Protein is one of the major nutrients needed for body development from infant to adolescent stage of human life. These group of people make up to 50 to 55% of the population. The future development of their immediate environment, community and country also depend so much on these population. The same population of people are majorly dependent on parents or sponsors in one way or the other for their upkeep, and are concentrated majorly in high schools, colleges and other institution areas. While they are away from home, the usual occurrence is that they have limited cash to afford these protein sources which have high prices tag laid on them due to inflation in the country. Inflation in the country is general and most agricultural produce are affected in the long run. Inflated prices come on these products because large number of farmers depends on drugs, and other chemical to keep their production at sustainable level as well as to keep maximum profit in the business.
Organic Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. This being our method of farming have proven to be very effective and durable. Our products also nourishing with several testimonies from consumers. Moreover, our value additions have make us standout. These value additions include service delivery which have eliminated the middlemen thereby reducing price tag on products to make them more competitive in the market.
However, we are unable to penetrate the market because of limited products that we push to the market. The release of this kind of fund will be a saving grace for us in this part of the world. This will also enable us to plan more for the future. The beauty of agriculture is that the more you produce the less the input which implies less cost to meet the demand as well as to forestall shortages during high demands.
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