•Cocopeat fertilizer is a powerful tool for organic farming, significantly boosting crop yield and disease resistance.
•It supports natural farming methods, addressing the growing consumer demand for organic produce over chemical fertilizers.
•Bhushan Prasad, Site In-charge, Centre of Excellence for Vegetables, Chandi (Nalanda), emphasizes its benefits for crop production and fighting diseases.
•Mushroom producer Surya Prakash calls cocopeat a boon, noting its effectiveness for mushrooms and general crops.
•Cocopeat is prepared using wheat straw, mustard cake, gypsum, urea, and coconut husks, soaked for 24 hours.
