Kursus Penghasilan Baja Organik

(This posting is in Malay Language. It is about a comprehensive course for "Producing EM stock and Organic Fertilizer." Courses in English or Mandarin can be conducted in Malaysia, if there are more than 15 participants.)

Tuan/Puan/Cik,

Kursus Penghasilan EM Stok Cara Semulajadi dan Baja Organik Berasaskan (EM)

Oleh kerana kenaikan harga baja kimia dan baja organik, Tuan/ Puan/Cik haruslah menghasilkan baja organik sendiri. Anda boleh dapat menjimatkan hampir 50% cost operasi pertanian. Anda juga dapat menghasilkan produk pertanian yang selamat dimakan dan bermesra alam.

Agro Tech & Solution sedang menganjurkan sebuah Kursus Penghasilan EM Stok Secara Semulajadi dan Baja Organik.

Kursus ini akan melengkapkan peserta-peserta dengan kemahiran menghasilkan baja organik dan cara mengunakannya. Antaranya, peserta dapat menghasilkan induk EM (bakteria berfaedah) , baja organik, bionutrien, biopest repellent, hormon semulajadi, enzyme dan cara-cara applikasinya. Kursus ini akan diajar oleh seornag pegawai dari Jabatan Pertanian dan dibantu oleh seorang petani organik. Cara mengajar adalah theori 50% dan amali (hand-on) 50%. Lawatan dan pengajaran amali di ladang organik akan dijalankan jikalau cuaca menginzinkan.

Tarikh Kursus : 14&15 Mac 2009 (Sabtu & Ahad)
Tempat kursus : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor.
Yuran kursus : RM380 seorang (diskaun 50% ini adalah harga promosi)
Tarikh tutup : 6 Mac 2009
DAFTAR SEKARANG !!! : Tempat terhad kepada 35 peserta sahaja.
Sila klik gambar dan muat turun ( download ) risalah dan borang penyertaan di bawah.


Sekian dan terima kasih

EMLiew
Wakil Pemasaran

AGRO TECH & SOLUTION
19-G, Jalan Suria, SU5/S.
Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60193136282 Fax:+6016-3715211
Email : emliewhn@gmail.com

Malay Language Version

Tuan/Puan/Cik,

Dengan ini, saya ingin menterjemakan beberapa perkara yang diberitahu oleh En Adbul Aziz Kaprawi ( Committee Chairman for Agriculture and Agrobased Industries ) dalam suratkahbar " Star " yang diterbitkan pada 10 Februari 2009.

En Abdul Aziz Kaprawi berkata," Pekerja-Perkerja yang dihentikan kerja, dinasihatkan memcemburi dalam pertanian sebagai alternatif yang berlumayan. Pertanian memberi berbagai pendapatan melalui pertanian integrasi, termasuk ternakan lembu dan ikan. Pertanian juga memberikan kepulangan pelaburan dalam masa yang singkat.
Agensi-agensi kerajaan sedia membantu sesiapa yang berminat dalam pertanian integrasi dengan bantuan lembu dan mesin."

Beliau juga menyuruh "petani dan peladang mengunakaan Teknologi Mikroorganisma yang Berfaedah (EM) sebagai satu cara membina pertanian. Kegunaan EM boleh mengurangkan kos operasi dan menambahkan produktiviti pertanian."

Syarikat AGRO TECH & SOLUTION sedang menganjurkan " Kursus Penghasilan EM Stok Secara Semulajadi dan Baja Organik ". Dari kursus ini, anda dapat mempelajari bagaimana menghasilkan EM stok dan baja organik sendiri.

Untuk maklumat yang lanjut, Tuan/Puan/Cik dipersilakan melayari blog saya, emfertilizer.blogspot.com .

Sekian dan terima kasih.

EM Liew

Retrenched workers advised to try agriculture as it's a viable alternative

Extract from The Star Online dated Tuesday February 10, 2009

By MEERA VIJAYAN

JOHOR BARU: Retrenched workers should try their hands at agriculture as the sector had potential to reap lucrative rewards.

Agriculture and Agrobased Industries Committee chaiman Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said that agriculture offered multiple source of income through integrated farming, including options like cattle breeding and aquaculture. Activities like agroculture offered lucrative returns in a short time.

Abdul Aziz said that government agencies were willing to assist anyone who was interested in getting involved in integrated farming by providing assistance through cattle or machinery.

He added that the state government allocated RM5mil to support integrated farming efforts.

Abdul Aziz also urged farmers and plantation owners to use the Effective Microorganism (EM) Technology as an integral component in developing agriculture.

He pointed out that the use of EM would help reduce costs and increase productivity in the sector.

EM Derivatives

The course on " How to Produce Natural EM Stock and Organic Fertilizer ", will teach you hand-on method to produce the following EM derivatives:

1. EM Stock ( This is a concentrated culture of effective microorganisms) ;
   
2. EMAS ( Effective Microorganisms Activated Solution - a solution which consisted of clean water which have been added with some EM Stock to allow the effective microorganisms to multiply ) ;
   
3. FPJ ( Fermented Plant Juice which is a supplement of vitamins, hormones and enzymes which helps to prevent pests and disease of the plants and soil. It also fortifies microbial activities in the leaves and soil) ;
4. FFJ ( Fermented Fruit Juice which helps to promote flowering and fruiting );
   
5. FFA ( Fermented Fish which is a foliar feed that provides Nitrogen/Amino acid for plants and promotes photosynthetic bacterias activities ) ;
6. FPE ( Fermented Plant Extract which is extracted from a mixture of herbs to be used as insecticide or insect repellents ) ;
7. CaP ( Calcium Phosphate for promoting growth and fruits )
   
8. EM5 ( Effective Microorganisms insecticide and repellent to prevent disease and pests problems in plants and animals ) ;
   
9. BOKASHI ( There are many types of bokashi. They are compost and fertilizer lump together to be mixed with soil for planting vegetables and fruit trees. Most bokashi are produced by fermenting manure and recycled organic wastes. They contain most of the nutrients for plant growth ).

Producing the above EM derivatives can help farmers or planters to :

1. save up to 50% of their operational cost ;
2. increase their crop yield by more than 25% ;
   
3. produce organic vegetables and fruits ;
4. fetch better price for their crops ;
   
5. prevent themselves from exposure to chemicals, pesticides and herbicides ;
6. prevent leaching of fertilizer in their farms/plantations ;
7. enrich and condition their land ;
8. increase more microbial activities in their land ;
9. balance the ecosystem in their land ;
10. save the environment by not using chemicals.

Due to the above benefits , it is worthwhile attending the course. The two-days comprehensive course is theory (50% ) and (hand-on 50%). It is conducted by an officer from the agriculture department with the cooperation of a few experienced organic farmers. There will be a visit to an organic farm if the weather permits.

Course Date : 14&15 Mac 2009 (Sat & Sun)
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Course fee : RM380 per person ( discount 50%) as introductory offer.
Closing date : 6 Mac 2009
REGISTER NOW!!! Limited to 35 people only.

For more information, feel free to contact me.

EM Liew
Sales Representative

AGRO TECH & SOLUTION
19-G, Jalan Suria, SU5/S.
Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60193136282 Fax:+6016-3715211
Email : emliewhn@gmail.com

Culture and Application of Effective Microorganisms ( EM ) Technology

Introduction

Effective Microorganisms (EM) are a mixed cultures of beneficial microorganisms. They are applied into soil or plants to increase their microbial diversity so as to improve soil health, and the growth, yield and quality of the plants.

Benefits of EM applications

1. Improve soil structure ( soil aggregation, water holding capability, increase alkalinity)
   
2. Improve photosynthesis ability of plants
3. Enhance seed germination, growth, maturity, flowering, fruiting and ripening
4. Hasten decomposition (fermentation) of organic matters
5. Remove odour of animal dungs or organic matter used in organic fertilizer
6. Control or suppress pests and soil-borne diseases
   
7. Reduce re-planting problem

Course on Culture and Application of Effective Microorganisms (EM) Technology

To start an organic farm/plantation or manufacture organic products, knowing how to culture and apply the effective microorganisms (EM) technology is an advantage.

Agro Tech & Solution is organising a course on culturing and using EM to apply on soil and plants. It is a comprehensive two-days' course.The course is worth attending because you will be taught a complete range of fertilizers and requirements for organic farming. It will be conducted by an officer from the agriculture department and assisted by a few experienced organic farmers.


Course Date : 14&15 Mac 2009 (Sat & Sun)
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Course fee : RM380 per person (a discounted 50% fee as introductory offer).
Closing date : 6 Mac 2009
REGISTER NOW!!! Limited to 35 people only.

For more information, feel free to contact me.

EM Liew
Sales Representative

AGRO TECH & SOLUTION
19-G, Jalan Suria, SU5/S.
Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60193136282 Fax:+6016-3715211
Email : emliewhn@gmail.com

How to Make Organic Fertilizers

For the past few years, the price of chemical and organic fertilizers have increased tremendously. Many farmers and planters find it difficult to maintain their operational cost. It is high time that they learn how to make their own organic fertilizers, compost, pesticides, insect repellent, plant nutrients, hormones and culture friendly microorganisms (em) for their farms or plantations. Making your own fertilizers costs less than a quarter of the price of chemical fertilizers. Furthermore, you get healthier plants and better quality crops which can be sold at a better price. They are also safe for consumption and environmental friendly.

Learning how to make organic fertilizers is easy. Just attend a two- day workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The workshop is presently conducted in the Malay Language. If there is enough request for this course to be conducted in the English or Chinese Language, we will conduct it. However, there must be a minimum of more than 15 participants. Below is a brief outline of the content for the workshop:

Some of the topics include:

1. EM Culture
2. EM Activated Solution
3. EM Bokashi ( Fertilizer)
4. EM-5 ( Bio pesticide and Repellent).
5. Bio Nutrients
6. Bio Fertilizers
7. Applications of the above

Participants attending the workshop, will learn the theory and practical aspects of making fertilizers. They will be taught step by step hand-on method. Notes will be provided. After the course, they can email us if they have problems regarding the making and applying of the fertilizers.

Course Date : 14&15 March 2009
Closing date : 6 March 2009.
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor.
Course fee : RM380 per person only (a discounted 50% introductory offer).
Register now!!! The course is limited to 35 participants.
Please download the flyer and the registration form from my posting.

Thank you.
EM Liew

Requirements of Plants

Plants are living organisms like human beings. They also require water, air, sunlight, nutrients, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and friendly microorganisms (em) for their growth.

In the jungles, the living creatures, e.g. insects, earthworms and microorganisms (em) recycle the fallen leaves, flowers, fruits and branches as nutrients for the plants. The plants grow healthily and free from diseases for hundreds or thousands of years without chemical or organic fertilizers added. Their nutrients intake are amazingly well-balanced due to the good soil-food web.

However, in the most farms and plantations, chemical fertilizers are used for plant growth. This is because the farmers/planters do not recycle their plant wastes and put them back where they have been removed. The wastes are usually burnt or thrown away.Most of the time, the chemical fertilizers applied are not well-balanced because no man on earth can produce them better than mother nature. They usually contain NPK +Mgo+TE only. These are not complete nutrients for the plants. They lack many natural macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, minerals and trace elements which only nature can provide. As a result, the plants suffer from malnutrition, nutritional deficiency, and many other factors that impede their growth and weaken their resistance to diseases. That is why, recycling materials from plants and crops by fermenting them correctly can provide a well-balanced nutrients to the plants. They are easily absorptive by the plants because during the fermentation process the microorganisms make them bioavailable to the plants.

Effects of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and other chemically-based products :

1. Destroy friendly insects, earthworms, and microorganisms (em) in the soil;
2. Destroy good soil web, thus making insoluble compound fertilizers in the soil not bio available to the plants;
3. Damage soil structure ( soil becomes hard, acidic, saline, and unable to retain water);
4. Heavy rainfalls or floods will leach fertilizers to the drains or rivers;
5. Poor absorption of fertilizers without symbiosis between friendly bacterias and the plant;

Benefits of Organic Fertilizers and EM derivatives
In the other hand, organic fertilizers or bokashi with added effective microorganisms (em):

1. Promote the reproduction of friendly insects, earthworms, and microorganisms;
2. Promote good soil-food web and condition the soil;
3. Make insoluble compound fertilizers bio available;
4. Improve soil structure, thus prevent water stress and leaching of fertilizers;
5. Help to release the organic fertilizers slowly.
   

Different Stages of Plant Growth :
Plants have different stages of growth just like humans.

Human Requirements

1. Pregnancy - The expecting mother prepares her body by eating a well-balanced diet.
   
2. Baby stage - The baby drinks mother's milk.
   
3. After weaning - The child takes powdered milk or grind-grain milk .
   
4. About 1 year - The child takes porridge or powdered-grains porridge.
   
5. Above 2 years - The child takes solid food.
6. Adult Stage - An adult requires solid food and more nutrients
   

Likewise, we shouldn't feed the plants with just a few types of nutrients or fertilizers only.

Plants Requirements

1. Before planting - The soil should be mixed with organic fertilizers and compost
2. Seeds - Good seeds should be selected and germinated properly
3. Vegetative stage - The correct fertilizers applied for growth
4. Changeover stage - The correct fertilizers applied for flowering
   
5. Mature/Fruit Stage - The correct fertilizers applied for maturing/fruiting

Applying the correct organic nutrients plus effective microbes (em) at the right stage of growth, will help the plants to grow naturally and produce good quality crops or fruits.

Effective Microorganisms (EM) Training Course

We are organizing a workshop on " How to Produce EM Stock Naturally and Organic Fertilizer " in Bahasa Malaysia.

Participants will be taught how to culture EM and apply EM technology for Organic Farming.

Some of the topics include:

1. EM Culture
2. EM Activated Solution
3. EM Bokashi ( Fertilizer)
4. EM-5 ( Bio pesticide and Repellent).
5. Bio Nutrients
6. Bio Fertilizers
7. Applications of the above
   

Using this technology, individuals and farmers can save up to 50% on production cost and also prevent the pollution of the environment.

Courses in English and Mandarin will be conducted if there are at least 15 participants.

Course Date : 14&15 Mac 2009 (Sat & Sun)
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Course fee : RM380 per person ( a discounted 50% introductory offer).
Closing date : 6 Mac 2009
REGISTER NOW!!! Limited to 35 people only.

For more information, feel free to contact me.

EMliew
Sales Representative

AGRO TECH & SOLUTION
19-G, Jalan Suria, SU5/S.
Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60193136282 Fax:+6016-3715211
Email : emliewhn@gmail.com

Chemical Fertilizers Vs Organic Fertilizers

For past several years, the people of our planet have been affected by polluted food, water and environment. This is because the farmers and the planters used excessive chemical fertilizers to grow their crops and plants.

Mindset
The farmers and planters have a mindset that chemical fertilizers have higher nutrient value. They applied N:P:K as high as 15:15:15 for the growing stage and 20:20:37 for matured stage once every 3 or 4 months. But they failed to see the actual truth. The truth is that plants do not require high doses of fertilizers all at once. Like all living things, they take in nutrients bit by bit everyday. Excessive chemical fertilizers will be destroyed by exposure to sunlight and leach away during rain and floods. Since chemical fertilizers are expensive, their dependence on them will increase their production cost. According to advertisements, chemical fertilizers have immediate effect on the plants, whereas organic fertilizers have a slower effect. Yes it is true, but there are many side effects.

Side Effects of Chemical Fertilizers
When a patient is sick, the doctor cannot give him high doses of medicine at once to make him get well faster. High doses may make his health condition worse and have many side effects. Likewise, high doses of chemical fertilizers will damage the plant and affect the soil structure and ecosystem. The soil will become hardened and thus make it harder for the water/rain water to penetrate and be stored in the soil. Without adequate water, plants will become water- stressed. Furthermore, the dryness, hardness, acidity and salinity condition of the soil make it difficult for the beneficial microorganisms (em), earth worms and moles to survive. Without their presence in quantity, plant growth will be affected. After a few years, the condition of the farms or the plantations will become very difficult for the plants to grow or for replanting.

Benefits of Organic Fertilizers
On the other hand, organic fertilizers are natural to the plants because they are made up of organic matter. They contain a whole range of nutrients required by plants which chemical fertilizers cannot provide. The organic fertilizers can enrich, condition and improve the soil structure. Once the soil structure is "conditioned", the plants can be grown on it without problems. Organic fertilizers can also improve the ecosystem of the farms and plantations. Replanting of crops and disease management on organic farms and plantations will not be much of a problem.

Nutritional Value of Organic Vegetables and Fruits
Studies have shown that the normal vegetables and fruits that we are eating now contain about only 10% of nutrients that we got 50 years ago. This is because most of them are grown on the ground, in the water or in containers which are depleted of organic matter and without a good soil-web. To boost their growth, the farmers use solid or liquid chemicals which do not contain the balanced nutrients. That's why organically grown vegetables and fruits taste better and are more nutritious than those chemically grown.

Conclusion
The use of organic fertilizers will benefit the farmers and the planters in the long term. The plants can grow more healthily. Their crops production will increase more in terms of quantity and quality which can be sold at least twice the cost of the crops grown chemically.
Organic farmers and planters can also save their land from damage. In fact if the land is managed properly, the organic farmers can reduce their fertilizer input year after year. Unlike the usage of chemical fertilizers which have to be increased year after year.
If farmers and planters recycled organic wastes and make their own fertilizers and compost, they can reduce their production cost even further.

For information regarding how to produce EM stock and organic fertilizer, please read the postings on this blog.

Benefits of Microorganisms (EM)

Many researches and studies have found that microorganisms (em) have benefited plants, animals and humans. A few studies have shown that 90% of healthy plants are due to diversified microorganisms (em) living in the soil around their roots. These microorganisms (em) help to make the nutrients in the soil become bioavailable. For example, we get more nutrients from milk, food, fruits and other edible products if they are fermented with the right microbes (em). Fermented products make them easier for digestion and assimilation by plants, animals and humans alike. The Japanese and Koreans eat fermented products very often. They are healthy and strong and live longer.

Ever wonder why some countries produce crops more than 25% compared to others by using the same crop and the same size of land for cultivation? The farmers treat their soil with effective microorganisms (em) and feed the soil and plants with fermented organic fertilizers and compost.

It is a known fact that repeated use of chemical fertilizers, weed-killers and insecticides on their farms will destroy these beneficial microorganisms (em) and the soil ecosystem. Thus causing damage to the soil structure, making it hard, acidic, salty , inability to retain water, non bioavailable of nutrients and a host of other problems.

Using EM to ferment organic fertilizers and compost and applying them in the farm can restore the health of the soil and ecosystem of the farm or plantations.

A large diversified microorganisms (em) and balanced- soil ecosystem will:

1. Enrich and improve soil structure
2. Enhance the retention of water in the soil and prevent water stress
   
3. Decompose organic matter to create humus
   
4. Prevent loss of nutrients by fixing nitrogen and other plant nutrients
5. Slowly release fixed nutrients to plants
6. Increase nutrient recycling
   
7. Produce hormones and enzymes for plant growth
   
8. Increase productivity
   
9. Decompose pathogens entering the soil
10. Protect roots from parasites and diseases

Without a large diversity of microorganisms (em), your farm will be left with a large number of pathogens. The only food left for them to eat is your plants and crops!

To arrest this problem, you need to apply EM, fermented organic fertilizers and compost to increase the population of beneficial microorganisms (em) to maintain a well-balanced ecosystem in your farm.