Thursday, January 8, 2009

Nature's Subsidy - recycling of urine & humus


A young farmer used manure of a community toilet, lowered his cost of cultivation

Shyam Mohan Tyagi can’t stop feeling jubilant. As he surveys his paddy field, there is a distinct glint in his eyes. It is puzzling because his crop looks exactly the same as those in adjacent fields. Tyagi is quick to explain the difference: the paddy in his field has been nurtured on a diet of urine and decomposed human faeces. He has stopped using fertilizers since 2006 ......... ........... read more