Rice and maize are major staple foods (grains) widely consumed across many households in Nigeria.
Amidst inflationary pressure in the country, the price of commodities has maintained an upward trend over the last decade.
However, some clusters of farmers who adopted climate-smart rice farming, described as"Bokashi and Biochar, introduced to them by Sasakawa Africa Association were seen harvesting rice paddies in October. For the preparation of Bokashi, she listed the materials required to include rice husk, fermented dairy products, fruit waste, and yeast.
After attaining the required burning level of the rice husk, the set-up is allowed to cool and further activated with either compost, animal manure or bokashi, she said.
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