By Katherine Zavala | Asia Program Director, IDEX
Transitioning to compost as a bio-fertilizer:
The traditional practice in the villages is to use cow dung/ sheep/goat pellet as natural fertilizers. However, using dung in an untreated form can cause problems. The dung attracts termites; which, also carry seeds of unwanted plants. If these seeds take rot in the fields they will compete with the crop. In addition the extreme heat causes nitrogen to be lost from the dung, and as such it is rendered ineffective.
An alternative is to use compost, but training needs to provided. 5 compost units have been established as demonstration units. The plan is to motivate the farming community to adopt the practice of composting.
By Katherine Zavala | Asia Program Director, IDEX
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