Revolutionize your Farm with Microbial Solutions

Agriculture faces lots of challenges ranging from pest buildup, worm/caterpillar infestation, nematode attack, wilting, rot, insect resistance, soil pollution, dead soil/substrate, reduced yield, odourous gas pollution, delayed decomposition amongst others. Do you know that, you can overcome all these challenges and revolutionize your farm when you engage microbial solutions? The potent roles of microbial solutions have long time been underrated by farmers simply because they don’t give quick action as synthetic pesticides. The few farmers that have access to microbial solutions are using it wrongly hence they become ineffective. The post will expose you to the real meaning of microbial solutions, categories of microbial solutions and benefit of using Microbial Solutions.

To begin with, we need to understand what microbial solutions are. Microbial solutions are game-changing tools for farmers, offering an eco-friendly and chemical-free approach to promoting plant and animal growth, soil/substrate health, and the management of pests and diseases. Essentially, microbial solutions are products (Be it liquid or powder) containing microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, used in plant and animal management for encouraging healthy growth and development. These microbial solutions are some time referred to as Microbial Innoculants or Bioinoculants or Biostimulants. Liquid and powder materials mentioned above are just carriers for microbe spores or cells. Microbial solutions are not compatible with synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and even with some organic materials hence they should be handled well and stored in a conducive environment.

We understood from basic biology that microorganisms are everywhere playing key economic roles which could be beneficial or non-beneficial. A healthy ecosystem has more population of beneficial microbes than non-beneficial microbes, when reverse is the case, an ecosystem experiences infestation, infection, disease incidence or pest attack. Hence, it is very important for farmers to always boost and improve beneficial microbe population so as to get desired results. To achieve that, we need to understand the categories of microbial solutions to engae, viz;

Category of Microbial Solutions

1. Biofertilizers: They are microbial solutions that provide nutrients to plants through their activities. They also provide soil conditioning service e.g., Rhizobium spp (Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria), Mycorrhizal fungi (Phosphate Mobilizer), Pseudomonas fluorescence (Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria), etc.

2. Biopesticides/Biocontrol Agents: They are microbial solutions that inhibit or suppress the growth of pests and diseases. e.g., Trichoderma harzianum (Biofungicide), Bacillus Thuringensis (Bioinsecticide), Paecylomyces lilacinus (Bionematicide), etc.

3. Probiotics: They are microbial solutions used to improve gut health and boost immunity of crop plant, livestock and human beings. They are useful in boosting productivity in crop and animal. They also help in controlling foul odour with right combination. They prevent disease in crop and animal. e.g. Lactobaccillus spp (LAB), Yeast, etc.

4. I.M.Os: Its an acronym for Indigenous Microorganisms. It’s a collection of native beneficial microorganisms.

More knowledge about the various microbial solutions are available in my book titled; Green Organic Agriculture: Optimizing Local Resources for Sustainable Agriculture by Ayodele Farinde

Benefits of using Microbial Solutions 

1. Improvement of soil and substrate health

Microbial solutions supply nutrients to soil via atmospheric nitrogen fixation, phosphorus liberation, and organic matter decomposition for releasing essential nutrients.

Microbial solutions promote soil biodiversity through introducing effective microorganisms, constructing a balanced system, and feeding soil fauna.

Microbial solutions fortify soil structure through agglomeration of the soil particles, producing soil-binding substances, and improving water retention and aeration.

Microbial solutions control soil-borne diseases

2. Microbial solutions improve crop, animal, poultry and aqualcuture yield.

3. Microbial solutions can be employed to provide natural protection against pests and diseases, thereby eliminating or reducing the application of chemical pesticides.

4. They boost crop and animal immunity

5. They are useful in speeding up the rate of decomposition, e.g. Pseudomonas fluorescens

6. They control foul odour in animal husbandry, poultry and aqualcuture. E.g. LAB

Microbial solutions are the new organic farmers’ and IPM farmers’ best friend offering a sustainable and natural method of developing soil health, propelling plant growth, and controlling pests and disease. With microbial solutions by your side, you can revolutionize your farm and boost your productivity.

Join the Microbial Solutions Revolution today!

We have the following solutions at Kaspharyn Solutions, Nigeria;

1. Microbial Solution Products

2. Training and Consultancy

3. Resource Guide: Green Organic Agriculture: Optimizing Local Resources for Sustainable Agriculture