How to Locally Prepare Organic Pesticides with Neem Leaves and other Ingredients

Have you been having issues with pests on your farm and you have been researching on how to locally produce organic pesticide before now, if yes, then your search is over! In this resource, we are going to look into the best possible way of preparing organic pesticides in your farm by yourself.

However, before then, I must say that the importance of pesticides in every aspect of farming should not be overemphasized, as insects and pests control are part of the prerequisites for a bountiful harvest.

If your farm often gets invaded by insects which continuously destroy your crops or/and fruits, then there’s need to make use of pesticides in getting rid of such pests. Most times, in such situation, deciding on the type of pesticides to apply could be uneasy. Generally, there are the Organic and conventional type of pesticides. Well, for farmers who would prefer a healthy ecosystem in their farm activities, the better choice would be the use of organic pesticides. Organic Pesticides are inexpensive, risk free, has no toxin, has an edge over chemicals. Organic pesticides is the safest and cheapest way to control pest on the farm, especially for those who are into organic farming system. Smallholder farmer can easily prepare their organic pesticides with the materials below:

• leaves from neem plant (dongoyaro plant leaves)
• pepper (cayenne pepper)
• cow urine
• water.

How to Prepare it and Application
You can prepare the organic pesticides by:

• Blending the leaves of neem plants alongside pepper, cow urine and water, then allow the mixture to ferment for three days before sprinkling it on the farm.
• You can also sieve and use sprayer to spray it on the farm.

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