Two sessions were held in Yo-Creek on Bio Fertilizer to assist farmer groups in finding substitutes for fertilizers and other inputs that assist plant growth, the other session focused on soursop maintenance and propagation.

The first workshop focused on making bio-fertilizer, while the other taught farmers from Santa Martha to make bokashi, a composting method that requires only about 10 days to convert organic materials into useable material, and the nutrient value of the material is among the highest of any method of composting.

When farmers make their own bio-fertilizer from ordinary household materials, they save money in buying inputs that are imported. In today’s economy imports are sky-high in price due to factors beyond our control.

Farmers in other districts have also received training in these methods and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise continues assisting farmers in strategies to help them maximize their production and minimize costs, and to find alternative crops for domestic and export markets.