1. Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50%
ZARI Results using PlantCatalyst® on Soybeans
The Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) recently ran field trials comparing a range of use scenarios for PlantCatalyst®. In these trials, they found that PlantCatalyst® has the potential to dramatically improve smallholder soybean production through reducing costs, increasing yields, increasing profit margins, and dramatically decreasing agricultural emissions:
Reduce cost by $26 per Hectare (ZMW 250), a 9% decrease versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
41% increase in profit per Hectare versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50%

2. ZARI Results using PlantCatalyst® on Cotton
The Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) recently ran field trials comparing a range of use scenarios for PlantCatalyst®. In these trials, they found that PlantCatalyst® has the potential to dramatically improve cotton production through reducing costs, increasing yields, increasing profit margins, and dramatically decreasing agricultural emissions:
Reduce cost by $26 per Hectare (ZMW 250), a 9% decrease versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
Increase profit margins by nearly $180 per Hectare (ZMW 1,718), a 43% increase versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
29% Increase in yield per Hectare versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied

3. Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50%
ZARI Results using PlantCatalyst® on Groundnuts
The Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) recently ran field trials comparing a range of use scenarios for PlantCatalyst®. In these trials, they found that PlantCatalyst® has the potential to dramatically improve smallholder groundnut production through reducing costs, increasing profit margins, and dramatically decreasing agricultural emissions:
Reduce cost by $26 per Hectare (ZMW 250), a 9% decrease versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
10% increase in profit per Hectare versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50%

4. Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50% (948kgs CO2/Ha)
ZARI Results using PlantCatalyst® on Maize
The Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) recently ran field trials comparing a range of use scenarios for PlantCatalyst®. In these trials, they found that PlantCatalyst® has the potential to dramatically improve smallholder maize production through reducing costs, increasing yields, increasing profit margins, and dramatically decreasing agricultural emissions:
18% Increase in Yields per Hectare versus fields with full fertilizer rate applied
Decrease input costs by over $100 per Hectare (ZMW 1,000), equivalent to 6% of per capita GNI
Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by 50% (948kgs CO2/Ha)

5. Potential National Impact of Using PlantCatalyst® on Maize
Currently, Zambia subsidizes large fertilizer purchases for maize production through the Farmer Income Support Programme (FISP). In 2015/16, this program was on track to subsidize the purchase of nearly 184,000MT of synthetic fertilizer, covering over 459,000Ha. If PlantCatalyst® were integrated into this support scheme, it could displace half of this fertilizer purchase, while resulting in:
18% Increase in yields, leading to 132,216MT more maize produced on the same land, equivalent to 5% of total Zambian consumption.
Decrease FISP fertilizer purchase costs by 47M USD, 0.534% of the total government budget.
Decrease CO2 emissions from fertilizer by over 435,000MT, a 15% total reduction in Zambia’s emissions.