Online Reporter
Victor Maphosa
Mashonaland East Province
Rhizobia, a biofertiliser for leguminous plants was launched today at Grasslands Research Centre in Marondera.
The Minister of State for Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs and Devolution Dr Apolonia Munzverengwi officiated at the launch.
Other Government officials and farmers from the province attended the event.
Rhizobia is an innovative and cost effective biofertiliser that enables leguminous plants to fix atmospheric nitrogen, thereby significantly enhancing their growth and productivity.
The biofertiliser is produced by the Legume Inoculant Factory which operates under the Soil Productivity Research Laboratory (SPRL) and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development.
In an interview with The Herald on the sidelines of the launch, chief director for the department of Research and Specialist Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Dumisani Kutywayo said the biofertiliser gurantees increased production.
“We encourage farmers to use Rhizobia in leguminous crops such as soya beans and sugar beans, among others.
“We distribute Rhizobia through our channels such as extension agencies. Other agro dealers sell it on our behalf.”
