By Enos Masereka,
Farmers have been urged to adopt the use of organic fertilizers on their farms to boost crop production and soil fertility.
The call was made by Mr. Longino Masereka Kyakora, the Executive Director of Great Lakes Organic Farmers’ Association, who emphasizes that soils in the Rwenzori Mountains lose fertility rapidly due to increased use of inorganic fertilizers, which negatively affect crop quality.
He further noted that the practice offered healthy and safe food and played a role in mitigating against the effects of climate change because pesticides and other inputs with residual effects to the environment are not applied.
The Deputy RDC Kasese District in-charge of Bukonzo County, Lt. Maate Magwara while addressing Trainers of trainees of farmers on the organic farming practices on Thursday afternoon where they were being trained by Great Lake Organic Farmers at Zacks Courts in Kisinga Town Council,. Who hailed the organization for promoting organic farming that restricts farmers from using chemicals, stressed that the rate of stunted growth among children in Kasese could be as a result of the foods that they eat.
According to him, such foods could have grown with the help of chemicals sprayed on to them. Lt. Magwara speaking…..
Charles Kahitison, the Nyakabingo Sub-county LCIII Chairperson, noted that going organic was the most sustainable way of farming because it entailed the use of resources that the farmers could easily access.
Mr. Kahitisan speaking……
Some of the trainees who described the training as timely pledged to encourage the farmers in their respective areas to promote organic farming and install water harvesting tanks. Some trainees speaking….
Farmers called for more capacity building trainings about organic farming. End.