TITLE:
Development of Beneficial-Microbial-Based Biofertilizers for Future Generation of Agriculture (Bio-Agriculture) and Their Global Health Impacts in Cameroon
AUTHORS:
Abel Wade, Marcelin Bahdjolbe, Abdouraman Hawaou, Solange Lontsi Moukala, Dieudonné Nwaga
KEYWORDS:
Biofertilizers, Future Generation of Agriculture (Bio-Agriculture), LanaRhizo, Lana-PSM, LanaMyco, Global Health
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Microbiology,
Vol.15 No.4,
April
24,
2025
ABSTRACT: Over decades, chemical fertilizers have been used to increase crop production and meet increasing demands. However, the overuse of these products is known to be harmful to humans, animals and environmental health. In addition to air and water pollution, they are also responsible for the depletion of minerals from the soil and global warming. Furthermore, their residues in farm and animal products are the cause of metabolic and endocrinological disorders leading to cancers, cardiovascular failures, reproductive complications, congenital malformations and more. In this work, we have developed three types of biofertilizers (LanaRhizo, Lana-MSP and LanaMyco) based on soil bacteria and fungi isolated in Bockle (Garoua). The aims of these findings include the reduction of harmful health effects caused by chemical fertilizers with the promotion of good health to the multi-sectorial global One Health sector. Biofertilizers which are made up of beneficial microorganisms are a viable alternative technology to increase food production without jeopardizing human and environmental health. Biofertilizers include all organisms which supply or make different nutrients available to plants (nitrogen fixers, phosphorus solubilizers and mycorrhiza). Results demonstrate significant improvements in soybean and maize growth parameters, yield, protein content, oil content (soybean), and total soluble sugar content (maize) with biofertilizer application. Furthermore, the study explores the impact of Lana-MSP on human health by assessing flavonoid biosynthesis and reduced glutathione (GSH) production in maize, showing significant increases compared to the control and NPK treatments. Biofertilizers are important to organic farming in that they are cost effective, completely environment friendly, and unharmful and they do not cause pollution but reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere. With the actual use of biofertilizers in applied agriculture, they could constitute a promising alternative to chemical fertilizers, offering benefits for future generations of agriculture and human health.