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The Future of South Africa’s Agriculture is

ORGANIC FARMING

Organic Refuse + Landfill = Greenhouse Gases

This is a natural resource:

Global Warming causes Drought

Stop the Trend

Vegetable and Herb crops can be

saved from drought by amending

the soil with compost and top

dressing with Mulch

Is our food production secure?

The price of a 50kg bag of fertilizer averaged around R200.00 in 2005, In 2012, the cost of a 50kg bag of fertilizer is R900.00

How will the farmers survive?

LAN AND SYNTHETIC FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS ARE JUST NOT PRESENTING THE RESULTS FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT

NO LONG TERM EFFECTS

ORGANIC SOIL DEPLETION

NEGATIVE RESIDUALS

POSSIBLE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM PHOSPHATES

QUARTERLY APPLICATIONS REQUIRED (COSTLY)

OVERBEARING IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS

Synthetic Fertilizers

Cause Leachate Poison

Solution for Farmer’s and Food Security

Solution for Organic refuse landfill diversion

Solution to combat climate change

Aerobic Composting is our solution for

Organic refuse landfill diversion

The Alternative to use of Synthetic Fertilizers

Increased Yields for Farmers

Drought Prevention

The Prevention of Methane Production in Landfill

The key elements to

life:

The key elements to Aerobic Composting: Oxygen & Water

Organic refuse may be recycled into compost, eliminating disposal fees

Author of The Green Waste Recycling Certification

NQF 2

FTFA has the solution to divert organic refuse from landfill to our Aerobic Composting Facility

The Results of Organic Refuse Recycling: Organic Farming

(eliminate synthetic fertilizers)

THE BENEFITS OF AN ORGANIC PRODUCT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS:

NO LEACHATES

BETTER RESULTS

COST EFFECTIVE

ELIMINATES 2-3 FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS PER YEAR

UNLIMITED SUPPLY

EASY TO MANUFACTURE

ENCOURAGES MICROBIAL ACTIVITY WHICH AERATES THE SOILS

EASY TO APPLY (10-15M3/ACRE)

Aerobic Composting Creates Jobs!!!!!!

Mulch for Water Conservation

Composting at any scale to meet the needs of

every client…… Small Scale – Worm Farming

Preparing your soil is the most important aspect of organic vegetable gardening.

Incorporate your compost into the first 30 cm of your planting area

Community Vegetable Gardens

can uplift moral at the work

place

Vegetable Gardens can be

planted anywhere – roof

tops

Reap the Rewards of your Harvest