The cost of fertilizer, among other farm inputs, is one of the major factors that lead to high cost of production incurred by crop farmers in Nigeria and some parts of the world.
This cost, which farmers across the country say is very high, invariably reduces their earnings as the prices at which farm produce are sold are not good enough to enable them break even.
How then can the farmers cut this cost even as the federal government has said that fertilizer subsidy will be removed?
“The biodigester converts cow dung and food wastes to liquid fertilizer which you apply to your crops and methane gas used in cooking,” Mr. Ashok told this reporter.
He said the fertilizer produced from the biodigester is enhanced by potassium and phosphorus to ensure high yield at low cost.
“All the farmer needs to do is to buy a biodigester which is in form of a bag and get it installed in the farm. Get your cow dung and food wastes which are neither scarce nor expensive, grind the wastes and feed into the biodigester and it will be converted to organic fertilizer and methane gas,” the farmer said.
He said a few farmers can come together and buy a biodigester at affordable price to produce fertilizer and share.
Mr. Bharwani, who grows musk melon, pawpaw, tomato and pepper in green house, said his crops have been flourishing with the application of organic fertilizer produced from a biodigester.
He said each stand of his Taiwan pawpaw variety produced between 80 and 100 fruits, adding that the pawpaw started fruiting at two months and could be harvested in seven months.
He said he supplies his musk melon and other produce to customers in Abuja at reasonable prices.
“We get good yield and make good sales as well. Farmers should try to produce their own fertilizers so as to make gain,” he advised.
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