Contract R&D

Planting Media Formulation
Whatever the farming system, be it a new farm, nursery or vertical farm, we will match appropriate raw materials with synergistic microbial consortia to produce the optimal planting media.

Land Rehabilitation
Whatever the condition of the farm land, be it decade-old plantation land or waste land with high metal content, we will design the optimal rehabilitation program to restore the fertility of the soil by matching synergistic microbial consortia with locally and abundantly available organic materials.

Sustainable Integrated Farming Systems
An integrated farming system consist of simultanously conducting and integrating various farming activities such as farming vegetable , raising livestock, growing fishes. Using our synergistic microbial solutions, waste from one activity can be treated and recycled as useful inputs into another. An integrated farming system is cost-effective, increases productivity and is highly sustainable.

Bio-flocs are suspended aggregates that consist of a mixture of microorganisms, algae, floating solids, and undissolved organic compounds. In aquaculture, bio-flocs occur naturally and serve as an important source of nutritious feed for aquatic organisms, help improve water quality, reduce the cost of feeds and the amount of land required. Microbial induction of flocculation occurs naturally within an aquaculture system, but it is unpredictable. A traditional method to induce natural flocculation is by adding starch to the pond, which is also very expensive.

IMO labs conducts research work to induce flocculation, using methods which not only have minimal intrusion upon the daily routine of a farmer and also incur minimal costs.

IMO Labs provides services to analyse the microbial profiles of large water bodies such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Microbial analysis of large water bodies can lead to better understanding of the ecology of the water bodies and the provenance of problems. It also allows for the discovery of specific microorganisms which can be used as bio-markers for early detection of problems.

Keep reading > Bring Musty Bacteria to Light, Innovation in Water, an R&D publication of PUB, Singapore's national water agency, Jul 2012, p. 14