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ORGANIC FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT

 Intercropping: Growing two annual crops together,

commonly a leguminous crop like beans or a green manure

crop in alternating rows with maize or another cereal crop

or vegetable in order to diversify production and maximize

benefits from the land..

• Composting: Decomposition of organic matters yielding

nutrient rich manure. Proper compost production requires

some knowledge and experience and additional labour, but is

low in investments.

• Green manuring: The practice of growing a leguminous plant

species for biomass production and incorporation into the soil.

It makes use of natural nitrogen fixation.

 Crop residues: left over crop residues have high nutrient

content and water retention ability.

 Animal manure : manure from livestock and poultry

 Bio-fertilizer : use of microbes known for nutrient fixing and

nutrient solubilizing properties.