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Evidence in Thailand and Vietnam of the Beneficial Effects of Bio-Plant and Pro-Plant

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Some Evidence of the Beneficial Effects of Bio-Plant and Pro-Plant 100% Organic, Microbial, Liquid Bio-fertilizers 1. Introduction Many farmers in Thailand and Vietnam have been using Bio-Plant and Pro-Plant or one of their other brand names for about 20 years, and we do not keep a record of their results. However, the orders increase continuously because of the beneficial effects, and the government of Vietnam buys a large amount each year as part of its efforts to phase out chemical agriculture. The Field Tests file show the results of some of the many field tests carried out over the last few years in Mauritius, Thailand, Vietnam, Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, China, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia. These are just to give you an idea of the general savings and crop yield benefits, which result from using the bio-fertilizers. 2. General Comments 2.1 Bio-chemical Farming In bio-chemical farming as a general rule, by mixing 330 cc of Bio-Plant with each 50 kgs bag of chemical fertilizer in bio-chemical farming farmers can reduce by 50% the amount of chemical fertilizer they use straight away while increasing their yield by about 10% to begin with. This rises to 30%+ as the soil’s fertility is restored. The farmer’s costs are reduced usually by 40%-45%. If the farmer also sprays Pro-Plant on the leaves to provide a full range of nutrients, the overall costs are reduced by about 30% on average. If the farmer also prepares the seeds and soil with Bio-Plant, this will increase the crop yield further. In Year 2 and Year 3 farmers can reduce the amount of chemical fertilizer in each year by another 25% until they are farming 100% organically with a higher yield than when they were farming with chemicals, and of course, with much lower costs. We suggest this rate of change because even hardened chemical farmers can accept it. The drop in costs depends on the cost of chemical fertilizer in the country, of course. 2.2 In 100% Organic Farming In 100% organic farming the yield increase varies so much with yields even doubling, but an increase of about 30% is most common to begin with. The yield increases each year as the soil is restored to fertility and the bio-fertilizers clean the soil of the unabsorbed chemical NPK deposits left by chemical fertilizers. The costs are much lower. Sometimes we meet farmers who have told us that they are making a good profit for the first time as their costs have dropped 60% – 75% since they have stopped using chemical fertilizer. 3. General Benefits of Bio-Plant Bio-Plant restores soil fertility, and makes hard chemical fertilizer soil crumbly and rich again. This is because Bio-Plant contains a high concentration of quickly multiplying soil micro-organisms and fungi. The micro-organisms produce NPK for plants and stimulate plant growth. The micro-organisms make the NPK soil deposits left by chemical fertilizer absorbable by the roots. It improves root system development. When used with Pro-Plant it increases the fragrance of flowers and sweetness of fruit, rice, and other grains. When mixed with chemical fertilizer, it halves the amount of chemical fertilizer farmers need. Bio-Plant makes rich bio-compost when mixed with organic matter. It strengthens the plant’s immune system and resistance to disease and pests. It breaks the life cycle of soil pests. 4. General Benefits of Pro-Plant Pro-Plant increases the quality and quantity of the crop yield, and thereby increases income. Pro-Plant accelerates growth, flowering, and the formation of grain, fruit, etc. The nutrients are useable instantly by the leaves, especially when sprayed in a fine mist onto the leaves before 9 a.m. Pro-Plant makes plants much healthier, and more resistant to diseases and pests. Increases the fragrance of flowers, the sweetness of fruit and sugarcane, the crispiness of vegetables, and flavour. It increases the absorption rate of nutrients. Pro-Plant stimulates the respiratory and photosynthesis systems, so that the plant can absorb nutrients as needed. It also supplements carbon dioxide fixing and helps to improve the soil structure.…

Using Bio-Plant to Treat Municipal Rubbish and Turn It Into Compost

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Using Bio-Plant to Treat Municipal Rubbish and Turn It Into Compost 1. What is Bio-Plant and How Does It Work? Bio-Plant can be used effectively to treat rubbish and turn it into compost. 1.1 What It Does Bio-Plant is a 100% natural, environmentally friendly, chemical-free, non-pathogenic, live microbial-based product that uses naturally occurring and beneficial bacteria to eat and digest waste and other organic contaminants in a wide array of commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential applications, including oil, distillery, and brewery polluted water. It provides a very effective biological alternative to chemicals and caustic solvents. 1.2 Micro-organism Ingredients Bio-Plant is a very concentrated microbial liquid, with a heavy concentration of the following micro-organisms: Bacillus Nitrobacter Nitrosomonas Pseudomonas Other genii of micro-organisms according to the problem 1.3 Treating Rubbish Bio-Plant can be used to: Remove the foul smell caused by piles of rubbish. Degrade rubbish in landfills and turn it into fertilizer. 1.4 Treats Rubbish Biologically Bio-Plant provides biological rubbish and wastewater treatment by using micro-organisms (bacteria), which multiply very rapidly, to degrade organic waste naturally. 1cc contains 1 billion cells. Each cell multiplies into one million cells per day. In wastewater this results in Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) reduction, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) reduction, and smell control. 1.5 The Bacteria Produce Enzymes Bio-Plant provides a heavy concentration of micro-organisms to rubbish and wastewater. As the bacteria metabolize, grow and divide, they produce enzymes. The bacteria are literally factories for the production of enzymes. 1.8 The Enzymes The enzymes which are manufactured by the bacteria are appropriate to the environment in which the enzymes will be working. You therefore have automatic production of the right enzyme for the biological reduction of any waste material because Bio-Plant contains the right bacteria to start with. 1.9 How the Enzymes Work Enzymes in biochemical reactions act as organic catalysts. The enzymes create the reactions, and after having caused it, split off from them and are unchanged. After the biochemical reactions are complete and products formed, the enzyme is released to catalyze another reaction. 1.10 The Enzymes Break Down the Organic Matter The enzymes break down the organic matter into water soluble nutrients, which the bacteria digest. The bacterial digestion process consumes the organic matter. Using complex chemical reactions, the organic waste is metabolized down to water and Carbon Dioxide, thereby providing the bacteria with energy for growth and reproduction. 1.11 The Action of the Enzymes The enzymes decompose the organic wastes instantly The micro-organisms in the formula degrade totally the wastes decomposed by the enzymes by means of biological oxidation. Because the organic waste is consumed by the bacteria, it is then no longer present to produce odours, sludge, pollution, or unsightly mess. 1.12 Bio-Plant Removes the Chemicals The smell disappears as the chemicals are consumed by the micro-organisms in Bio-Plant. The micro-organisms break down the chemicals into different forms, which are then made harmless or are consumed by the relevant micro-organisms. 1.13 Ensures Effective Treatment of Organic Matter Foul smells arise from a lack of oxygen and by the slow decay of organic matter in the water. The strong concentration of aerobic and anaerobic micro-organisms in Bio-Plant are very effective in breaking down organic matter. 1.14 Eliminates Foul Smells The enzymatic and bacterial action removes the source of the smell problems. Removes foul smells from rubbish, drains, ponds, golf course lakes, and waste water lagoons. Degrades solid wastes (such as in portable toilets and sceptic tanks) and eliminates foul smells. Prevents blockings and foul smells in bathroom and kitchen drains. Eliminates foul smells from kitchen exhausts. Degrades biologically the organic deposits in grease traps. 2. How to Apply Bio-Plant to Treat Rubbish and Turn it into Compost 2.1 The Common Solution: Rubbish is burned 2.2 Effect of the Micro-organisms on the Rubbish Piles Ideally, the non-degradable rubbish (metal, polystyrene, cans, etc.) should be separated from the degradable, organic rubbish first. If this cannot be done, while the rubbish is decomposing, people can separate the non-degradable rubbish from the piles of rubbish. After spraying the rubbish, there will be much less smell and danger for the rubbish pickers. 2.3 Method 1 for Treating Rubbish and Turning It Into Compost For municipal rubbish dumps where the organic matter has not been separated from the non-biodegradable rubbish: Spray Bio-Plant on the rubbish. The dosage should be 1 litre of Bio-Plant mixed with 200 litres of water per 5 MT tonnes of rubbish. Leave the rubbish for 35-40 days before using it as compost. 1 litre of Bio-Plant is enough per 400 square metres of land. 10 bottles per 4,000 square metres. 2.4 The Micro-organisms Decompose the Rubbish Bio-Plant contains anaerobic and aerobic micro-organisms. This means that the decomposition can take place both inside the piles of rubbish as well as near and on the surface. This speeds up the speed of decomposition. 2.5 Turn Over the Rubbish Use bulldozers to turn over the rubbish every week (or more often) so that the rubbish deep down in the piles can receive oxygen. 2.6 Effect of the Micro-organisms on the Rubbish Piles The micro-organisms will decompose the organic matter, and after about 35-40 days the rubbish piles will be about 50% lower. The organic matter can then be screened and turned into compost, which can be bagged and sold. The volume of rubbish will decrease by about 50%. 2.7 Some of the Benefits Significant reduction of: foul smell (No need to spray perfume on the rubbish!) mosquitoes, flies, crows, and pests. gas emissions. Reduced BOD and COD levels in water flowing from the rubbish piles. The remaining rubbish with be rich in micro-organisms, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and minerals, and can be used to make excellent compost. Some screening of non-degradable rubbish may be necessary before the compost can be sold. 2.8 Method 2 for Treating Rubbish and Turning It Into Compost For treating rubbish in holes where the organic matter has been separated from the non-biodegradable rubbish: Separate the degradable rubbish from the metal, polystyrene, and cans as they take up space in the ground. Alternatively, grind…

Sample Automated Factory Set-Up Proposal

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Automated Factory for the Mixing and Packaging of Bio-Plant and Pro-Plant 100% Organic, Liquid, Microbial Bio-fertilizers. Note: Some of the actual figures and the name of the country where this proposal has been used have been removed for reasons of confidentiality. This proposal will give interested investors an idea of how the factory could help the country to phase out chemical agriculture. 1. Purpose Overall Purpose: The overall purpose of the factory is to enable a country to phase out 100% chemical farming, and to change to bio-chemical farming and then to 100% organic farming, with all the economic, social, agricultural, health, and environmental benefits, which this entails. By moving away from 100% chemical farming, farmers (and countries) will be able to increase their crop yields above what chemicals can achieve while lowering their costs and restoring the fertility of the soil. In addition, farmers will hardly be affected by fluctuations in the world price of oil as the bio-fertilizers are 100% organic and chemical-free. 2. The Location We are interested in (name of country) for the location, not just because of the potential market in the country for the bio-fertilizers, but also because it would serve emerging markets in other countries in the region. Because we are offering a bio-fertilizer Credit Fund to the governments of some of these neighbouring countries, we expect to create a large customer base for the factory in the coming 12 months. As an indication of the interest in the Credit Fund, discussions are being finalized now with the governments of (names of countries) for the purchase of US$XXX million of the bio-fertilizers over the next 5 years using the Credit Fund proposal. 3. Type of Factory While there are two possible kinds of factories that could be set up, namely a bio-fertilizer production factory and a repackaging factory, only the repackaging factory would work, as explained below. In the case of a repackaging factory, we would make the bio-fertilizers in Bangkok in large quantities, and send them over in 200-litre or 1,000 litre containers. The price would be cheaper than the price for one-litre bottles at US$X.XX per litre. At the factory the bio-fertilizers would be poured into bottles or other sizes of containers, and then sold to the farmers in (name of country) and other countries in the region. The label can be adapted to the country. The advantage of a repackaging factory is that the cost of the factory is very low. If labour costs are low, you can even start off with a hand-bottling factory, which is cheap, simple, and quick to build. Nothing fancy is needed at all. The most complex item will be a fork lift truck. But once the volume reaches 15 containers per month, you would probably need an automated bottling machine, which is made in Bangkok. If local labour is cheap, a hand-bottling factory could provide 30 containers a month with double shifts. A hand-bottling factory would be much cheaper. There are two reasons why the repackaging factory would be the option to choose: a) Expertise The bio-fertilizers are made with advanced bio-technology processes. If the factory were a production factory the person in charge of the factory would have to have very deep knowledge of bio-technology and microbiology, and their application to bio-fertilizer. In comparison it is very simple to operate a Urea or NPK factory. Furthermore, without the required depth of knowledge, the quality of the bio-fertilizers in a production type of factory would always fall short. Besides, the company President, does not want to give away the secret of his production method as it took him years of research to create the advanced processes. b) The Cost A hand-bottling or automated bottling factory would be much cheaper than a production factory. The laboratory in a production factory alone would cost at least US$500,000, and in the case of a full lab, which could be used to serve an analysis purpose for the whole of Africa, up to US$20 million. In the case of a repackaging factory, many of the items needed can probably be obtained locally and do not have to be sent from Thailand. This will keep the costs down. Automated bottling machines are made in Thailand. The factory building has to be open-air because of the temperature needed by the micro-organisms, and does not need to be expensive. The bio-fertilizers will be of great benefit to the farmers, the environment, and the people in (name of country) and beyond, and will be a very profitable operation. In addition, it will enable (name of country) to change over from 100% chemical farming to bio-chemical farming and then to 100% organic farming over 3-5 years. 4. Area of Land Needed for the Factory The size depends on the forecast capacity of the factory. The demand will increase when farmers see the effects, so it is advisable to choose a large area of land that allows for future expansion. A building of 1,000 – 2,000 sq. meters capacity will cater for 10-20 containers/month. A 20-foot container contains 640 cases x 20 litres, with 4 litres per hectare at the low local rate of consumption. A building of 5,000 – 10,000 sq. meters capacity will cater for 50-100 containers/month. We recommend that the factory is built to cater for at least 50 containers per month while having extra land for future expansion. 5. Production Equipment Needed 30 large tanks (plastic) able to hold 6 tonnes each. These are where the bio-fertilizers will be poured into and mixed. 30 three-horse power mixers to mix the bio-fertilizer in the tanks; one per tank. A control mixer to mix the bio-fertilizers when they are poured into each container from the 200-litre drums of bio-fertilizer. Bottling and labeling machinery. The machinery shown on the quotation will cater for 100 containers per month. Plastic bottles and packaging material. A laboratory. The factory can start to operate without this being operational at the beginning. This would serve quality control when the production…