Participants at the Soil, Climate and Agricultural Sustainability Summit have called on the federal government to expand mobile and laboratory soil testing services throughout the nation.
The summit also suggested encouraging the preservation of residues, composting, and the use of organic additives instead of open burning, along with establishing and implementing quality criteria for fertilizers, compost, and biostimulants.
The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Proxylogics, Ross Alabo-George, emphasized that Nigerian farmers require sufficient knowledge and suitable resources to enhance soil fertility and attain greater production.
He delivered the comments on the fringes of the Soil, Climate and Agricultural Sustainability Summit (SCASS 2025), which had the theme ‘Building Climate-Smart and Inclusive Agricultural Systems: Aligning Policy, Practice, and Innovation.’
A statement released following the summit in Abuja emphasized that soil health continues to be the basis for agricultural development in Nigeria.
It highlighted that, in the face of increasing climate issues, combining biostimulants, organic methods, traditional wisdom, and climate-friendly innovations can lead to more robust food systems, better farmer incomes, and improved community health.
Studies conducted in Nigeria, Uganda, and Côte d’Ivoire showed yield improvements ranging from 30 to 150% when using BiOWiSH biostimulants, especially for rice, maize, and coffee.
“Biostimulants have also demonstrated the ability to decrease reliance on synthetic inputs while enhancing the health of the soil microbiome, offering direct advantages for both human and ecosystem well-being,” the statement noted.
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