Agriculture has been rooted for a long in the country with a rich heritage of eco-friendly agricultural technologies. Farming in the hills is based on compost, which is the main external source of plant nutrients (Sherchan and Gurung 1996). In Nepal, compost is prepared from plant materials and animal dung whereas Rikishi Compost is prepared from animal dung only and plant materials. Our compost is based on CNBM technology where C is carbon, N is nitrogen and B is Bacteria and M is minerals. The entire amount of nutrients present in other manure is not available immediately but when it comes to Rikishi Compost the balance of nutrients required is researched by the founder of the company as well. The present method of preparing manure by the farmers is defective. Urine, which is wasted, contains one per cent nitrogen and 1.35 per cent potassium. Nitrogen present in urine is mostly in the form of urea which is subject to volatilization loss. During storage, nutrients are lost due to leaching and volatilization. Although it is practically impossible to avoid losses altogether, it can be reduced by following an improved method of manure preparation. The existing practice of leaving manure in small heaps scattered in the field for a very long period leads to loss of nutrients. These losses can be reduced by spreading the manure and incorporating immediately after application, by ploughing (TNAU AGRITECH PORTAL, 2017).
Reference: GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION ON ORGANIC FERTILIZER PROMOTION: A KEY TO ENHANCING SOIL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
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