Vol. 10, Issue 5 (2021)

Author(s):
Lanje Shivaji Namdevrao and Joshi Gaurav Hemantrao

Abstract:
Every year, the world's population grows, posing a serious threat to people's food security as agricultural land becomes increasingly scarce and, in some cases, disappears entirely. As a result, agricultural productivity must be greatly increased over the next few decades to satisfy the high food demand of the emerging population. Not to mention that too much reliance on chemical fertilisers for increased crop production harms both the environment and human health. Bio-fertilizers are one of the most effective modern agricultural tools. It's a gift from agricultural science today. In the agricultural sector, biofertilizers are used to replace traditional fertilisers. Compost, household wastes, and green manure are all used in traditional fertilisers. Chemical fertilisers are more efficient than these. As a result, farmers sometimes try to use chemical fertilisers in the field to help their crops grow. Biofertilizers can help to reduce the high cost of fertiliser use by acting as a cost-effective supplement to chemical fertilisers. Biofertilizers are carrier-based microorganisms that help to increase productivity through biological nitrogen fixation, insoluble phosphate solubilization, or the production of hormones, vitamins, and other plant growth promoters.