Fertilisers

Eqobium offers fertilisers that are advantageous for the environment, helping farmers make a good profit. Our fertilisers depend on good technology, produced by our scientists and places of research around the globe. They are beneficial for earth and plants, boosting yields, improving quality and making earth more fertile.

The history of fertilisers

Fertilisers have traditionally had a considerable political, economic and social influence, while the environment has changed drastically with the development of chemically synthesised fertilisers.

Organic and inorganic fertilisers

Organic fertilisers are made from natural and organic materials – manure, compost, or other animal and plant products. These fertilisers are a great source of nutrients, though only some bags give estimates of these. Organic fertilisers tend to work slowly, building up your soil over time. One of the biggest benefits of organic fertilisers is that you can make them at home. Using your own compost can help grow your garden!

Inorganic fertilisers are made of up chemical components that contain necessary nutrients. If you’re looking to give your garden a quick boost, this is likely the best option for you. For successful short-term growth, use an inorganic fertiliser with the nutrient you need.

Chemical fertilisers  

As demand increases, we need more and faster productivity, which means using chemical fertilisers that are effective, fast-acting and cheaper than organic fertilisers. But there are disadvantages to chemical fertilisers.

Disadvantages of chemical fertilisers

1. Over-application can result in leaching, water pollution, destruction of microorganisms and friendly insects, crop disease, acidification or alkalisation of the soil or reduction in soil fertility, causing irreparable damage to the overall system.
2. Oversupply of N leads to softening of plant tissue, resulting in plants that are more sensitive to diseases and pests.
3. They reduce the colonisation of plant roots with mycorrhizae and inhibit symbiotic N fixation by rhizobia due to high N fertilisation.
4. They enhance the decomposition of soil OM, which leads to degradation of soil structure.
5. Nutrients easily disappear from soils through fixation, leaching or gas emission, reducing fertiliser efficiency.

Overuse of chemical fertilisers has the above disadvantages, so it is vital not to use them too much.

What are organic-based fertilisers?

Organic-based fertilisers include a variety of products that provide plants with nutrients and/or improve organic matter in the soil. They are applied to plants and/or soils to improve soil fertility, plant strength, quality and yield. Organic-based fertilisers are used in both organic and conventional agriculture.

Organic-based fertilisers include three specific products: organic fertilisers, organo-mineral fertilisers and organic soil improvers. Eqobium defines and differentiates these products as follows:

• Organic fertiliser: a fertiliser whose main function is to provide organic nutrients of plant and/or animal origin.

• Organo-mineral fertiliser: a complex fertiliser obtained by industrial mixing of one or more inorganic fertilisers with one or more organic fertilisers and/or organic soil improvers as solid forms (with the exception of dry mixes) or liquids.

• Organic soil improver: a soil improver containing carbonaceous materials of plant and/or animal origin, whose main function is to maintain or increase the soil’s organic matter content.

We have been working with a group of researchers and manufacturers to produce Efertum, a collection of unique, environment-friendly organic compounds, providing well-balanced nutrition for plants and helping farmers produce safe food and preserve the environment.