Ethiopian scientist at Mekele University Veterinary College lecturer, Tinsay Weldegebriel, has introduced a liquid fertilizer that can be used to grow plants without soil and water. One liter liquid fertilizer he produces can be diluted by 240 liters of water, while one liter of the diluted liquid fertilizer can grow up to 60 kilograms of grass; he said speaking to the state broadcaster – ETV. He said that one liter of his liquid fertilizer using hydrophone technology he uses allows growing 10 to 11 kilograms of plant from one kilogram of seed. He stated that using his liquid fertilizer the grasses grow faster than the normal time to grow on land consuming water. Meanwhile less than 40% of farmers in Ethiopia use fertilizer.

Source: News Business Ethiopia February 14, 2019 16:56 UTC