Together with farmers to develop sustainable agriculture

Despite facing many difficulties in accessing the market, over the past 10 years, Michiannai Microbiology Joint Stock Company (Tay Luong Commune, Tien Hai District) has always persevered in both producing and applying products in the fields to convince partners and farmers. The goal of the enterprise is to improve the soil, regenerate diverse ecosystems, create a safe production environment for farmers, create high-quality agricultural products to enrich farmers and develop sustainably.

Leaders of Michiannai Microbiology Joint Stock Company introduce organic fertilizer products to customers right at the factory.

Michiannai is a company specializing in the production of microbial products and organic fertilizers used in intensive rice cultivation, crop cultivation, and livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. The products are manufactured using biotechnology, the main ingredients include livestock and poultry manure to create an organic foundation combined with strains of microorganisms to process indigestible substances in the soil, promoting plant growth, development, flowering, and fruiting.

Mr. Cao Ba Muon, Deputy General Director of the Company said: Currently, we have 12 products of various types, of which 4 are liquid products and the rest are powder products. The outstanding advantages of microbial preparations and organic fertilizers are decomposing organic substances, providing nutrients to increase soil porosity and fertility, increasing the resistance to pests, drought, and salinity for crops. Biological preparations serve the treatment of by-products and waste in cultivation and animal husbandry, treating polluted water sources, decomposing excess food, reducing toxic gas emissions at the bottom of ponds, helping aquatic products to be healthy and grow quickly.

Not only good for crops and livestock, using Michiannai organic fertilizers and microbiological products is also safe for farmers' health. As one of many farmers in Tien Hai who have used them, Ms. Vu Thi Huong, Tra Ly village, Dong Quy commune shared: My family grows 5 sao of rice. After 6 years of using organic fertilizers from Michiannai Microbiological Joint Stock Company, I find the soil loose, not as hard as when using chemical fertilizers. When planting, I feel cool because the soil is smooth and the cultivation layer is deeper than before. Because I do not use inorganic fertilizers and chemicals to kill weeds and snails anymore, after each planting season, I no longer have allergic rashes or skin ulcers on my hands and feet. Another good thing is that rice productivity has increased, such as Bac Thom No. 7 rice variety reaching 2.7 - 3 quintals/sao, the rice is delicious with a stronger aroma and flavor than with conventional fertilization methods in the past.
The products of Michiannai Microbiological Joint Stock Company have many advantages and bring benefits to farmers, but recently the company has encountered difficulties in accessing and expanding the consumption market. The main reason is that the process of using fertilizers has changed a lot compared to the way local farmers use inorganic fertilizers. The biggest obstacle is the high production cost, normally farmers spend about 450 - 500 thousand VND/sao of rice, but using Michiannai fertilizers and biological products to care for, prevent and control pests and diseases costs about 900 thousand VND/sao.

To demonstrate economic efficiency and convince farmers to use organic and microbial products, Michiannai Microbiology Joint Stock Company has organized demonstration models. Specifically, the Company directly organized production on 14 hectares and linked production and rice consumption for farmers in some localities in Tien Hai district with a total area of 25 hectares.

Mr. To Dinh Trieu, General Director of the Company, said: The actual production process using Michiannai microbial products and organic fertilizers has proven that rice productivity has increased by 20% compared to the way people usually do. The quality of rice is certified ISO 22000:2018 for food safety and high nutritional content. Through testing, 1kg of rice contains 5.21mg of vitamin B5, fat accounts for 0.83%, protein accounts for 8.61%, glucose accounts for 76.6%. Particularly for areas where rươi is exploited, the use of microbial products and organic fertilizers not only helps rice grow well, covers and cools the soil, but also improves the soil and creates food for rươi, so the yield of rươi is also higher, reaching about 40 - 45kg/sao for an income of more than 20 million VND/sao/year.

With 39 hectares of organic rice cultivation, each year Michiannai Microbiology Joint Stock Company harvests more than 400 tons of paddy, after processing nearly 250 tons of rice. Michiannai's Thai Binh 3T clean rice brand costs an average of 250 - 300 thousand VND/yen, while rice produced from the earthworm farming area costs 500 thousand VND/yen. The Company's rice products are mainly consumed in the markets of Thai Binh, Quang Ninh, Hanoi, Lang Son serving tourists and high-income people. Currently, the Company is preparing to process and package 120kg of sample rice to send to Europe to offer and negotiate with a number of partners in order to export rice to this very demanding but potential market.

Every year, Michiannai Microbiological Joint Stock Company produces and consumes more than 5,000 tons of organic fertilizers and microbial products, with revenue reaching 25 billion VND. From the successful demonstration model, the practical effectiveness in terms of economic value and health safety for farmers and consumers, the Company hopes that the market for fertilizers and microbial products as well as high-quality rice of the enterprise will expand in the near future.