VETA Invents Organic Liquid Fertilizer To Boost Production
By Senior Reporter, VALENTINE OFORO
THE Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) has developed the organic liquid fertilizer to help local farmers increase crops production and productivity.
Dubbed ‘Lab Organic Fertilizer’ invention of the fertilizer focuses to support the indigenous farmers to deter from excessive use of chemical fertilizers.
Speaking at the ongoing 31st Tanzania Agricultural International Expo, VETA’s Director General (DG), CPA Anthony Kasore said the useful fertilizer is currently under final process for official certification by relevant authorities, including the Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority (TFRA).
“Experience proves that excessive use of chemical fertilizers is a major source of soil infertility, and thus, we have decided to invent the organic fertilizer to help local farmers reduce use of the high chemical industrial fertilizers,” he said.
He added that, the state- owned vocational training authority was continuing inventing and developing diverse agricultural technologies to help farmers involved in the country’s agriculture sector improve production and productivity.
“The fertilizer has specifically developed to support smooth planting and growing of crops, and three liters can cover one acre,” he expressed.
Together with that, he said VETA has also developed a special modern facility for sterilization and production of special soil for growing horticulture crops.
“We have developed the facility to support the local horticulture sector, formerly, the farmers in the economic sector used to import the soil from outside the country, costing a lot of money, but with the developed technology, the soil is currently available in the country and at reasonable prices,” he added.
He added, the invented facility is mixing forest soil and livestock manures, as well as ricehusk to finally producing the crucial soil recommended for growing horticulture crops.
He said in Tanzania, the technology is only available at VETA, urged the horticulture farmers to use the facility in order to heighten their production, unveiled that 1kg of the treated soil is marketed at 4,000/- .
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