Farmers have been urged to adopt urea fertiliser in their cropping practices to effectively mitigate soil acidity and promote environmental sustainability.
Urea is a low cost nitrogen-rich fertiliser that promotes plant growth and development.
According to the Head of Horticulture Division of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Crop Research Institute (CSIR-CRI), Dr Micheal Kwabena Osei, Ghana's soil was very acidic ,hence its usage would prevent leaching of essential nutrients, and reduce the release of harmful gases into the environment .He indicated that Ghana's soil acidity resulted in low crop yield and released toxic ammonia gases into the atmosphere, thereby threatening human health, hence the need to adopt urea usage.
Dr Osei gave the advice at the pre-launch seminar of Nano Urea fertiliser in Accra to discuss ways of improving the agricultural system in the country. "Urea deliver nutrients to crops more efficiently and sustainably, thereby reducing waste and environmental impact," he said.