In Kenya a visionary entrepreneur Mr. Mohadhar Abubaker has started his business based on a circular economy and sustainability concept from seaweed fertilizer. Mr Abubaker established his company named “Morganics & Allied Ltd” which specialized in producing seaweed by sustainable harvesting and trade of seaweed based fertilizers.
Seaweed fertilizer used to be in operation by farmers a long time ago. Even before the use of commercial fertilizer came into action. Morganics is now trying to bring back the good old days of seaweed fertilizer. And replace the commercial direct chemical based fertilizers with seaweed fertilizer in Kenya.
This natural seaweed fertilizer is more powerful than conventional commercial fertilizers in terms of providing necessary nutrients for plants’ stronger and healthier growth. As a matter of fact, the stronger and healthier a plant grows, the more resistance it can create against the natural stresses (i.e salinity, insects, drought or diseases). It has no negative impacts on the soil unlike commercial fertilizers.
According to Morganics seaweed based fertilizer’s analytical report, it contains over 70 different minerals. It’s a great source of cytokines and auxins. These two hormones are most essential for the growth of plants. It also contains vitamins, natural chelating agents, and amino acids.
The gentle N-P-K values could imply its natural, whole-food, broad spectrum qualities, fundamental to the soil food web. This is achieved by the improvement of soil tilth, that regulates cell division and cell wall formation, to the increase in photosynthesis and chlorophyll production, improving root and shoot growth, and delaying senescence (when leaves fall and lose their color)
Morganics makes seaweed fertilizers in liquid form and its making process is very simple. The name “Seaweed fertilizer” clearly states its identity. In the making of this natural fertilizer, nothing but seaweed and water is used.
Now, how this fertilizer is made, you can be very amazed with this simple process. Collect the seaweed (especially kelp). Rinse the saltwater from it, keep it in the water and let it decompose or ferment in there. Keep it there until it is broken down into liquid form or slurry. That is it, you have got yourself the seaweed fertilizer!
This fertilizer has natural ingredients that help plants grow faster. That’s why it’s termed as biofertilizers or biostimulants. People are opting out from commercial fertilizer to biofertilizer for its environmental benefits and long term conservation of natural resources.
In Bangladesh, seaweed farms now exist in the coastal areas. Entrepreneurs may explore this sector for feasibility and turn into a business. It will contribute to the value chain of our local seaweed industry and make it sustainable for all the stakeholders.
