for the previous season and praying …

2014年12月1日 · About 80 per cent of the farm land is held by the Ikwu as against 20 percent by the Umunna. In both cases land is held in trust by the oldest man in any of the two

Yet, the changing nature of Igbo agriculture and the transformations that have occurred since the beginning of the 20th century has been most visible in the declining importance of yams – the …

Farming yams in Igbo culture involves a series of steps. The first step is to clear the land, which is typically done in the dry season. Then, the yam seeds are planted in mounds or ridges, where …

Yam was the most widely cultivated crop among the Igbo until recent time. Most important is that the earliest manifestations of change in Igbo agriculture, and indeed in Igbo society, occurred …

Agriculture is defined as “The science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In the …

Otu Ọrụ is a traditional Igbo age-grade system that fosters communal farming and strengthens community ties. In this system, individuals work on each other's farms without the need for …