Every year, a Ukrainian farmer loses more than just the harvest. He loses living soil. Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides kills not only pests, but also microorganisms that provide fertility. A “dead zone” is formed in the soil — the cycle of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is disrupted. The land becomes a mechanical substrate, not an ecosystem.
But science brings hope — friendly bacteria are returning to the battlefield.
Modern agricultural technologies allow you to create and “reprogram” the soil microbiome to:
The company has developed bacterial inoculants that adapt plants to drought and reduce dependence on agrochemicals. After applying these bioagents to wheat fields, pesticide use has decreased by 30–40%.
In the Living Soil project, farmers use bacterial cultures from local soils that suppress fusarium wilt and powdery mildew. By 2023, about 40% of greenhouse farms had switched to this model.
In response to soil degradation, farmers began growing native bacterial strains on site (through “Jeevamrut”) — the effectiveness of soil pest control increased by 60%, without the use of chemicals.
🔍 In 2024, the “Zelena Dolyna” farm in Khmelnytskyi region replaced pesticides with biological products — costs decreased by 18%, and corn yield increased by 12%.
| What does biomicrobiology provide? | Instead of what | Result |
| Synthesis of natural antibiotics | Chemical fungicides | Fewer toxins |
| Nitrogen fixation | Nitrate fertilizers | Cheaper and more environmentally friendly |
| Formation of a “barrier” at the root | Insecticides | Protection without harm |
| Restoring soil structure | Deep plowing + chemistry | Reducing erosion |
The future lies not in pesticides, but in partnerships with invisible helpers: microorganisms. Ukraine has all the resources to become a leader in soil bioengineering if it bets not on poison, but on life.
A living land is a living nation.
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