PUSA DECOMPOSER
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Context
- The low-cost bio-enzyme, called Pusa decomposer, has been developed by the state-run Indian Agricultural Research Institute
About
- It breaks down straw and turns it into fertilizer.
- The bio-enzyme breaks down crop residue in about three weeks on average and increases organic carbon in the soil.
- On some farms, crops disintegrated even faster, within about a week, an encouraging sign as more farmers use the decomposer.
Significance
- The decomposer will “save the soil and plants next to the fields and the produce will be better for health.
- The organic spray has helped prevent farmers from burning over 385,000 acres of rice paddies.
- It’s a win-win situation for farmers.
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