SALES & MARKETING

Zenesis obsessively nurtures its relations with farmers and undertakes a large number of activities for their overall development. At present, it is also engaged with OFAJ (Organic farming authority of Jharkhand) thereby also spreading its wings in states like Bihar, UP, M.P, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.

 

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

We deal in all kinds oforganic fertilizers along with providing other organic solutions to our clients through best possible technical support and consultation. It determines to make substantial contribution to the efforts of farmers to increase food grain production in the country.

 

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

ZENESIS considers its team members as the most valuable resources & thus, firmly believes in its overall satisfaction. With the goal to acknowledge & inspire efforts, it consists of Agriculturist, Biotechnologist & other technology savvy people who have a sound academic & professional background. We work with our heart & soul in order to fulfill the aspirations of the end consumer which in return gives us a boost to work with more dedication.

 

All that ZENESIS cherishes in exchange is an everlasting smile on the Indian farmers who form the moving spirit behind this mission. It believes “Healthy Soil Healthy People”.

 

Organic Farming :

Organic farming system in India is not new and is being followed from ancient time. Itis a method of farming system which primarily aimed at cultivating the land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of organic wastes (crop, animal and farm wastes, aquatic wastes) and other biological materials along with beneficial microbes (biofertilizers) to release nutrients to crops for increased sustainable production in an eco friendly pollution free environment.

 

As per the definition of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study team on organic farming “organic farming is a system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc) and to the maximum extent feasible rely upon crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, off-­farm organic waste, mineral grade rock additives and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant protection”.

 

FAO suggested that “Organic agriculture is a unique production management system which promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity, and this is accomplished by using on-farm agronomic, biological and mechanical methods in exclusion of all synthetic off-­farm inputs”.

 

Why organic farming ?

With the increase inpopulation our compulsion would be not only to stabilize agricultural production but to increase it further in sustainable manner. The scientists have realized that the ‘Green Revolution’ with high input use has reached a plateau and is now sustained with diminishing return of falling dividends. Thus, a natural balance needs to be maintained at all cost for existence of life and property. The obvious choice for that would be more relevant in the present era, when these agrochemicals which are produced fromfossil fuel and are not renewable and are diminishing in availability. It may also cost heavily on our foreign exchange in future.

 

The key characteristics of organic farming include:

 

• Protecting the long term fertility of soils by maintaining organicmatter levels, encouraging soil biological activity, and careful mechanical intervention

 

• Providing crop nutrients indirectly using relatively insoluble nutrient sources which are made available to the plant by the action of soil micro-­â€organisms

 

• Nitrogen self-­â€sufficiency through the use of legumes and biological nitrogen fixation, as well as effective recycling of organic materials including crop residues and livestock manures

 

• Weed, disease and pest control relying primarily on crop rotations, natural predators, diversity, organic manuring, resistant varieties and limited (preferably minimal) thermal, biological and chemical intervention

 

• The extensive management of livestock, paying full regard to their evolutionary adaptations, behavioural needs and animal welfare issues with respect to nutrition, housing, health, breeding and rearing

 

• Careful attention to the impact of the farming system on the wider environment and the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats.

 

An organically healthy, well nurtured soil enables environment friendly & sustainable agriculture for future centuries. In this expedient battle to regain the purity of soil, organic fertilizers play a momentous role.

 

Farmers are turning back to traditional farming methods for anumber of reasons.

 

First, there's a 10% to 20% premium to be earned by selling organic products abroad and in India's increasingly affluent cities, a move towards healthy living and growing concern over toxic foods and adulteration plaguing the food market.

 

Second, the cost of pesticides and fertilizers has shot up and the loans farmers need to buy expensive, modified seed varieties are pushing many into a spiral of debt. Crippling debt and the burden of loans are trriggering farmer suicides across the country, particularly in the Vidarabha region of Maharashtra.

 

Organic farming slashes cultivation and input costs by up to 70% due to the use of cheaper, natural products like manure instead of chemicals and fertilizers.

 

Third, farmers are suffering from the damaging effects of India's green revolution, which ushered in the rampant use of pesticides and fertilizers from the 1960s to ensure bumper yields and curb famine and food shortages. Over the decades, the chemicals have taken a toll on the land and yields are plunging.

 

"Western, modern farming has spoiled agriculture in the country. An overuse of chemicals has made land acidic and hard, which means it needs even more water to produce, which is costly. 

 

 

IMPACT OF ORGANIC FARMING

1. Long-­â€term productivity

Protecting soils and enhancing their fertility or land stewardship implies ensuring productive capacity for future generations. Deteriorating soil quality is often quoted by farmers as a major reason for adopting organic management, as in many of the projects described in UNDP (1992) and as referred to by many South Asian NGOs assisting farmers who have adopted the Green Revolution technologies (1996 field observations by Nadia Scialabba). It can, therefore, be assumed that those farmers who adoptedorganic management practices found a way to improve the quality of their soil within the new management system, or at least stemmed the deterioration. There is sufficient research carried-­â€out to know that organic agricultural methods do have a positive influence on soil quality (see, for example, Reganold (1995); and several papers in Oestergaard (1996) and Kristensen and Hoegh-­â€Jensen (1996)).

 

However, in the quest to improve soil quality for the future, probably the single most important factor to determine whether farmers are interested in the issue is whether they will benefit from the change. Security of land tenure is, therefore, an extremely important factor in this respect. If security is not guaranteed, there is little reason for farmers to investin a method that will bring them income in the future rather than immediate rewards.

 

2. Food security and stability

In organic agriculture in general, and on most of the projects mentioned in UNDP 1992, a diversity of crops are grown and kinds of livestock kept. This diversification means that the risk in variation in production is spread, as different crops react differently to climatic variation, or have different times of growing (both in the time of the year and in length of growing period). This implies that, although there is less chance of a bumper year for all enterprises on organic farms (likely to coincide with relatively low prices).

 

Organic agriculture can contribute to local food security in several ways. Organic farmers do not incur high initial expenses so less money is borrowed. Synthetic inputs, unaffordable to an increasing number of resource-­poor farmers due to decreased subsidies and the need for foreign currency, are not used. Organic soil improvement may be the only economically sound system for resource-­poor, small-­scale farmers.

 

3. Environmental impact

Organic farmers forego the use of synthetic fertilizers. Most certification programmes also restrict the use of mineral fertilizers, which can only be used to the extent necessary to supplement organic matter produced on the farm. There are environmental advantages to this: non-­â€renewable fossil energy needs and nitrogen leaching are often reduced. Instead, farmers enhance soil fertility through use of manure (although the kind and its handling has a great effect on nitrogen content and poor usage can create leaching problems), crop residues (e.g. corn stover, rice residues), legumes and green manures, and other natural fertilizers (e.g., rock phosphate, seaweed, guano, wood ash

 

Organic farmers rely on natural pest controls (e.g. insect pheromones, plants with pest control properties) rather than synthetic pesticides which are known to kill beneficial organisms (e.g., bees, earthworms), cause pest resistance (e.g., in Asia, cotton is sprayed 15-­16 times a season versus 5-­6 times ten years ago), and oftentimes pollute water and land.

 

Soil protection techniques used in organic agriculture (e.g., terracing in the humid tropics, cover crops) combat soil erosion, compaction, salinization, and degradation of soils, especially through the use of crop rotations and organic materials which improve soil fertility and structure (including beneficial microbial influence and soil particle evolution). Integrating trees and shrubs into the farm systemalso conserves soil and water and provides a defense against unfavourable weather conditions such as winds, droughts, and floods.

 

Role of Zenesis Agro in organic farming:

An ZENESIS AGROSCIENCES prides itself in playing the role of a philosopher, benefactor to the farmer, especially relevant in a traditionally agrarian country like India. It is a authorized body which captures most part of the country by maintaining a good distribution network. ZENESIS penetrated in the market to bridge the “demand-­supply” gap & was conceived to specifically cater to the requirements of farmers.