Table 1: Numbers of farms using different source of organic manure.
|
Source of Organic manures
|
Frequency used by farmers (percent) |
|
|
Nuwakot (n = 30) |
Chitwan (n = 30) |
|
|
Farm yard manure |
100 |
100 |
|
Poultry manure |
73 |
83 |
|
Biogas slurry |
0 |
75 |
|
Green manure |
20 |
58 |
|
Compost |
6 |
25 |
|
Fish pond manure |
6 |
- |
|
Goat manure |
80 |
33 |
|
Commercial organic fertilizer |
0 |
8 |