GOVERNMENT has advised legume farmers to apply rhizobium bio-fertilisers as they are cost effective compared to traditional Ammonium Nitrate (AN) and Compound D fertilisers. Legume crops include soybeans, groundnuts, roundnuts and sugar beans. There has been a significant increase in fertiliser prices with a 50kg bag of Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser shooting to US$65 compared to…
Farmers advised to use cheap bio-fertilisers to cut costs

Of major concern, Zimbabwe has become a net importer of phosphate fertilizer, irrespective of abundant phosphate deposits.