Senator promotes use of organic fertilizer to boost production
(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 importan...
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