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Organic fertilizers improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil

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Benefits of Organic Fertilizers

The benefits of organic fertilizers are many. They benefit the plants, soil, environment, and economy. Organic fertilizers are carbon based compounds that increase the productivity of plants. They have various benefits over chemical fertilizers. These benefits include the following:

Soil

• Improves its physical structure
• Enriches soil with micro-organisms (adding enzymes such as phosphatase and cellulase)
• Microbial activity in worm castings is 10 to 20 times higher than in the soil and organic matter that the worm ingests
• Attracts deep-burrowing earthworms already present in the soil
• Help in maintaining the soil structure and increase its nutrient holding and water capacity
• Organic fertilizers ensure that the farms remain fertile for hundreds of years

Plant

• Enhances germination, plant growth, and crop yield
• Improves root growth, structure, flavor, and color
• Enriches soil with micro-organisms (adding plant hormones such as auxins and gibberellic acid)
• Free of harmful chemicals; as a result, end-consumers who eat these organic products are less prone to diseases such as cancer, heart stroke and skin disorders

Environmental

• Organic fertilizers are easily bio-degradable and hence do not cause environmental pollution. On the other hand, chemical fertilizers contaminate land and water which is a cause of diseases for human beings and extinction of a number of plant, animal and insect species
• Helps to close the "metabolic gap" through recycling waste on-site
• Large systems often use temperature control and mechanized harvesting, however other equipment is relatively simple and does not wear out quickly
• Production reduces greenhouse gas emissions such as methane and nitric oxide (produced in landfills or incinerators when not composted or through methane harvest)

Economic

• Most of the time organic fertilizers cost much less than chemical fertilizers
• In some cases, reduces the cost of production up to 50%
• A farmer who has practiced organic farming for many years will require very less quantities of fertilizers as his soil is already nutrient rich
• Biowastes conversion reduces waste flow to landfills
• Elimination of biowastes from the waste stream reduces contamination of other recyclables collected in a single bin (a common problem in communities practicing single-stream recycling)

Farmer

• Prevents Increases security for the farmer to not suffer poisoning in the management of organic inputs
• Low capital investment and relatively simple technologies make vermicomposting practical for less-developed agricultural regions