Agency distributes organic fertilizers to Taraba farmers

Northeast Zonal Director of the agency, Dr. Jumai Adamu, said the fertilizers which were produced at the Jalingo centre of NABDA, were distributed free to farmers to tackle the anticipated problem of food scarcity in the state.“The substances were formulated and produced by the centre which comes in two forms which are the liquid and […]

Northeast Zonal Director of the agency, Dr. Jumai Adamu, said the fertilizers which were produced at the Jalingo centre of NABDA, were distributed free to farmers to tackle the anticipated problem of food scarcity in the state.
“The substances were formulated and produced by the centre which comes in two forms which are the liquid and the granulated. Four litres of liquid fertilizer is used on one hectare while 5kg of granulated is equally used on one hectare,” she explained.
The director told the farmers that the agency arrived at the formulation and production of the bio-organic fertilizer using fish scraps and wastes.
According to her, there was need for farmers to shift their attention to organic fertilizers, emphasizing that it is environmentally friendly and would save the region from a lot of land damage.
She said that organic fertilizers are cheaper and safer, explaining that high acid content, such as sulfuric and hydrochloric acid which result in destruction of the nitrogen fixing bacteria, are absent in organic fertilizers.