APPARENT DETERIORATION OF

PHILIPPINES SOIL DUE TO CONTINUOUS

USAGE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS

THE NEED TO SUSTAIN FOREIGN EXHANGE

SOIL FERTILITY ON A SAVINGS
LONG TERM BASIS

WHY
ORGANIC ENERGY SAVING DUE
INCREASE YIELDS
FARMING TO MANUFACTURE OF
? CHEMICAL FERTILIZER

BETTER/IMPROVED PREVENT
FOOD TASTES ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION

THE CALL FOR

SUSTAINABLE/ORGANIC
AGRICULTURE

FIG. 1 Reasons justifying the need for SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

 RELATIONSHIP OF SOIL DEGRADATIVE PROCESSES AND SOIL
CONSERVATION PRACTIVES

SOIL DEGRADATION SOIL CONSERVATION

PROCESS PRACTICES

SOIL EROSION CONSERVATION TILLAGE CROP

NUTRIENT OFF ROTATIONS IMPROVED
WATERLOGGING DRAINAGE RESIDUE
DESERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT WATER
ACIDITATION CONSERVATION TERRACING
COMPACTION CONTOUR FARMING
SOIL CHEMICAL FERTLIZERS
CRUSTING PRODUCTIVITY
ORGANIC MATTER LOSS ORGANIC FERTLIZERS
SALINIZATION IMPROVED NUTRIENT CYCLING
NUTRIENT DEPLETION BY IMPROVED SYSTEMS TO
LEACHING MATCH SOIL, CLIMATE AND
TOXICANTACCUMULATION CULTIVARS
 STRATEGY LINKAGE GOAL

Alternative Agriculture
Skilled Management
Crop Rotation
Organic Recycling
Reduced Chemical Input
Crop/livestock systems
Integrated pest management
Sustainable Agriculture
Productive/profitable
Energy conserving
SOIL
Environmentally sound
QUALITY
Economically viable
Conserves natural resources
Improves health /food/
Quality /safety

A conceptual diagram that illustrates how the

attributes o soil quality provide a link between the
strategy of alternative agriculture and the ultimate
goal of sustainable agriculture
 Distribute Happy Research Undertaking or
Earth/Sweet Earth Bar, DA, Collaborative Work
Organic Fertilizer DENR,
PCARRD,
Corporate Marketing to
Distributo Private maintain Corporate
r Extends Organic farming Research accounts
technologies to various Institution/LG
organized groups U’s/Corporate Joint Venture
Dealer Farm
Plantation
Conducts innovative sales
and marketing strategies
to sustain the operation of Provides financial
Linkages:
the Company thru revenue assistance
generation Land bank of
Lacto Asia Capability Building
the Phil,
Identifies cooperators for NGOs PO’s ,
Pacific joint grower ship GO’s Community organized
Quedancor
Corporatio undertaking and assists in
the marketing of its
n products
Commercial testing for
Industry
Diversify to product lines adoption
Sectors:
with Organic fertilizer as
built-in input in the Crop Customized consultancy
processing production, services
Aquaculture,
After sales service
Industrial
On farm consultancy Plant, Orchid
services New Business
Growers
Opportunities

others
 LACTO ASIA PACIFIC
CORPORATION
POSSIBLE MARKET FLOW

Cereals (rice & corn)

Crop
Industrial Crops
Production
(Rubber, African Palm)
(60%)
Luzon
Legumes
(60%)

SWEET Bangus
Aquaculture
EARTH (Lab-lab Tilapia
Production) Visayas
AND (10%)
Prawn Distributo
Other rs
HAPPY (20%)
Species
EARTH requiring
lablab
Banana
Plantation or Plantation
Mindana
Coconut=Coco
Corporate o (20%)
diesel
Coffee &
Farms
Cacao
Sugarcane
(15%) Ethanol
Plantation

lettuce
Greenhouses Bell Pepper
(15%) Tomatoes
Ornamental &
Cut lowers
 LACTO ASIA PACIFIC
CORPORATION
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Trainings/Seminar
s

Business/Farmer
s Clinic Key Market
Dealers Players
Industry Sectors:
Farmers’ 1. Agro/Crop Production
Consultation 2. Aquaculture
Lacto Asia 3. Plantation & Corporate
Farms 4. Greenhouse
Distributo Clients
Pacific rs by (Farmers)
Linkages:
Corporatio
Regions 1. NGO’s
n 2. PO’s
3. Cooperatives
4. LBP & other Banking
Institution
Business Direct
Planning/Analysi Selling
s

Marketing Revenue Generation

Research and
Survey (LAPC)
Corporate &
Small Farm
Visits
Consultation
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS:

Chemical fertilizers contain limited supply of nutrients to the plants

Example:

1. Urea supplies only 46% N or 23 kilos for every 50-kg bag.

2. Diammonium Phosphate (18-46-0)_ 18% N and 46%
phosphorous or 9 kilos N and 23 kilos of phosphorous for every
bag of fertilizer.
3. Muriate of Potash 0-0-60
4. Complete 12-12-12
14-14-14
2. In contrast o organic fertilizers, chemical fertilizers leave acidifying effects to
the soil that may result in fertility loss, and hence, low productivity potential of theft
arm. The formation of hydrogen ions from the ionization of ammonium hydroxide
(NH4OH) originating from hydrosis of nitrogen containing fertilizers, increases the
acidity level of the soil. Thus, resulting in low pH Another cause is from the
microbial decomposition of wastes residues forming weak acidic such as carbonic
acid.

(NH4)2SO4+2H20-----2NH4OH+H2SO4

3. Chemical fertilizers and kills beneficial microorganisms including earthworms

ORGANIC FERTILIZERS:

• Serve as chelating agents, soil conditioners and contain all the

macro and microelements so essential for plant growth. It
likewise contains growth-promoting hormones.

2. It has chemical, physical and biological action, which thus

makes it possible for air, water, organic matter and mineral
matter stored and available for plant use, it therefore make the
soil ecologically-balance-meaning the above materials exist in
the soil in an intimate mixture for efficient plant growth.
CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF SOIL FERTILITY:

Soil Fertility in no NPK:

A fertile soil is much more than Nitrogen, (N), phosphorous (P)
and potassium (K) or NPK fertilizers. A fertile soil means good porosity,
adequate NPK and more than 20 other elements, billions of good
microbes, and many other qualities.

Chemical Fertilizers break down soil fertility:

Chemical fertilizers deplete soil fertility. Thus, you need no
place more and more fertilizers to obtain the same yield.

Chemical fertilizers make crops more attractive to pests:

Not all the chemical fertilizers also change the quality of

plant sap. Crops become more and more attractive to insects and
diseases. It triggers the use of toxic pesticides.
Chemical fertilizers are inefficient:
Not all the chemical fertilizers you use goes to the plant. Most of the
N, 60% is either leached down to the soil or lost to the air. Phosphorous, 90%
is fixed in available form. Only 30% is used up by the plant.

Chemical fertilizers can pollute food and water:

N fertilizers increase the level of nitrates in food and underground
water. Nitrate changes into nitrate, a poison. Nitrate can also interact with
fungicides to produce an even more poisonous compound.

Chemical fertilizers need oil:

Oil is expensive and non-renewable. To make one ton of urea, 5
tons of oil are needed. Chemical fertilizers increase the dependency of
the country on oil from other countries. Fertilizers make farmers
vulnerable to global conflicts on oil. Chemical fertilizers can become more
and more costly.
CHEMICAL FARMING AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS:

Chemical farming increases poverty:

Chemical farming means more and more use of pesticides and

chemical fertilizers. Also the prices of these chemical inputs increase all the
time. Thus, the cost of production becomes higher and higher. Yet, prices
are often not good. High costs, low yields, low prices, mean lesser net
income for the farmers

Chemical fertilizer disempowers farmers:

Long before the village begins to dissolve, chemical farming

already starts destroying the self-reliance and culture of farmers. It
develops a “product mentality” among farmers. Products like pesticides
and chemical fertilizers are introduced by outside technicians. Farmers
gradually lose trusts in themselves and their knowledge of nature. They are
addicted to the product.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHEMICAL FARMING

We need not remain with chemical farming and its heavy use of
artificial manures and toxic pesticide there are many alternatives that exist.

Chemical fertilizers are inefficient:

Not all the chemical fertilizers you use goes to the plant. Most
of the N, 60% is either leached down to the soil or lost to the air.
Phosphorous, 90% is fixed in available form. Only 30% is used up by
the plant.

Chemical fertilizers can pollute food and water:

N fertilizers increase the level of nitrates in food and underground

water. Nitrate changes into nitrite, a poison. Nitrate can also interact with
fungicides to produce an even more poisonous compound.
Chemical fertilizers disempower farmers:

Long before the village begins to dissolve, chemical farming

already starts destroying the self-reliance and culture of farmers. It
develops a “product mentality” among farmers. Products like
pesticides and chemical fertilizers are introduced by outside
technicians. Farmers gradually lose trusts in themselves and their
knowledge of nature. They are addicted to the product.

Two Brands of Organic Fertilizers Being Produced by LACTO

ASIA PACIFIC CORPORATION:
1. SWEET EARTH ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

It is a brand of organic fertilizers which is a mud press-filter cake

based with appropriate ratio combination of chicken dung and cocopeat
to provide the carbon amendment. As a mud press-based formulation of
organic fertilizers with a pH of over 7.5, it has the liming property and
works well to adjust the pH level of acidic soils while at the same time
provide adequate Calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) elements which are
required in plant nutrition along with the elements N, P, K. This is because
at the time of refinery of thee sugar, lime was added and expectedly, the
by=-product retains the lime resulting in compost that possesses high pH.

In addition, to mudpress and filter cake, chicken dung and

cocodust, the processing of the product also contain boiler ash which
thus, makes it ideal as a soil conditioner that can retain adequate
moisture and provides the nutrients to the growing plants.
 The efficacy of SWEET EARTH ORGANIC FERTILIZER has
been duly tested and tried in various commodity and tried in various
commodity crop such as rice, corn, cabbage, and cereals particularly
bush sitao, and the results gave very impressive performance as shown
by our research studies. This result was then made a basis for granting
subsequently the Registration by the Fertilizer and
Pesticide Authority (FPA).

NUTRIENT COMPOSITION (Minimum)

CONTENT OVEN-DRY BASIS

NITROGEN (N) % 2.00 %

Phosphorous (P2O5) 4.27 %

Potassium (K2O) 3.17 %

 Above product is registered with the Fertilizer and Pesticide
Authority (FPA) under FPA Registration Number 1-2LP-1050.

Our plant facility is located in CENTRAL AZUCARERA DE DON

PEDRO in Nasugbu, Batangas and has the production capability of 6 metric
tons per day which can translate to a total annual production equivalent of
43,800 bags of organic fertilizers and can produce for more considering the
enormous volumes of mudpress and filter cake available at any given time
with the central especially during the milling session.
2. HAPPY EARTH ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

This brand of organic fertilizer unlike the SWEET EARTH which is

basically mudpress-filter cake based. HAPPY EARTH ORGANIC
FERTILIZERS utilizes the biodegradable segregated from the wastes
resources in various resources in various MRF’ installations where we
operate. It is also processed similar to SWEET EARTH in that it has
LACTO BACILLI to aid ferment the substrates, chicken dung and the
cocopeat in appropriate ratio and combination to yield the desired quality.
The high initial temperature generated during the composting process is
adequate to inactivate the pathogens thus giving a safe and high quality
compost.

A NUTRIENT ANALYSIS (Minimum)

CONTENT OVEN – DRY BASIS

Nitrogen (N) % 1.35 %

Phosphorous ( P2O5) 1.0 %

Potassium (K2O) 1.02 %

 Above product is registered with the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
(FPA) under FPA Registration Number 1-2L-1026
Our existing plant facilities are located in Naga City, Bicol, Malolos
City, Bulacan, Batangas City. Batangas with production capabilities
equivalent to 15, 6, and 15 metric tons per day respectively. Hence, given this
volume production capability on a per day basis this can translate to huge
volume of organic fertilizers thus, assuring our clients with a steady supply at
any given time.

Note:

With the technology of customized blending at our fingertips, we can

do crop –specific and soil specific blending, thus, assuring our clients that they
get the most out of their fertilizer investments and assuring them further of
increased yield and profitability.
 LACTO ASIA PACIFIC CORPORATION TAKES PRIDE OF
HAVING INVENTED THE “ROTARY COMPOSTER” THAT
CONVERTS BIOWASTES AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES LIKE
MUDPRESS IN BARELY 5 DAYS. THE PROCEDURES
INCORPORATE COCOPEAT AS CARBON ENHANCER AN
CHICKEN DUNG FERMENTED WITH THE AID OF
LACTOBACILLUS MICROORGANISMS.
CONVERTING WASTES INTO ORGANIC FERTILIZER USING
THE HAPPY SOIL TECHNOLOGY: AN ANSWER TO
DETERIORATING SOIL FERTILITY AND EXORBITANT COSTS
FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
 OUR BRANDS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS, SWEET EARTH
AND HAPPY EARTH ORGANIC FERTILIZERS ARE DULY
TESTED BOTH UNDER AN OPEN FIELD AND GREEN HOUSE
CONDITION AND ALL GAVE IMPRESSIVE CROP
PERFORMANCE
 LACTO ASIA PACIFIC CORPORATION MAINTAINS
EXTENSION SERVICES AND FARMERS’ CONSULTATION IN
LINE WITH ITS DESIRE TO MAKE ORGANIC FARMING AND
THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANICALLY GROWN FOODS AS A
“WAY OF LIFE” AMONG THE FARMING COMMUNITIES