As a summation of developments at the Blue Sky Palace, in the 198th article in this series I introduced the use of salt as a fertilizer in the cultivation of bananas, so beginning this month I would like to change topics.

The entire state of Sikkim in India has successfully converted to organic agriculture utilizing EM, and in October 2018, it was awarded the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Best Policy Award for the most outstanding policy promoting an environmentally sustainable food system. Prime Minister Modi has emphasized that this technology should spread throughout the country.

From this background, EM is now widely used in India not only for agriculture but also for water purification and other environmental measures, and research institutes there are actively working on the applications of EM.

The results of India’s Agricultural Science Center, described below, can be seen as public, scientific proof to support the national EM project.

EM Trial: Evaluating Impact on Banana, Tomato, and Pomegranate