To supplement and to strengthen extension efforts for creating wealth for the society, Morarka Foundation has always laid especially emphasis on R&D for technology. Way back in 1994 itself Morarka Foundation had realized that many problems affecting the livelihoods in remote rural areas have also been affected by the depleting natural resources available and accessible to them. In our search to find solutions for increasing the productivity of natural resources, we found that biotechnology applications in recycling of natural resources can play an important role.


To begin with, we worked to recycle farm waste through many traditional and modern methods. In 1995, we were informed about vermiculture that could help recycle farm waste. For about five years, Morarka Foundation focussed its efforts in the development and promotion of vermiculture technology. By the year 2000 Morarka Foundation had become the single largest producer of vermicast in the World. To improve the quality of vermicast and to develop new applications a high-tech biotechnology lab fully equipped with latest scientific tools and devices was set up. Right from the beginning this lab has been focussed on developing biotechnology applications for agriculture and environment management, such as...

• Vermiculture-Technology Development and Promotion
• Enrichment of Vermicast and its Applications Development
• Probiotics for Fertility and Pest Management
• Isolation & Extraction of Primary and Secondary Plant Metabolites
• Household Scientific Solid Waste Management and Recycling
• Institutional Scientific Waste Management
• Urban Waste Water Management and Recycling
• Industrial Waste Water Recycling
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Sanitization and Safe Disposal of Wastes
• Plant Tissue Culture
• Spirulina Cultivation
• Food Grade Natural Preservatives and Bactericides

For more details on Biotechnology for Agriculture and Environment, kindly click on the links given below:

» Vermiculture
» Scientific Waste Management and Recycling
» Rain Water Harvesting
» R&D for Biotech Applications in Agriculture
» Organic Inputs Technology and Management
» Technology Development
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