Japanese Company Turns Cow Urine Into Liquid Fertiliser That Helps Maintain Soil Fertility  

An organic products company in northern-Japan have managed to create environmentally friendly fertiliser from cow urine, reports Nikkei Asian Review.

The liquid fertilizer, Tsuchi Ikikaeru -- or "soil comes back to life" is now being sold in five countries including Vietnam and Cambodia.

Over the years the fertility of farmland in much of Southeast Asia has degraded due to longtime overuse of agrochemicals. The liquid fertilizer from cow urine is making inroads in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.

Kankyo Daizen the company which collects the urine from dairy farmers in Hokkaido began exporting "Tsuchi Ikikaeru" to agricultural producers through two Japanese trading houses. Additionally, Kankyo Daizen has verified the effectiveness of its cow urine-derived products in tests conducted at the Kitami Institute of Technology.

Kankyo Daizen has turned cow urine into natural soil conditioner and is winning new customers abroad. This is now fast growing into a sustainable and good substitute for conventional agro-chemicals.

President Kankyo Daizen, Makoto Kubonouchi said, "Southeast Asia has a young and growing population and is is a promising market."

Cow urine collected from farmers on the Japanese island of Hokkaido is being used to produce organic fertilizer and deodorizers. It also helps in maintaining soil fertility on the same plot of land year after year.

Kankyo Daizen provided their deodorant free of charge to evacuation shelters and temporary toilets when northern japan was hit by recent earthquakes.