MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-Scores of farmers that stopped using chemical fertilizer and try news product of mundawanthu organic fertilizer have expressed satisfaction with the product.

Speaking during the media tour, the concerned farmers said, the organic fertilizer is the tool to end hunger in Malawi.

Senior Group Sinyara of Sumbakhunda in Lilongwe district disclosed that the product makes the soil to be resistant to climate change and suitable to all types of soil.

“Like here, those who applied chemical fertilizer, their crops were affected by dry spell but look at my field the crops are healthier as if their was no dry spell,” said the Chief.

She urge farmers who still relying on chemical fertilizer to adopt mundawathu organic fertilizer saying the product restores the fertility of soil.

“Despite being cheap, I have noticed that using this product for two years, the third year, a person can still have best results harvest even without applying anything because this product is restoring soil fertility a thing we need as Malawians,” She added.

According to Chisomo Kwizombe from Lizuku in Tcheu district, Mundawathu organic fertilizer has changed his social , economic and financial life.

Kwizombe told journalists that since he started applying Mundawathu fertilizer in his field he has been able to get more harvest than in the past.

“Before, I was harvesting almost 8 to 10 bags in this field but this year the harvest jumped to 33 bags which is a miracle,” he lamented.

The farmers then urged government to try supplying mundawathu organic fertilizer in Affordable Import Program (AIP) in order to achieve its intended goal of defeating hunger in the country.

Mundawathu organic fertilizer marketing officer Chimwemwe Mukhova said her company is happy with the positive response from farmers.

She vowed to deal with all problems raised by the farmers.

Mundawathu organic fertilizer is at 30 thousand kwacha a 50kg bag and has click five years since farmers started using the product.