Organic Fertilizers

Organic fertilisers mean materials of animal origin used to maintain or improve plant nutrition and the physical and chemical properties and biological activity of soils, either separately or together, they may include manure, digestive tract content, compost and digestion residues.

Description

Fertilizers are materials that are applied to soils, or directly to plants, for their ability to supply the essential nutrients needed by crops to grow and improve soil fertility. They are used to increase crop yield and/or quality, as well as to sustain soils’ ability to support future crop production.

Mineral fertilizers are produced from materials mined from naturally occurring nutrient deposits, or from the fixation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into plant-available forms. Mineral fertilizers generally contain high concentrations of a single, or two or three, plant nutrients.

Organic fertilizers are derived from plant matter, animal excreta, sewage and food waste, generally in the form of animal manure, green manure and biosolids. Organic fertilizers provide essential nutrients needed by crops, generally containing a wide variety in low concentrations. They also play an important role in improving soil health.

Organo-mineral fertilizers combine dried organic and mineral fertilizers to provide balanced nutrients along with soil health improvements in a long-lasting, easy-totransport and store form.