How traditional bio input reduces farming overheads?

Bio-inputs used in all organic vegetables at Firstorganics

In agriculture like in any other business a smart investment is better than a huge one. Hence, for Mr Veluchammy, a farmer from Karadikal, organic farming was certainly the smartest investment he made in his farm as its yield doubled: "To get this result I just used 1 dose of organic growth promoter, while I used 2 doses with chemical inputs. It's a double profit for me because I invested really few and get higher yield profit."

To double its profit, Mr Veluchammy does not need anything else that what he already had in his farm. Before that chemical method overran the Indian agriculture lands, farmers were traditionally making "Panchakavyam", a natural growth promoter and repellent. This method require only 20 days.

To cover 1 acre, a farmer just needs: 3 Kg of coconut dunk, some jaggery or sugar waste mixed with 500 ml of water, 200 ml of ghee. These 3 ingredients must be mixed by hand to be perfectly blended, each morning and evening during 4 days.

In the 5 th day, few elements must be added: 500 ml of curd, 200 ml of raw milk (should not be heat in order to keep all bacteria alive), 1 kg of coconut water, 1 kg of decomposed fruits (like papaya or banana), 1 liter of degraded juice, and 2 liters of cow urine. Added with 25 liters of water, it needs to be mixed to remove any lumps, and perfectly closed. If the air did not spoil the mixture, farmers will get the natural promoter after 15 days of fermentation.

Finally, the bio input can be spray to the land without any risk of damaging the soil or the yield.

By Audrey Durgairajan

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