Smallholder farmers under the Integrated Agricultural Productivity Improvement and Marketing Project (INTAPIMP),in the northern region have been advised to adopt the use of poultry manure and chemical fertilizer on their farms to meet the amount of nutrient needed to boost crop yield. Speaking at a maize demonstration field, Isaac KanKam Boadu, revealed that by extension, the nature of the land in the region does not favor the practice of using the required amount of NPK and Ammonia.
According to experts, the normal required amount of fertilizer on a maize farm is 2bags of NPK plus 1bag of Ammonia. However, some farmers in the northern region have adopted their own measurement in applying fertilizer on their maize farm leading to a low yield in production.
Under the Integrated Agricultural Productivity Improvement and Marketing Project (INTAPIMP) a maize fertilizer application field has been set up to show farmers the correct application manure and the right quantity of fertilizer needed to be applied on a maize field.
This demonstration field will also address the bad practice of farmers in fertilizer application to address the low soil fertility and the high cost of chemical fertilizers in the region
Some beneficiary maize farmers shared their experiences on the various demonstration fields.
SOT 1: Tidan Daniel, Maize Farmer
we saw that when you do not apply fertilizer on your farm, the crops will not yield properly but through the demonstration field i observe that areas where we applied ammonia fertilizer they yields were better. We observe that the initial application of fertilizer after weeks of planting was helpful in the growth of the plant. Now i know the need to put more efforts even when the farm size is smaller and the yields are better for us to earn more income.
SOT 2: Saidu Sansan, Maize Farmer
Having a smaller farmland will help reduce the amount of cost one will spend on a bigger farm. but having a small farm, you will be able to manage the farm well to give the right amount of fertilizer. so the farms with the poultry manure and fertilizer are healthy done those without the required amount of fertilizer or manure.
The Project Manager for AGRA-INTAPIMP Isaac KanKam Boadu underscored the relevance of the demonstration fields and disclosed that adaptation and application of Basel fertilizers or manures improve the root growth of the plant.
He urged farmers to go in for fertilizers that have high concentration of Nitrogen since they are the most suitable for most soils in the northern Regions. From Sawla Noah Nash for Viasat one news
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