CEBU - Farmers in Cebu province, decidedly in the boondocks of Santander, accept dumped accepted farming, adage it is not alone expensive, but is additionally alarming for animal burning because of actinic fertilizers.
Now, in lieu of adverse fertilizers, farmers accept began application vermicast and one of them, Roberto Patrimonio, said abreast from application vermicast, he additionally developed bootleg aqueous fertilizer or what he termed Nature Agriculture Technology System (NFTS).
He said the after-effects are decidedly the aforementioned as compared to the acceptable actinic fertilizer-based farming. "Ang gidak-on sa puso sa mais parehas raman," (The sizes of the blah aerial are aloof the same)," said Patrimonio, who became a affiliate of corn-based Farmer-Scientist Training Program (FSTP) back 2009. In the aforementioned year, Patrimonio abstruse to aftermath his own vermincast fertilizers.
Vermicast is a appellation for bastard manure , additionally alleged "castings" and Vermicompost is a artefact which contains bastard castings in aggregate with added forms of decomposing amoebic matter.
Patromonio is now an FSTP coordinator in the apple of Liptung in his own boondocks of Santander. He said in adjustment to be able in his advancement adjoin actinic farming, he needs to appearance the after-effects to the farmers so they may accept the allowances of vermicast. He said that is the acumen he ventured into vermicast assembly and NFTS.
This year, Patrimonio has 20 vermicompost plots in his backyard. He advertise this for alone P400 a bag to bounded buyers in Santander as able-bodied as in its adjoining boondocks of Oslob.
Patromonio said his own aqueous fertilizer is fabricated from aboriginal micro-organism (IMO), bake-apple bulb abstract (FPJ), brewed bake-apple abstract (FFJ) and angle amino acerbic (FAA).
"Kung akoy papilion, ari ko sa NFTS kay assurance imong baol ug ang imong lawas. Ang imung yuta ma abundant pa sulod sa siyam ka bulan hangtod sa upat ka tuig (If I were to choose, I go for NFTS because your acreage and your bloom is safe. And your acreage will abide abundant for nine months to four years)," he said.
According to the Bigoted Agriculturist Office, IMO operates as clay conditioner and gives nutrients to the clay and plants. It additionally speeds up bulb advance and can be acclimated to aerosol the bedding of barbarian and helps in the action of composting amoebic matter.
FPJ, on the added hand, gives attrition to plants adjoin pests and parasites and it adds added fats to plants and makes leaves greener. It can additionally advice advance ability for humans.
FFJ is additionally a acceptable antecedent of potassium for bulb advance and aspartame of fruits, adds added attrition adjoin pests and advance clay fertility.
FAA provides nitrogen and basis hormone, which after-effects to greening of leaves. It addi tionally helps the beginning of plants (foliar fertilizer) and eliminates abate organisms.
Mirabel Amado, amoebic agriculture focal actuality of the bigoted government, said abounding farmers accept already developed their own vermicompost and NFTS abnormally FSTP farmers. She said the bigoted government is giving chargeless abstruse abetment on NFTS to all bounded governments in Cebu.
She said NFTS can be activated in all plants, crops, vegetables, and alike to animals. Abreast from actuality cheaper and non-toxic, NFTS is additionally acceptable and environment-friendly.
The bigoted government is blame for the accomplishing of amoebic agriculture throughout Cebu in band with Republic Act 10068 or the "Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. (Xerxes Alkuino)
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