Researcher’s Bio Alternatives to Fertilisers & Pesticides Help 10000 Farmers Avoid Losses

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Sucking pests like mealy bugs and aphids attacked the cotton crop and would not die even after multiple spraying. For a four-month season, I had to spray pesticides up to seven times. But, I found that their resistance to chemical pesticides had also increased,” Anuja tells The Better India.


The 45-year-old farmer had tried different options to get rid of pests and failed. So when she heard of bio-pesticides — a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides — around five years ago, she was sceptical about the results.


Saddened by increasing farmer suicides, agriculture entomologist Sangita Sawalakhe innovated bio alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilisers. She started Vidarbha Biotech Ltd and has helped more than 10,000 farmers in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab switch to organic farming.



At the time, I could not believe that using bio-pesticides would be of any help. But since this was our last resort, I thought of giving it a try. Initially, I sprayed only 20 percent of my crop with it, and I got good results in flowering and my yield increased up to 30 percent,” she s


ays.



 In bio-pesticides, microorganisms eat the 

pests, so there is no chance of resistance. Spraying bio-pesticides even once is sufficient. It not only increases


our yield but also saves us Rs 10,000 per acre in pesticide expenses as well as additional labour costs. Our expenses have reduced by one-third the amount we used to spend before,” she says.


“Workers also had to face skin irritation while spraying chemical pesticides and contracted diseases. Thankfully, with these bio alternatives, it is a win-win situation for all of us as it saves us time, energy and money. Our soil fertility has increased, and earthworms are also returning to our soil,” she shares.


Behind Anuja’s joy is Yavatmal’s researcher Sangita Sawalakhe who has dedicated her life to innovating bio alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilisers.

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