Production Of Fertilizer From Water Hyacinth And Its Effects On The Growth Of Jute Leaf {ewedu}

ABSTRACT The Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) supports one of the poorest and most populous rural populations in the East Africa region. The increase in population and the dipping fish population, has forced the community around the Lake Victoria to seek alternative sources to complement their daily food needs. This has made large scale farming for food crops an imperative option to enable the community meet its daily food demands. Repeated use of the soil around the lake for large scale farming has led to deterioration of the soil quality and massive erosion. Chemical f…