VERMICOMPOSTING: SUCCESS STORY OF FARMER FOR REVENUE AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

AJAY KUMAR DAS¹, BIRENDRA PRASAD², R.S. SINGH³*, BASANTI KUMARI^4
1ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Supaul, 852111, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, 813210
²Agro-climatic zone-II, Regional Research Station, Agwanpur, Saharsa, 852201, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, 813210
³Mandan Bharti Agriculture College, Agwanpur, Saharsa, 852 201, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, 813210
⁴Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, 813210
* Corresponding Author : singhrscoh@gmail.com

Received : 22-07-2017     Accepted : 05-09-2017     Published : 06-09-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 41       Pages : 4664 - 4666
Int J Agr Sci 9.41 (2017):4664-4666

Keywords : Vermicompost, Worms, Humus, Soil, Micronutrient
Academic Editor : Dr M. S. Mahajan, Meenakshee Dwivedi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are highly obliged to the Krishi Vigyan Kendra Supaul, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar for providing opportunity to dashing farmers who adopted scientific methods of vermicomposting for his self employment
Author Contribution : All authors are equally contributed

Vermicompost is a fine granular, dark brown/black coloured organic product prepared by earthworms by using animal dung and organic wastes which is much useful for soil health. It has biological properties as rich in population of soil micro-organisms compared with those in conventional composts. Vermicompost has adequate amount of micronutrient and macronutrients depending on sources of earthworm’s feedstock. Earthworm promotes soil fragmentation and increase aeration of soil by volume 8-30 per cent. Vermicompost has at least four times more plant nutrients than conventional cattle dung compost. Vermicomposting is a source of creating self employment and revenue generation. This is an easy and faster process of converting organic matter into compost than other conventional methods. A farmer, Shri Bhikhari Mehta opted vermicomposting for his livelihood and started from a very small scale and became a successful producer of quality product. He argued that his product is demanded by nearby farmers, NGO’s and government organizations of Bihar. Moreover, he is encouraging interested farmers to prepare this multifunctional quality product on their own farms so that farming community can be benefitted.

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