The most prominent feature of organic fertilizer is that it can increase soil organic matter. Organic matter in the soil can significantly improve the physical and chemical properties of the soil, improve soil tillage, enhance water infiltration, improve soil water storage, fertilizer retention, fertilizer supply and drought and waterlogging resistance, and significantly increase production, which cannot be replaced by chemical fertilizers. So with the rising prices of chemical fertilizers today, with so many advantages of organic fertilizers, is there no need for chemical fertilizers?
The answer is no! Chemical fertilizers are effective quickly and are still very important for the sustained and stable production and increase of agricultural production. Only “organic with inorganic” can achieve long-term stability in agriculture.
Since organic fertilizers and chemical fertilizers cannot replace each other, what are the differences between organic fertilizers and chemical fertilizers that we often talk about?
Organic fertilizers are mainly derived from plants or animals. They are fertilizers made from various animal feces, plant residues or metabolites through fermentation. The application of organic fertilizers provides the soil with the rich nutrients it needs. After applying organic fertilizers, soil organic matter can be increased and renewed, thereby improving the physical and chemical properties of the soil, promoting plant growth and the circulation of the soil ecosystem.

Chemical fertilizers, referred to as fertilizers, are fertilizers made by chemical or physical methods that contain one or more nutrients required for the growth of crops. Inorganic fertilizers generally have high nutrient content, fast fertilizer effect, easy to be directly absorbed and utilized by crops, significant increase in yield, and easy transportation, storage and mechanized application. However, because chemical fertilizers do not contain organic matter, and some also contain harmful components such as heavy metals, long-term and large-scale application alone can easily lead to deterioration of soil physical and chemical properties, pollute the environment, affect the ecological balance of farmland, reduce soil productivity, and cause a significant decline in agricultural product yield and quality.