Unit 1 - introduction to environmental studies.pdf
Farmer friendly techniques - waste decomposer
1. Dr. Krishna Chandra
Director
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
National Centre of Organic Farming, Ghaziabad
Waste Decomposer
Grow organic crop only in Rs. 20/-
2. Quick Composting from waste
Fertigation with liquid de-composer
In-situ compostingPest and Disease control
Seed Treatment
Revival of Soil Health
3. ➢Simple & Reliable
➢Ready to use (within 5 days)
➢Longer shelf-life (3 years)
➢Recommended for all crops
➢Better crop response
➢Works as a great component for clean India Movement by converting
organic waste into organic fertilizer
➢Low cost (only Rs. 20 per bottle)
➢ 1000 MT Organic fertiliser could be produced from 1 bottle per year by
farmers
Total 50000 farmers have already been benefitted
Waste Decomposer Developed by NCOF
4. Mix 2 kg jaggery in 200 litre of water in a
container and stir well
Open the bottle and pour the
contents into the solution and stir
well every day
Cover container with a
paper/cardboard
The waste decomposer
gets ready after 5 days
Methodology of Mass Multiplication by farmers :
5. Quick Composting
• Mix one bottle Waste Decomposer with 2
kg Jaggery in 200 liter of water and stir
well and leave for 4 days
• Spread the organic waste as layer on a
plastic sheet
• Sprinkle 10 liter of the above prepared
solution over the organic waste layer of
01 ton waste
• Maintain 60% moisture during entire
period of composting
• Turn over the compost at 7 day interval
• The compost gets ready to use after 40
days
Sprinkle waste decomposer
solution directly on a heap of
compost
6. In-Situ Composting of Crop Residue
• Mix one bottle Waste
Decomposer with 2 kg
Jaggery in 200 liter of
water and stir well and
leave for 4 days.
• Flood the liquid with the
irrigation water on to
the stubles of crop
residue in the field and
leave for 30 days for in-
situ composting.
7. Seed Treatment
• 1 bottle Waste Decomposer is
thoroughly mixed with 30 g jaggery
• The preparation is used to treat 20 kg
seeds
• Leave the treated seeds under shade
for 30 minutes
• After 30 min. the seeds are ready for
sowing
8. Foliar Spray
The mass multiplied
liquid waste
decomposer culture is
diluted in the ratio of
1:10 with water and
applied as foliar spray
to control pest and
diseases.
9. Union Minister of Agriculture Sh. Radha Mohan Singh Ji is distributing
Waste Decomposer to Farmers