BSS, Rangpur :
Production and utilisation of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures is increasing in Rangpur agriculture region to revive soil health and fertility side by side with enhancing crop output.
Agriculture experts said the farmers purchase these eco-friendly compost fertilisers for applying those in crop fields as additional soil nutrients to get increased crop production and revive soil health.
“Along with increasing crop output, many people, small and marginal farmers are earning good profits from production and sale of compost fertilisers,” said horticulture specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam.
The DAE is extending assistance to the farmers and common people for producing compost fertilisers and farmyard manures using cow dung, wood dust, oil cake, water hyacinths, organic manure, various wastes, leaves and other materials.
“About 35,000 farmers and common people set up over 1.12-lakh pits and heaps of compost, farmyard manure, vermin-compost and quick compost fertilisers and produced 49,021 tonnes of these fertilisers worth Taka 6.62- crore last year in the region,” he said.
“Application of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures increases crop production by up to 15 percent reducing use of chemical fertilisers to improve soil health and fertility, environment and biodiversity,” Mesbahul added.
DAE Deputy Director Md Moniruzzaman said application of compost fertilisers increases microbial activities of soil and its water and nutrient retention capacity to improve soil health, fertility and crop productivity.
“The annual consumption of all chemical fertilisers and pesticides might reduce by 20-30 percent if production of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures was increased further along with its expanded use,” he said.
Regional Farm Broadcasting Officer of Agriculture Information Service Agriculturist Abu Sayem said the ‘One House, One Farm’ project is playing a vital role in increasing homestead compost fertiliser production in the region.
“The overall crop output might increase substantially if a balanced use of chemical fertilisers along with compost fertilisers was ensured adopting conservation agriculture technologies,” he added.
Farmers Ariful Haque, Abdul Aziz and Ayub Ali of different villages here said they were regularly using compost fertilisers and farmyard manures and getting increased output of Boro and Aman rice, vegetables and other crops to reap more profits in recent years.
Production and utilisation of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures is increasing in Rangpur agriculture region to revive soil health and fertility side by side with enhancing crop output.
Agriculture experts said the farmers purchase these eco-friendly compost fertilisers for applying those in crop fields as additional soil nutrients to get increased crop production and revive soil health.
“Along with increasing crop output, many people, small and marginal farmers are earning good profits from production and sale of compost fertilisers,” said horticulture specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam.
The DAE is extending assistance to the farmers and common people for producing compost fertilisers and farmyard manures using cow dung, wood dust, oil cake, water hyacinths, organic manure, various wastes, leaves and other materials.
“About 35,000 farmers and common people set up over 1.12-lakh pits and heaps of compost, farmyard manure, vermin-compost and quick compost fertilisers and produced 49,021 tonnes of these fertilisers worth Taka 6.62- crore last year in the region,” he said.
“Application of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures increases crop production by up to 15 percent reducing use of chemical fertilisers to improve soil health and fertility, environment and biodiversity,” Mesbahul added.
DAE Deputy Director Md Moniruzzaman said application of compost fertilisers increases microbial activities of soil and its water and nutrient retention capacity to improve soil health, fertility and crop productivity.
“The annual consumption of all chemical fertilisers and pesticides might reduce by 20-30 percent if production of compost fertilisers and farmyard manures was increased further along with its expanded use,” he said.
Regional Farm Broadcasting Officer of Agriculture Information Service Agriculturist Abu Sayem said the ‘One House, One Farm’ project is playing a vital role in increasing homestead compost fertiliser production in the region.
“The overall crop output might increase substantially if a balanced use of chemical fertilisers along with compost fertilisers was ensured adopting conservation agriculture technologies,” he added.
Farmers Ariful Haque, Abdul Aziz and Ayub Ali of different villages here said they were regularly using compost fertilisers and farmyard manures and getting increased output of Boro and Aman rice, vegetables and other crops to reap more profits in recent years.
