Farmers show interest in using organic manure

By A Staff Reporter

BAKHELDIHA (Kavre), Aug. 10: Farmers, especially women of Panchakhal and neighbouring areas, have started to show interest in using organic manure in their farms after Love Green Nepal has launched an awareness campaign about the disadvantage of chemical fertilisers and insecticides.
The farmers, who have learned about the benefits of the use of organic manure for a year, said they will not use the chemical fertilisers in the farms as they not only damage the quality of soil but also have adverse impacts on the people's health and local environment.

"We say that we are working for the future generation. But we are the original nature of soil by using chemicals. So, we have to be careful about this," said Nanda Prasad Lamichhane, one of the farmers taking part in the Organic Vegetable Farmers' Schooling Programme.

The participating farmers showed their collective commitment that they would encourage others to use the organic manure for the better health of the people and preservation of environment.

Brajesh Baidya, member of Love Green Nepal, said that the haphazard use of the chemical fertilisers has been killing useful insects and helping to create harmful ones.

Chaired by Ravi Lamichhane, Chairman of Love Green Nepal, Rajesh Silwal, Krishna Bahadur Baniya and chief of the district agriculture development office Khem Sharma Poudel, among others, spoke about the importance of the organic manure.

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