Joji Iwase

Joji Iwase, EM System Network, Inc., Nagoya, Japan
Graduated from the University of Ryukyus, Okinawa. After graduation technical officer with EM System Network, Inc. He is responsible for the promotion of a farming method utilizing EM Super Ceramics ”fermentation“ which is capable of providing safe farm products.

Presentation
Saturday, September 9th, 2006 / 14:30 –14:50

Impact of EM Super Ceramics “fermentation” in agriculture

ABSTRACT
The technology of Effective Microorganisms (EM) has expanded today to include a diverse range of products. Among these, EM Ceramics in particular is receiving attention due to its versatality in many fields of human activity, including agriculture, industrial and environmental use. These EM ceramics are made by mixing clay with EM and EMX, and dried at very high temperatures, which do not affect the energizing properties of EM. The ceramics used for agriculture is termed “EM Super Ceramics Fermentation” and that for industrial and environmental projects “EM Super Ceramics regeneration”.
The use of EM and EM ceramics in crop production has been evaluated under different environmental conditions of Japan. The results highlight that these two related products promoted the fermentation process of organic matter in soils, thus making nutrients available for crops. These was a significant decline in the incidence of pests and diseases in crops and also soil salinity. Successful continued cropping of the same field with the same species was possible with these two products, where the uniformity of the planted crop was maintained, unlike in other organic cropping systems. The harvest and the quality of the harvested product was also significantly enhanced in many species. This cleary exhibited that the use of both EM and EM Ceramics enhance the benefits of organic systems, to develop cost effective methods of cropping to produce higher yields with superior quality, while protecting the environment and health of humans. Cases of successful use of EM Ceramic Powder in growing apples, table grapes, iceberg salat and tea will be presented.

Keywords: EM, EM-Ceramics, Cropping, Soil quality, Yields