Easy Environmental Solutions, Inc. (OTC: EZES) announced that independent rice trials conducted by the Department of Crop Science at the University of Ghana-Legon demonstrated a 12% increase in rice yields using Terreplenish®, a living microbial solution, while reducing synthetic fertilizer usage by 50%. The trials, conducted under irrigated conditions at the Ashiaman Irrigation Scheme in Southern Ghana, also showed improved crop vigor, grain filling, and nutrient efficiency, with researchers concluding that Terreplenish has “substantial agronomic potential” for sustainable rice production.
Preliminary economic analysis indicates lower overall production costs for the Terreplenish treatment groups compared to the full synthetic fertilizer control program. In one treatment group, a split application of Terreplenish at transplanting and flowering increased yields by 7.7% over the control while still reducing synthetic fertilizer inputs by half. These results come as the company responds to a worldwide nitrogen shortage and positions its EasyFEN™ platform as a strategic infrastructure for local fertilizer production.
“The important takeaway is not eliminating fertilizer overnight,” said Nate Carpenter, Vice President of Sales in Europe and Africa. “It’s that the data suggests countries may be able to reduce synthetic fertilizer dependence, lower production costs for growers, improve farmer income, and still improve yields and crop performance.” The trials are part of the regulatory and field validation process required before Terreplenish can be imported or produced locally via EasyFEN systems in Ghana, marking a critical step toward unlocking a second African market for EES following an official endorsement from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service last month.
The EasyFEN platform is a modular infrastructure that converts local organic waste into biological fertilizer, capable of producing over 7,500 gallons of Terreplenish per day—enough to support over 25,000 acres of farmland per week. “Countries should not have to rely on other nations to dictate pricing, availability, or access to something as essential as food production,” said Mark Gaalswyk, CEO of Easy Environmental Solutions. “The next global race may be fertilizer independence.”
As geopolitical instability tightens global supply chains, the company believes decentralized fertilizer infrastructure is moving from concept to strategic necessity. “No country wants to explain food shortages while sitting on the raw materials to prevent them,” said Bakry Osman, Director of Africa at Easy Environmental Solutions. The company is advancing an active Letter of Intent related to deployment opportunities in Ghana and has projects across multiple countries including Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, France, and several in Asia.
Unlike many climate-focused technologies, Easy Environmental Solutions says its economics are driven by local waste streams and fertilizer demand, not subsidies or carbon credits. “We do not need carbon credits to make this work,” Carpenter added. “The waste already exists. The demand already exists.” The company believes future buyers may include ministries, sovereign wealth funds, development banks, and nations focused on long-term food resilience. “The countries that control fertilizer production may ultimately control food security itself,” Gaalswyk said. “And in the decades ahead, food security may become one of the most important forms of national security.”
