Women's Union members of An Thuan Branch use IMO solution to fertilize ornamental plants.

After being trained on methods of classifying household waste at source and processing organic waste using indigenous microorganisms (IMO) technology into bio-fertilizer for plants, Ms. Hoang Thi Be, Head of the An Thuan Women's Union, deployed and mobilized members in the union to actively respond.

With available ingredients in daily life such as bananas, sugar, rice bran, yogurt, clean water... to create IMO microbial solution; organic waste from the kitchen and plants is also produced by women members to produce microbial fertilizer from IMO to fertilize plants.

Ms. Be said: Most of the members of the association are farmers and gardeners, so when they were trained, guided on the process and supported with the original IMO, they all enthusiastically responded and started to implement it. Not only using IMO to process organic waste into bio-fertilizer, some female members also make dishwashing liquid, floor cleaner...

Visiting Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh's house, we were impressed by the rows of roses in full bloom, the lush, fruit-laden fruit trees, and the lush green vegetable garden. Ms. Binh boasted: I fertilize all the trees in the garden with IMO biological preparation solution and self-composted organic biological fertilizer. Since learning about the IMO biological preparation method, I have completely stopped using chemical fertilizers. Thanks to that, crop yields are higher, and the soil is fresh and porous. Not only do I make full use of organic waste and agricultural by-products, but I also save a lot of costs.

Like Ms. Binh, for over a year now, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh's vegetable and fruit garden has been fertilized entirely with IMO biological products. Not only fertilizing the plants in the garden, Ms. Thanh also composts it to sell to people, earning extra income. On average, a 5-liter can of IMO biological product is sold by Ms. Thanh for 50,000 VND.

In order to expand the movement of classifying and treating waste at source, An Thuan Women's Union not only trained each member how to make IMO yeast, how to classify waste, how to soak and compost organic waste with IMO yeast into fertilizer for plants... but also simultaneously deployed the "Green House" model. Accordingly, recyclable waste such as cans, scrap paper... is classified by members at home, then collected to contribute to the "Green House". Every year, from the "Green House" revenue, the union gave gifts, visited members in difficult circumstances and sponsored orphaned children in the area.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, President of the Kim Tra Ward Women's Union, said: An Thuan Women's Union is one of the typical examples in the movement "Classifying and treating waste at the source". Women members not only turn waste into money, into resources... but also reduce littering that pollutes the environment, joining hands to protect the living environment. This has a great impact on women's farming methods, gradually using biological products in agricultural development in an organic and sustainable direction; knowing how to utilize agricultural by-products and waste for composting, creating fertilizer to reduce production costs, ensuring safety for themselves and consumers.

Article and photos: Thao Vy

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