UK organic fertiliser manufacturer leads the way to environmentally friendly crops in India

Kent-based organic fertiliser manufacturer, Ecosolve Ltd, has opened a subsidiary office in India, Eco-Indorganics (EIO), following advice from Trade Partners UK - the government organisation that provides support services for UK companies trading overseas. The company is also in the process of launching an innovative new product after committing £50,000 to the venture.

The connection with India was developed after participating in a Trade Partners UK supported trade mission*. During the mission, Ecosolve's managing director, Roger King was given the chance to present his ideas at a seminar held in Delhi in front of potential business partners. The Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) expressed an interest in linking up with Ecosolve and they are now developing together a range of 'designer' organic fertilisers for specific crops. The first of these is one of the tea gardens in Assam.

Mr King said, "The replacing of chemical fertilisers with organics helps to achieve Ecosolve's overall aims of reducing the effect of global warming and of alleviating rural poverty. Avoiding the burning of two tonnes of fossil fuels to produce one tonne of chemical nitrogen fertiliser prevents millions of tonnes of CO2 being emitted to the atmosphere, and the re-fertilisation of the soil, depleted by decades of use of chemical fertilisers will lead to increased crop yields, improved crop quality and, therefore a substantial raising of farmer's incomes."