TECHNICAL DETAILS
Introduction:
In past 50 years history, the chemical pesticides and fertilizers have played a crucial
role in boosting the agricultural production, however they have a short history in
modern agriculture. Their immediate action and low cost managed to bring them
rapidly in to the center of attention. Their toxic effects on environment, plant, animal
and human life diverted the focus on ecofriendly plant protection. Moreover, the
development of resistance in insects against common pesticides has not been solved
yet. Thus, practices such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have gained more
importance. Effective microorganisms (EM) are important component of the IPM.
This terminology means use of beneficial microorganisms to control the pest.
However, the availability of bio pesticide is the major constraint; considering the total
cropped area. Indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides contributed in loss of soil
productivity along with addition of salts to the soil. To revive the soil health and
living on alternate source has become essential concept of bio fertilizer came forward,
which can be a good supplement for a chemical fertilizers,
Bio fertilizers are nutrient availability systems in which biological process
are involved. The term bio fertilizers includes selective micro-organism like bacteria,
fungi and algae, which are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen or convert soluble
phosphate and potash in the soil into forms available to the plants. Biofertilizer is a
cost effective, eco-friendly & renewable source of land nutrient they play a vital role
in maintaining a long term soil fertility & sustainability. The bio fertilizer maintain
the soil fertility cost by using in the yield is assured with bio fertilizer & continuous
use of bio fertilizer makes the soil very fertile for good yield. The bio fertilizer can be
manufacture in soil form or in liquid form for spraying on the plants.
Bio pesticide and bio fertilizer is a need of modern agriculture since demand
for safe and residue free food is increasing. Therefore, to cater the need, it is
necessary to promote the efforts for production of bio pesticides and bio fertilizers in
the state in private sector to encourage the entrepreneurs.
Market status and Scope:
Sustainable agricultural is a complex issue associated with producing food while
maintaining biophysical resources including soil, water & biota with no adverse
impact on the wider environment. Biofertilizer and biopesticide fulfils all the needs
for sustainable agriculture and food security in the region. In spite of the fact that bio
pesticides have been extensively used in developed countries for the past few decades,
the non-availability of the same products suitable for the regionally – important pests
resulted in the sluggishness of the growth of bio pesticides in developing countries.
However, in recent years, awareness on organic products and chemical free foods
requirements has been increasing with newer products entering the market. And
surprisingly, most currently registered products for insect control are produced in
western regions and Asia. That included bacteria nematodes fungi viruses and
protozoa Market for biopesticides is increasing as the agrochemical industry adapts to
the problems of chemical pesticide resistance, re–registration of pesticide and
changing public attitudes to pesticide use. Government bodes encouraging more to
produce organic vegetables and fruits through natural way. Therefore bio fertilizer
consumption is expected to increase too many fold in coming years.
Objective of the project:
The objective of this project is a manufacturing facility of ORGANIC
BIOTECHNOLOGEY based fertilizer production unit in the U.A.E, and registering
the products in ministry of Agriculture and marketing all over the G.C.C. region. At
present there is no organic fertilizer production unit in U.A.E and no product available
from the. Region. UAE agricultural ministry banned to importing organic fertilizer
from other region except few companies from western region and their rate is much
more. But the same time opportunity to import the inoculums from other region and
develop own facility in UAE.
Products proposed for manufacturing.
Name of the product Classification Role
1 Nitrogen fixer Bio fertilizer
A Azotobacter chroococcum Biofertiizer N-fixer
B Azotobacter vinelindii Biofertiizer N-fixer
C Azotospirillum lipoferum Biofertiizer N-fixer
D Rhizobium Biofertiizer N-fixer
E Acetobacter xylinum Biofertiizer N-fixer
2 Phosphate solubilizer Biofertilizer
A Bacillus megatherium Biofertiizer P-solibilizer
B Pseudomonas putida Biofertiizer P-solibilizer
3 K-solubilizer
A Frateuria Aurentia Biofertiizer K-mobilizer
The products in above table are bio fertilizers which provides N, P of K to the plants.
All the above mentioned type of fertilizer production facility required proper
registration and lab facilities and further related formalities from govt. bodies.
Grabbing the formality implementation delays, the production of the soil conditioners
and potting soil which have strong demand in local market especially in landscaping
and agricultural production can be implemented with the same facility .Production of
such products can easily start and market under the biotech unit with the help of
imported inoculum. Main requirement for compost production is industrial license to
import coco peat from outside the country.
Main products focusing are.
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Coco peat based soil conditioners and potting soil for Landscaping.
Microorganism inoculated soil conditioners.
Micorrihiza based fertilizers.
Biocontrol agents like pseudomonas flurosence,beavuria, metaherziumetc
Composting bacteria like EM
Medicinal mushroom production
Parasite and predator breeding
8. Domestic food and green waste composting inoculums.