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Geolife Programs for Chemical-Free Agriculture

A natural solution to reduce chemical fertilizer use in the world

December 2020
Gallery Geolife Programs for Chemical-Free Agriculture 1
Gallery Geolife Programs for Chemical-Free Agriculture 1
01.

Identification

Geolife programs are completely natural solutions, to be used once a year at the beginning of the agricultural season, which allow the soil microbiology to develop rapidly and thus transform and provide immediate nutrients to the crops.

In a 1999 PNAS article, Charles Frink noted that -The increase in fertiliser use associated with increased food consumption has been described as exponential and has raised concerns about water pollution and the resulting methaemoglobinemia and hypoxia. It has also raised concerns about the warming of the greenhouse effect and the alteration of the global nitrogen cycle, and thus of primary production and vegetation diversity. The use of chemical fertilisers is always a necessity, however, for the chemical form that these fertilisers have, they are also biocidal agents, killing certain elements in the soil, such as micro-organisms, which could transform them into elements immediately absorbable by crops. The destruction of these beneficial micro-organisms also creates the conditions for pathogens to develop in the soil, thus increasing the need for polluting plant protection products. All this has a direct impact on productivity and quality, as the entire crop food chain can be affected. Bioma has developed new, completely natural solutions, to be used once a year at the beginning of the agricultural season, which allow the soil microbiology to develop rapidly, within a few weeks, and immediately transform and provide nutritional elements to the crops. The solutions have been shown in several studies to reduce chemical fertilizers by at least 50% while increasing the quality and quantity of production. The theory behind the solution is that when there is a balanced microbiology in the soil that transforms the elements, then 50% of the fertilizer doses are sufficient.

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Label Date December 9, 2020
From Switzerland
Maturity stage Small scale commercialization
Looking For Network, New clients, Visibility, Funding, Partners, Credibility,
02.

Implementation Stories

Geolife Programs for Chemical-Free Agriculture by Bioma SA
Implemented by Farm Bangerter in Gampelen (Switzerland) in 2018

Kipos programme, using Geloife technology, was evaluated in the fields of a farm in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in the Seeland region, covering a total area of 4 hectares. The farm in question grows Innovator potatoes, a specific type of frying potato. Kipos is a natural programme consisting of two soil reactivation treatments and one foliar treatment.

Result

The three test fertilisation programmes showed a statistically significant increase in production of between 12.5% (45 t/Ha) and 15% (46 t/Ha) compared with conventional fertilisation.

03.

The environmental benefits

  • Chemical Free
  • 50% decrease in chemical fertilizers
  • Increase crop production and quality
  • Up to 50% decrease in water consumption
04.

The Financial benefits

  • Increase of gain from crops up to 30%
  • Up to 40% higher production per hectare while maintaining stable costs
05.

Activity Region

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Asia

Georgia,

Africa

Tunisia,

North america

Mexico,

  • Headquarters
  • Activity
06.

Company Profile

Bioma SA

BIOMA is a Swiss company focused on chemical-free pollution reduction solutions and chemical-free agriculture solutions.

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Headquarters 6572 Magadino, Switzerland
07.

Networking Partner

Innovation Activator

We are the cluster of hi-tech startups, mechanical engineers, designers, factories and experts. We want our knowledge and experience to serve others bringing them on a rapid learning curve on technology development.

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