Testimonial to Share!

We received a text message on 18 April 2008 from one of the new users of the composting bucket and bokashi. She started using on 15 April 2008.

Here's what she said:

"Morning.. Wah, kitchen juice works. There was very bad smell coming from the drain holes in our bathroom. Tried e'thing 2 get rid of it, baru dua kali we poured KJ in. Now tak ada smell... Wah!!!"

Let's Talk About EM and Palm Oil Production...

Some of the problems faced by the Malaysian palm oil production are:
a. Higher production cost
b. Infertile land
c. Shortage of workforce
d. Environmental pollution
e. Lack of waste treatment technology

BUT...

By using EM Technology, the following can be achieved:
a. Improved quality and yield
b. Reduction of fertiliser through waste management
c. Soil condition will be enhanced using organic fertiliser
d. Mechanisation of liquid organic fertiliser application
e. POME (Palm Oil Mill Effluent) will be properly treated and can become liquid organic fertiliser
f. EFB (Empty Fruit Bunch) can also become organic fertiliser

A sedimentation pond in an oil palm mill area was treated using EM:

Results of Test:

a. Foul odour disappeared from ponds
b. Water colour became lighter
c. Lower BOD from final discharge
d. Water level reduced

What are the Benefits of EM?

Among them are:

a. Multiple applications of EM improve the health of soils, which in turn produce healthy crops;

b. EM in bokashi (as you have heard before) helps breaks down organic wastes;

c. Reduces odour in livestock waste and landfills;

d. EM is used in wastewater treatment applications

e. EM enhances functionality of construction materials

Agriculture and EM

There are many benefits using EM in agriculture. EM is used as an organic fertiliser (EM-Bokashi), and can be used to water plants.







For the record, the chillies above were planted using organic fertilisers (i.e. EM- Bokashi). How some chilli-lovers would love to taste those succulent hot red chillies, huh?

EM at Work...

...in the animal husbandry.

EM can be used to reduce that foul smell of animal dung! Oh yes, you read it correctly.

That's not the only thing EM does.

Among others, it also helps to reduce the population of flies and farmers can avoid the use of antibiotics (when EM is used in feed and drinks, it is healthier!).

Introducing EM in a Bottle!

This is EM in liquid form (and brown in colour)!

It has a sweet and sour smell and has been certified as an organic product by OMRI. Don't you all worry, it is safe!

EM can be used for many things in agriculture, environmental programmes, animal husbandry and so on.

It is available in Kota Kinabalu and you can contact protectenv@gmail.com for more information.