Products
The full neem product family, from kernel to shelf
Oil, cake, granules, powder, soap, toothpowder and capsules — where each one comes from in the same seed.
Field notes
Notes from the press room and the cold room
Featured · Agronomy
Why azadirachtin ppm matters more than litres
Two drums of neem oil can differ tenfold in active content. Here is how extraction temperature, seed moisture and storage decide what actually reaches the pest.
Neem story
The village pharmacy: how neem earned its name
From temple courtyards to the modern input shelf — a short history of Azadirachta indica in Indian life.
Agronomy
Neem cake vs. chemical nematicides: a season-long comparison
What happened in a tur field where one half received neem cake at sowing and the other did not.
Pressing
Cold press vs. screw expeller vs. solvent extraction
Three ways to get oil out of a kernel, and what each one does to the azadirachtin you paid for.
Pressing
Why we double-press the kernel
The second pass adds yield without heat — and leaves a cake that still carries useful actives.
Cold chain
Pre-cooling within six hours: the shelf-life multiplier
Field heat is the silent loss. Removing it early adds more days than any chamber upgrade.
Formulation
Diluting neem oil correctly for sensitive skin
Carrier ratios with jojoba and coconut, and why undiluted application backfires.
Neem story
One tree, twelve uses: a Sirasgi household audit
We asked forty families what they still use neem for. The answers ranged from grain storage to gum pain.
Pressing
Filtration: the step that decides shelf life
Settling, bag filters and polish filtration — how sediment turns into rancidity if it stays in the drum.
Sourcing
What a fair farm-gate price for neem seed looks like
Moisture, kernel ratio and transparency — the three things that decide a fair rate.
Storage
Holding onion through the monsoon dip
Humidity, airflow and stacking practices that keep sprouting and rot in check.
Products
Datun, toothpowder and paste: choosing a neem oral routine
What each format actually does for plaque, cavity bacteria and gum inflammation.