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Page coming up about DA, Janastu, bio fertilizer workshop, additional information for followup and status with changing contact numbers etc

Ecosystems of Waste management and Household Enterprises

What is waste is changing fast

Villages did not have a word for garbage in their vernacular. All “waste” was organic material which found its compost pit at the house or in the neighborhood. Compost was one of the main fertilizers for plants and farms. However, over the last few decades there has been an inundation of chemical fertilizers. Most farmers now completely rely on these fertilizers and pesticides for plant care. The significance of this is two fold: 1. While these products are an additional expense to the farmers they also degrade the soil causing a vicious cycle of dependency on these chemical products, and 2. Women take the burden of farmer debt by either pawning their jewelry or getting micro loans from self help groups leading them into a vicious cycle.

However, there is a new product line called bio fertilizers and plant care products [m1] that has attracted some attention in rural areas and our villages. While these products are claimed to be effective products, the price tag on these are pretty high. One of our permaculture residents [r1] has also been making comparable bio fertilizers and plant care products [l1] and exposing the farming community to these will lead to a more balanced turn around of a) cost saving, b) soil nurturing and 3) women enterprises. We have started experimenting with these products with some of the farming community with positive responses.

[m1] modicare agricultural products https://www.modicare.com/images/WellKids/Agriculture%20Range%20Training%20Presentation.pdf

[l1] http://j.mp/da_welead_janastu video and material made for announcing the workshop series in Haryana.

[r1] https://www.travellersuniversity.org/post/a-nomad-for-whom-the-world-is-a-home

[x1] Fish Amino Acid Rich in nitrogen, Fish Amino not only reduced the requirement of nitrogen fertilizer, but also served as a growth promoter enhancing yields. Being produced from wastes which hitherto resulted in health problems, fish amino also served as a means to reduce pollution in the region. Fish Amino Acids fertilizer products are high in good old NPK - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Without proper photosynthesis, plants will not grow. This process relies on the production of chlorophyll, which needs to absorb energy from the sun. Amino acids will help in the production of chlorophyll, which leads to quality photosynthesis.