Impact of Organic Fertilizers on farm production and environment
Organic fertilizers have tremendous impact on farm production and surrounding environment. Farmers must realize the importance of the impact of organic fertilizers in farming.
Characteristics of organic fertilizers
- Organic fertilizers release nutrients gradually to the soil.
- Nutrient contents of organic fertilizer last longer in the soil providing constant supply of nutrients to the plants.
- Organic fertilizers promotes the growth and survival of the micro-organisms in the soil to improve and stabilize the soil health over time..
- Organic fertilizers do not pollute the land and the environment significantly.
Impact of organic fertilizers
- Food crops are produced without having any harmful/toxic effect of chemicals.
- The cost of organic fertilizers are less than the chemical fertilizers because the organic fertilizers are produced On-Farm and locally.
- Farmers need low capital investment because organic fertilizers continue to supply nutrients to the soil on sustainable basis.
- Organic fertilizer do not have significant effect on human health and environmental pollution.
Please see the slideshow below for images of organic fertilizers.
