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Diseases Africa Needs To Fully Return To Organic Farming

Diseases: Africa Needs To Fully Return To Organic Farming

The world over, Organic farming has been embraced as a better and healthier alternative to conventional farming, and there are many reasons for this widespread acceptance. First, organic agriculture has been proven to be the healthier and more ecologically friendly option. Free of the use of mineral fertilisers and synthetic pesticides, the products of organic farming are healthier and cleaner, as well as free of diseases and damaging side effects. The soil is also better off for it because all of the poisonous substances we have been putting into the soil in the name of modern farming have been hurting

Cross River earmarks $7m for mechanised farming

Cross River earmarks $7m for mechanised farming

The Cross River State Government has earmarked the sum of $7 million for the promotion of mechanised farming in the state.
The state governor, Professor Ben Ayade, made the disclosure on Wednesday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Feed the Future Project between the state government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the executive council chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar
Speaking at the event, Ayade said: “Everyone of us must own a farm and for those of you who are in my cabinet, you know Cross River has just