Fertilizers

NEEM CAKE is versatile and has many uses. It can be used as livestock feed, fertilizer and natural pesticide. It not only provides organic nitrogen but also inhibits the nitrification process, when mixed with urea, before applying in the fields. Such use of the neem coated urea in 90:10 proportion can save upto 30% of the total chemical nitrogen requirement of the crops which otherwise would go waste. This results in cost reductions of agricultural production.
Neem cake consists of all essential and non-essential amino acids including sulphur but with negligible quantities of valine and trytophan. Neem seed cake is a very good source of animal protein (up to 40%).
The keeping quality is good and it is not easily spoiled on storage nor is it attacked by fungi. The processed cake can be employed as a good poultry feed. Since the cake is bitter, it acts as a good appetizer. It is also a wormicide.
Neem cake is widely used in India as fertilizer for sugarcane, vegetable and other cash crops. Neem cake also acts as natural pesticide when added to soil, which protects plant roots from soil-insects and nematodes.