Urging Cotton Farmers to Adopt Good Agricultural Practices
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- Mr Kiwango urged farmers to follow the 10 principles of good cotton farming to increase production and achieve higher yields.
- MWANZA: COTTON farmers have been urged to adopt good agricultural practices, to increase productivity and improve crop quality.
- The call was made on Wednesday in Ilemela Municipality by Cotton Board Agricultural Officer Onesmo Kiwango during training sessions held as part of the Nanenane exhibitions.
- Farmers who use farmyard manure benefit greatly because it contains essential nutrients required by cotton plants and helps maintain soil fertility over a long period,” he said.
- He added that organic fertilisers improve soil structure, increase water-retention capacity and enable farmers to harvest more cotton.