Biofertilizer means the product containing (solid or liquid) living microorganisms which are agriculturally useful in terms of nutrient mobilization, to increase the productivity of the soil and/or crop.

Biofertilizers are one of the important components of integrated nutrient management, as they are a cost-effective and renewable source of plant nutrients to supplement and/or replace the chemical fertilizers for sustainable agriculture. Bio-fertilizers strengthen the soil profile, leave water sources untainted and improve plant growth without detrimental side effects. These beneficial microorganisms working to maintain the ecological balance by active participation in carbon, nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorous cycles in nature.

Soil micro flora and micro fauna which are largely responsible for maintaining soil fertility and providing some essential and indispensable nutrients to plants. It has now become an imperative to restore the soil with a beneficial microbe population by using Bio-fertilizers