Value Added Vermicompost for Better Farm Profits

Abstract

Vermicomposting is an eco-friendly, efficient & rapid technique to waste management as it utilizes
tons of waste to produce nutrient rich organic fertilizer (vermicompost). Vermicompost is rich in
NPK, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn), humic acid, organic carbon,
beneficial microbes etc. which helps in soil remediation, maintain plant growth and yield, disease
and pest control, etc., but it is not efficient enough to provide plants with the necessary quantity of
macro and micronutrients precisely as per the crop’s need. With every passing year, the soil fertility
status evaluation in the country puts forward new cases of nutrient deficiency, especially the
micronutrients, owing to their very narrow range of deficiency and toxicity. As a result, there is an
opportunity to improve the nutrient contents of vermicompost to ensure that they are delivered to
crops quickly and effectively.