(File photo) MANILA - Composting and the use of organic fertilizers are better agriculture practices for the protection of the soil, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Monday. Villar pointed out that bad practices reduce nutrients in the soil, resulting in at least 38-percent degradation. In a video message during the 71st anniversary of the Bureau of Soils and Waste Management (BSWM), Villar underscored the need to produce organic fertilizer from agricultural residues like rice straw, corn stover, animal manure, among others, to replace inorganic, synthetic or chemical fertilizers. It is important that the soil be taken care of to have a productive harvest and lower hunger, and food insecurity in the country, she added. "You are one with us in actively promoting organic farming methods, especially producing organic fertilizer," Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, told the BSWM. Villar said biodegradable items, like kitchen and garden wastes, can be transforme
Growing environmental concern, increasing demand for organic food, advancement in manufacturing process of organic fertilizers, availability of organic waste, are some of the factors driving
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