Uru rupapuro ruragaragazwa mu rurimi rw'umwimerere Icyongereza. Edit translations
Organic farming is a sustainable farming system that produces healthy crops and livestock without damaging the environment. It avoids the use of artificial chemical fertilisers and pesticides, relying on developing a healthy and fertile soil that can grow a mixture of crops.
There is nothing radically new about organic farming: it is merely our traditional method of farming with cow-dung as manure and neem leaves to keep insects away. Some other techniques of organic farming control pests by using farmer-friendly insects. Trychograma – commonly known as stingless wasps – are used to destroy American bollworm maggots and other worms. Chrysoperla – or green lacewings – eats the larvae of aphids.
A marketing cooperative needs to be established solely for the marketing of organic fruits, to save farmers from exploitation by pre-harvest contractors. The government should give proper attention to providing organic pesticides to farmers at reasonable prices by establishing dedicated centres in various districts. Some traders believe that there is good potential for organic fruits, and that their demand will grow as more consumers become acquainted of their health and environmental benefits. Nevertheless, if more trade is carried out in processed products like jam, jellies, juices and nectars, fruit pastes and canned fruits in syrup.
23 Gashyantare, 2013