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Secondary/Synergistic Activity "C": Farm Made Production of Neem Organic Pesticides, Soil Treatments and Compost This is a major projected activity which, because of it´s importance in first cutting up to 50-60% of our own agricultural production costs while also weaning production away from the use of and dependence on Petro-Chemical agricultural products. Key to this activity is the fact that we will grow and mix our own ingredients on-site Meantime, while our trees are being planted and growing to production maturity we will purchase some of the basic ingredients from outside sources but nevertheless mix them on-site. In either phase, making our own Organic products is infinitely less expensive (between 5 and 10 cents on the Dollar) than buying dangerous Petro-Chemical or even Neem Products from other companies. 1 liter of Neem Pesticide right now, for example, costs approximately $300 pesos per liter...when you can locate a supply. We calculate that making our own, on site, under either of the above scenarios will cost us less than $15 pesos per liter in bulk (IE. Without the added cost of bottling, labeling, and marketing costs). This low-tech operation is where people and farmers/ranchers and small plantation owners in developing areas and nations can benefit tremendously. This is where local economies can re-invent themselves while learning about and adapting too new land-use strategies and/or simply making their traditional activities more productive and cost effective. The ratio of production to use has been calculated at approximately 120 to 1. In other words, 1 acre of Neem (Approximately 300 trees) will produce enough raw product to adequately service a ranch, farm, or plantation of 120 acres. Therefore, even with small land holdings, an independent producer will in all likelihood be able to produce more than he/she needs while also discovering a new income stream in the sale of his excess products to his neighbors and eventually to a local cooperative organization set up on a local level to support local growers reach larger markets. The first order of business, and the importance should not be underestimated, is to enable small to medium-sized local growers to feed their families and make at least a basic living ...or better ...from products and produce grown on their own land. This is increasingly problematic if not in many cases impossible under the current system of dependence on mainly imported, Petro-chemical agricultural products. Larger, more sophisticated, and better capitalized operations of course face the same economic challenges, especially in this era. Any means possible to cut overhead while increasing or even maintaining production is a literal, if until now illusive, blessing. If our operations at the plantation were dedicated to only the production of Neem agricultural products we would undoubtedly flourish. We are however not interested in "mono-cropping" our own activities any more than we will be satisfied with only planting Neem, chilies, or tomatoes. Let´s move along for now.... |
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