192 Metric Tonnes Of Cow Dung To Be Export To Kuwait For Organic Farming

In a deal that is said to be the first of its kind between India and Kuwait, a firm based in Jaipur is set to export cow dung to Kuwait.

192 metric tons of indigenous cow dung will be imported by Kuwait-based Lamor.

The Organic Farmer Producer Association of India's national president, Atul Gupta, announced that Sunrise Agriland and Development Research Pvt Ltd has won this order. 

The Company Director, Prashant Chaturvedi, says that the import of cow dung from India is probably a first one. In Shripinjrapol Gaushala, Tonk Road, Jaipur, the Customs Dept supervises the packing of cow dung into containers at Sunrise Organic Park.

On June 15, it will be dispatched as its first ever consignment from Kanakapura.

In 2020-2021, Gupta estimates that India's exports of animal products were worth Rs 27,155.56 crore. Organic manure demand is also on the rise. According to research on indigenous cow dung, many other countries have found that using the products made from it increases crop production and relieves people of serious ailments.

Therefore, India has start importing cow dung and organic manure into many countries.

Kuwaiti agricultural scientists have found, after extensive research, that applying indigenous cow dung powder to date crops will result in larger fruits and more production. 

Most of the Cow dung shipments from India are to the United States, Malaysia and Maldives.

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