The Bangalore-based Camson Biotechnologies will focus on its zero residue farming practice connecting private plantations, institutions and organisations associated with farmers.
Santosh Nair, CEO, Camson Biotechnologies Ltd, said that zero residue farming practice is a reliable and sustainable alternative to conventional usage of chemical farming methods.
This is an initiative to stop the growing health issues among farmer communities in the country. It leaves no residue in the air, soil or water. Besides providing the safest method for practicing agriculture, it helps protect crops and enhances growth.
Nair, who was here for a seminar on safer farming practices, said that zero residue farming strictly focuses on safer produces and sustainable yields. The core of this farming method revolves around the usage of bio-pesticides and natural fertilisers derived organically from secondary metabolites of various microbes available in the atmosphere.
The zero residue cultivation practices ensures that farm workers are not exposed to harmful agro-chemicals, thus reducing the risk of various health ailments. From time to time, various initiatives have been taken up by the government to educate the farmers about the dire effects of the use of chemical fertilisers.
Natural fertilisers
Natural fertilisers act as bio agents, which are beneficial for soil conditioning and improving the plant physiology and produce.
They mobilise the micronutrients in soil to maximise its utilisation by the growing plant. Bio-pesticides work specifically against certain pests without harming other organisms. Since they are living strains, they assimilate into the ecosystem without leaving any toxic residue, he said.
The company has already taken up the initiative in Wayanad region for cardamom plantations in association with some NGOs, he added.