Kaduna 2024: ARATIBIOTECH Limited Proffers Solutions For Ginger Disease Outbreak, Bioherbicide Agriculture 

Kaduna 2024: ARATIBIOTECH Limited Proffers Solutions For Ginger Disease Outbreak, Bioherbicide Agriculture

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

ARATIBIOTECH Limited had on Wednesday, during a symposium held at the Nigerian Air Force NAF Club Kaduna enumerated numerous ways by which to tackle challenges faced over time in the agricultural sector by farmers particularly in the area of ginger production.

The discussion which brought together experts including environmental analyst, dwelled on the consultative and products validation.

In a paper titled, “Biological Treatment Solution for Ginger Disease Outbreak & Bioherbicide Agriculture, Solution, Kaduna 2024, the paper tried to look at Nigeria and Africa challenges.

Nigeria agriculture it said has the potential to reclaim its former position as the main mover of economic growth of the country and the continent.

The global warming and Sahel Africa’s region of lack of fresh water, organic pasture and low rates of irrigation which are contributory factors to low yields, weak markets and low profitability across the sector not withstanding, Aratibiotech Limited with its expertise in research and products development in agriculture and environmental biotechnologies promises to proffer the answers.

Aratibiotech Limited has played a catalytic role in developing the agricultural growth corridor concept, the rationale of which is to leverage investment and demonstrate a sustainable growth mode.

It is the believe that with Nigeria’s good soil and climate conditions, backbone infrastructure, and targeted catalytic financing, there is great potential to cascade investments along the agricultural value chain.

With public private- partnership encouraged, the problems will be surmounted. It assured.

Not only is Aratibiotech Limited

public-private partnerships in a traditional sense, they are also a multi-sector commitment to action.

Focus on the first day of the symposium was on,

ARATI Baja – Liquid Biofertilizer for Ginger/Turmeric cultivation.

ARATI Biopesticide for Bio-control of the fungal/bacteria pest/disease on ginger/turmeric cultivation (case study, Kaduna Ginger Pest/Disease).

 Ginger Postharvest Management (ARATIDIN).

Bioherbicide for sustainable agriculture,

ARATI Yaranta (Post-emergence) and ARATI Korova (Pre-emergence).

The fora also considered the agricultural hazard posed by ‘weed’.

Fielding questions from journalists shortly after the event, the Coordinator,  Engr. Salaudeen Majeed shed more light on the event.

“Our purpose is to make south-west Nigeria region the organic agriculture for tree crops, cereals, and vegetables crops and oil seed export by 2030. It is anticipated that the market for organic foods would increase from USD$202.7 billion in 2023 to USD$$35.0 billion by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.90% over the projection period (2023-2032).

In response to how the products showcased at the symposium is going to address environmental health and economic concerns in our society,  he said .

“The products showcased at the symposium has advantages over the conventional ones. It improves soil fertility. Because of the advantages over the conventional ones, it means that it will bring about large productivity  in ginger production. Also, when consumed, it does not have side effects on humans and animals.

The products are environmentally friendly, therefore advised that the public go for them.

There were discussants who spoke on the efficacy of the products.

Speaking, one of the participants,

Air commodore Tahir Isa, lmam, Nigeria  Air force base, Kaduna, a small scale farmer appreciated the organizers of the event.

He called on the general public to key into such educative programmes for added knowledge. It has added value to him as a farmer. He stated.

“In 2023, Kaduna, Nigeria, disease outbreak of a fungal disease affected hundreds of farmers within 2,500 hectares of farms in seven local government areas of the state and with economic value worth N10 billion in Southern Kaduna. 2 Regenerative agriculture products developed by Aratibiotech Limited, the ARATI Biopesticide broad spectrum can be used for the diseases and symptoms in Ginger cultivation in Kaduna State, Nigeria.