I am a student in AIM. We at AIM, are grouped in to teams for the purpose of study and projects. We are evaluating an idea of setting up a business enterprise that involves the marketing and distribution of a new biotechnology called Trichoderma.
Some info on the technology:
- What is Trichoderma?
It is a fungus found in abundance in the forests of Philippines. Three species of Trichoderma isolated from Philippine forests is mass - produced using pure organic carrier and is converted to powder form.
- What can it do?
It is currently used in compost production. A new technology was developed in 2005 which uses Trichoderma to increase agricultural output. It does this by serving both as (1) biocontrol agent – killing all the pathogens in the soil, and as (2) biofertilizer – which helps the seedlings grow fast, produce more leaves and mature early due to better absorption of nutrients. However Trichoderma has to be used with half the regular consumption of chemical fertilisers or organic fertiliser with Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of 15:1 to have the desired effcts. If Trichoderma is continued to be used with chemical fertiliser, the consumption of chemical fertilizer can be reduced to only 1 bag from the original 7 bags.
- How different is Trichoderma from the other fertilizers in the market?
The closest substitutes to Trichoderma are Bio-end and Vital-end, which are bacteria based fertilizers. Research studies conducted by UPLB have shown that Trichoderma produces better results within a shorter period.
- How much does it cost?
A 250 gms of Trichoderma can be used over 1 hectare of land or 50 kilos of rice seeds. Each such sachet woulc cost about 250 Pesos. If this is going to be used for both soil innoculation and seed coating, the total expenditure on Trichoderma would be 500 pesos.
- Benefits of using the Trichoderma technology?
(1) Output increases by 10% and the total harvest time is reduced from 4 weeks to 3 weeks. (2) The use of Trichoderma will bring down the use of chemical fertilizer consumption by half. (3) It also brings down the consumption of seeds simply germination is as high as 95%. (4)The use of this technology would result in savings of about 44% over the use of other technologies.
I would request members of this forum to indicate their willingness to buy the product. This would help us stregthen our business plan. I would be more than willing to answer queries with regard to the technology.
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November 1, 2006 at 5:06 am
I am a student in AIM. We at AIM, are grouped in to teams for the purpose of study and projects. We are evaluating an idea of setting up a business enterprise that involves the marketing and distribution of a new biotechnology called Trichoderma.
Some info on the technology:
- What is Trichoderma?
It is a fungus found in abundance in the forests of Philippines. Three species of Trichoderma isolated from Philippine forests is mass - produced using pure organic carrier and is converted to powder form.
- What can it do?
It is currently used in compost production. A new technology was developed in 2005 which uses Trichoderma to increase agricultural output. It does this by serving both as (1) biocontrol agent – killing all the pathogens in the soil, and as (2) biofertilizer – which helps the seedlings grow fast, produce more leaves and mature early due to better absorption of nutrients. However Trichoderma has to be used with half the regular consumption of chemical fertilisers or organic fertiliser with Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of 15:1 to have the desired effcts. If Trichoderma is continued to be used with chemical fertiliser, the consumption of chemical fertilizer can be reduced to only 1 bag from the original 7 bags.
- How different is Trichoderma from the other fertilizers in the market?
The closest substitutes to Trichoderma are Bio-end and Vital-end, which are bacteria based fertilizers. Research studies conducted by UPLB have shown that Trichoderma produces better results within a shorter period.
- How much does it cost?
A 250 gms of Trichoderma can be used over 1 hectare of land or 50 kilos of rice seeds. Each such sachet woulc cost about 250 Pesos. If this is going to be used for both soil innoculation and seed coating, the total expenditure on Trichoderma would be 500 pesos.
- Benefits of using the Trichoderma technology?
(1) Output increases by 10% and the total harvest time is reduced from 4 weeks to 3 weeks. (2) The use of Trichoderma will bring down the use of chemical fertilizer consumption by half. (3) It also brings down the consumption of seeds simply germination is as high as 95%. (4)The use of this technology would result in savings of about 44% over the use of other technologies.
I would request members of this forum to indicate their willingness to buy the product. This would help us stregthen our business plan. I would be more than willing to answer queries with regard to the technology.