Turning Garbage into Treasure
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- Pauline Mwangi

YAD Bio-Vitalizer is an organic fertilizer that improves the rejuvenation of soils to enhance crop production. It is a product of ECoH Holdings Limited, a company focused on developing quality products that work towards enhancing human life through healing, restoration as well as revitalization of the environment.
Through scientific research, we have developed a safe and environmentally friendly product that addresses challenges in agriculture, environment, and human health.” says Edwin Kamau, managing director at ECoH Holdings.
The genesis of the company stems from two demand sides. Firstly, a corporate social responsibility project was conducted in 2002 that was geared towards addressing the issue of environmental pollution caused by dumped kitchen garbage. This was done by street boys who performed the clean up, and it had a positive impact on their lives.
With time, the dumped sites started having mountains of organic matter, making the director, who was then working for an agrochemical based producing company, to look for market. Some of the customers were flower farms, who expressed their need for alternative fertilizers. -
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