VERMICOMPOSTING
WHAT IS VERMICOMPOSTING?
"Vermicomposting is a process where the earthworm helps to convert the organic waste into manure rich high nutritional content."
Vermicomposting means worm farming. In simple words, if we had to explain the process of vermicomposting, Earthworm feed on the organic waste materials and give out excreta in the form of 'vermicasts' that are rich in nitrates & minerals such as phosphorous, magnesium, calcium & potassium. These are used as fertilizers to enhance the quality of soil.
NUTREINTS PROFILE OF VERMICOMPOSTING:
- 0·1% of Nitrogen
0.71% of Phosphorus
0.80% of Potassium
- 0.51% of Calcium
0.27% of Magnesium
175 ppm Iron
96.5 ppm of Manganese
24.5 ppm of Zinc
CASE STUDY:
PAYAL AGRAWAL
This is the story of a girl named Payal Agrawal. She is the Engineering student. She completed her B.tech in 2016. After that she was preparing for the competitive exam for 2 years. During her examination she got the job offer from Multinational company but she rejected the offer as she was preparing for exam. Then she didn't got success she decided to start her own business where she wanted the input cost to be low. When she was searching for different business ideas she got to know about the Vermicomposting and she started doing the research regarding about it. She belongs to Meerut, U.P.
- HOW SHE STARTED DOING IT?
Initially she was started collecting the relevant information in the sector organic farming. She got to develop her interest in this sector. Her interest towards this field eventually made start her business in Vermicomposting at the age of 25. Subsequently, Payal began to read and started collecting the information about vermicomposting from different places and internet. She also took the training from the nearby place. Even while training, she bought some earthworms and practice it at small scale. After that, when Payal was confident enough that she could do this, she started her own vermicomposting unit in 2017 with the name "Green Earth Organics". Her journey for this was not simple, she invested about 2 lakh which she used to get from the tuitions she used to take. First of all she took the land on rent and started to setup the beds over there and stared with her vermicomposting unit. Today she earns about 2 lakhs rupees per month.
- HOW DOES PAYAL WORKS?
The vermicomposting process takes about two and a half months. In her unit, there are around 200 beds at a time. She purchases the earthworm from different places. Also purchases the dung from Gaushala. She takes the cow dung which is 15 days old. The cost 1kg of dung is near about 30-40 paisa. She produces about 25 tons of vermicompost a month and sometimes more than that. She is also give free training to the people and helping them to start there own setup. She is also giving employment to many people. Best thing about her vermicompost is it's originality.- CORRECT IDENTIFICATION OF VERMICOMPOST:-
The good quality of vermicompost becomes friable after composting and also turns black.
-By:- Aishwarya Pradip Awasarmol
