Group canvasses adoption of sustainable organic agricultural practices

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A group, Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative, has stressed the need for farmers to adopt organic agricultural practices to boost

food security in Nigeria. food security in Nigeria.

“There is always a saying, grow what you eat, use your crops or produce as medicine, not medicine as food. Young men and women can become farm managers and can advocate forming cooperative and also helping them seek funds,” she said. Abdullahi noted that organic agriculture relies on the political processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than use of inputs, adding, “we are talking about are fertilisers, chemicals, organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation, and science.”

“It encourages crop production, allows for no synthetic agrochemicals, no GMO, no sustainable fertiliser, use of local resources, organic fertiliser, reduced use of non-renewable resources and lower water consumption.”Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

Enhancement of banks’ capital base or restructuring of banks’ capital structure, which is more popularly known in social parlance as bank recapitalisation, has become topical once again in the last few months ever since the Central Bank of NigeriaThe Federal Government has inaugurated the N8 billion substation in Ondo State to end 15 years of blackout for people in the Southern Senatorial District of the state.

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