Azolla production price,profit etc

1. AZOLLA FARMING

2. INRODUCTION
 Azolla or mosquito fern or water fern is a free floating
aquatic ferns and is genus belogns to family Salvinsceae.
 It grows in fresh water and is naturally available mostly on
moist soils, ditches marshy ponds and is widely distributed in
tropical belts of India.

3. Economic value
 On dry weight basis Azolla contains the following chemical composition :
Nitrogen : 5.0 %
Phosphorous : 0.5 %
Potassium : 2.0-4.5 %
Calcium : 0.1- 1.0 %
Magnesium : 0.65 %
Manganese : 0.16 %
Iron : 0.26 %
Crude fat : 3.0-3.3 %
Sugar : 3.4-3.5 %
Starch : 6.5 %
Chlorophyll : 0.34-0.55 %
Ash : 10.0 %

4. USES OF AZOLLA
 In rice field as dual cropping and green manuring.
 Used as a cattle feed.
 Used as biofertilizer in organic farming.
 Food for fishes.
 Food for pig, goat, poultry and other livestock.
NOTE : In case of livestock feed, Azolla should washed 4-5 times with fresh water.

5. LIMITATION OF AZOLLA CULTIVATION
 Water is pre requisite for its application, so it is not suitable for upland crop.
 Huge quantity of inoculums is required which is difficult for transplanting action during
rainy days.
 Temperature more than 35⁰C is not suitable.
 Extreme low temperature is also not suitable.
 No availability of technology to use Azolla as dry inoculum.
 Non availability of varieties suitable for higher temperature with low pH application.
 Market for azolla is not so popular.
 Ignorance of people about benefits of Azolla.

6. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PIT PREPARATION
S. No. Materials Quantity Rate (Rs) Value(Rs)
1 Plastic Sheet (21m × 3m) 4 Rs 12/m×m Rs. 3024
2 Labour 4 Rs 290/labour Rs 1160
3 SSP 400 gm Rs 10/Kg Rs 4
4 Azolla culture 1 Kg Rs 250/kg Rs 250
5 Carbofuran 3G 400 gm Rs 70/kg Rs 28
6 Nylon net 1m×1m Rs 25 Rs 25
7 Additional Expences Rs 200
Total Expenditure Rs 4691

7. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
S. No. Materials Req. Traditional Method Dual Cropping with
Azolla
1. Fertilizer (150:60:60 )
a) Urea(Rs 5.5/kg) 326 kg 260kg
b) SSP (RS 7.2/Kg) 333 kg 278 kg
c) MOP (Rs 16.8/kg) 100 kg 100 kg
2. Yeild
a) Grain (Rs 1470/qtl.) 48 qtl. 60 qtl.
b) Straw (Rs 50/qtl.) 96 qtl. 120 qtl.
3. Total Expences Rs. 5871 Rs. 5112 + 4691 =
Rs. 9803
4. Total Income Rs. 75360 Rs. 94200
5. Net Profit Rs. 69489 Rs. 84397
Additional Profit Rs. 14908

8. PRODUCERS
 Disha Organic Science tech Industries, Jaipur
 Rushabh Dairy & ARO Farm Tech, Thane
 AVT Organic Agro Park, Jaipur
 Mipa Industries, Pune
 V & V Farm, Kota