Biofilm Biofertiliser receives internationally recognised organic certification
View(s):Biofilm Biofertiliser, an environmentally -friendly, 100 per cent natural, chemical free, organic liquid fertiliser developed by a group of Sri Lankan scientists at the National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), recently received an internationally recognised organic certification.
The company said in a media statement that had been launched with the aim of providing economical and environmentally- friendly solutions to the excess use of chemical fertilisers and agro chemicals amongst local farmers.
Through obtaining the Control Union EU Organic Certification, Lanka Bio Fertilisers (Pvt) Ltd (LBF), the commercial partner of the Biofilm Biofertiliser project, aims to work closely with fruit and vegetable cultivators and exporters of Sri Lanka, in order to aid them with supplying better quality produce to their end users.
Samuditha Kumarasinghe, Director Operations at LBF said LBF is currently conducting field trials with Biofilm Biofertiliser in several overseas countries, and the new organic certification will help LBF with its future expansions.
This new generation bio-fertiliser has been developed after 10 years of research and is manufactured with only locally sourced materials from Sri Lanka. Prof. Gamini Seneviratne, lead scientist behind this innovation at NIFS, said that research has verified that Biofilm Biofertiliser is capable of reducing up to 50 per cent of chemical fertiliser usage in major plantation crops. “This revolutionary product is patented in Sri Lanka and is a world’s first,” the organisation said.
Biofilm Biofertiliser is now commercially available for tea, vegetables, fruits, flowers and other horticultural crops. Mr. Kumarasinghe said using Biofilm Biofertiliser, farmers have successfully been able to increase crop yield by 20-30 per cent whilst reducing chemical fertiliser by up to 50 per cent and more importantly improve the soil condition of their agricultural lands to preserve them for future generations.