Maple Orgtech (India) Ltd. is manufacturing and propagating EM in India under agreement with EMRO, Japan. EM technology was developed by Dr. Teruo Higa in Japan. EM stands for ‘Effective Microorganisms’. It is a consortium of different strains of beneficial and effective microorganisms, both aerobic and anaerobic in nature. It is processed by EMRO personnel under strict quality standard in Maple Orgtech, Kolkata. These organisms are collected from the natural environment and not imported, exotically or genetically engineered. The main microbes are Lactobacillus, Photosynthetic bacteria, yeast.
Application of Maple EM in Aquaculture
- Pond treatment
- Water treatment
- Feed additive
Reduction in Capital Outlay
- Reduction in chemical input
- Better disease control
- Feed cost reduction
Increase in Yield
Improvement in Quality
- Better shine
- No earthy smell
- Better shelf life
- Maple EM.1â„¢ reduces the capital outlay drastically.
- Use of Maple EM.1â„¢ facilitates the culture of fish and prawns without chemicals.
- Maple EM.1â„¢ reduces the quantity of sludge produced.
- Maple EM.1â„¢ eliminates Ammonia, Methane and Hydrogen sulphide which are common in fish/prawn cultivation.
- Maple EM.1â„¢ helps to keep water clean and hence does not require repeated changing.
- Maple EM.1â„¢ helps in suppressing algal colonies from bodies of fish/prawns, thus giving better growth.
- Fish and prawns produced are of higher quality and quantity by using Maple EM.1â„¢.
- Maple EM.1â„¢ improves Feed conversion ratio (FCR)
- Mortality of fish and prawns can be reduced significantly by using our Maple EM.1â„¢.