Cocopeat: Organic Fertilizer Boosts Crop Yields, Fights Disease, a Boon for Farmers
Cocopeat: Organic Fertilizer Boosts Crop Yields, Fights Disease, a Boon for Farmers
- •Cocopeat, an indigenous fertilizer, significantly boosts fruit, vegetable, and grain yields, addressing the growing demand for organic produce.
- •It enhances disease resistance in plants, leading to healthier crops and improved production, as confirmed by Bhushan Prasad of the Center of Excellence for Vegetables, Chandi (Nalanda).
- •Prepared using ingredients like wheat straw, mustard cake, gypsum, urea, and coconut husks soaked for 24 hours.
- •Surya Prakash, a mushroom producer, highlights its benefits, stating it's a boon for crops and can be used beyond mushroom cultivation.
- •Modern farming is shifting from chemical fertilizers, which harm health and offer limited long-term yield, towards organic solutions like cocopeat.
