1. NON MAJOR ELECTIVE VERMITECHNOLOGY
OFFERED BY
B. Sc Zoology

2. COMPOST
Solid waste is the one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the world today due to increasing population and urbanisation.
Composting is a natural process of organic waste treatment which is currently practised with various modification to the technology

3. VERMITECHNOLOGY
Vemitechnology is globally becoming a popular solid waste management technique
Vermitechnology is a process by which the bioconversion of organic waste into a biofertilizer due to earthworms activity. The earthworms feed on the organic wastes and the earthworms gut acts as bioreactor whereby the vermicasts are produced.

4. Vegetable /fruit residue Leaf litter Food waste
ORGANIC WASTES
Animal manure
Crop residue
Sugarcane trash
Vegetable /fruit residue
Leaf litter
Food waste
Any biodegradable waste

5. TYPES OF EARTHWORMS USED FOR COMPOSTING
Anecic : Earthworms feed on decaying organic matters. Which are responsible for cycling organic debris into humus
Endogeic: These worms spending their lives deep in the soil where they feed on decayed matter and mineral soil particle. These worms build burrows.
Epigeic species : These are found in the natural environment in the top soil layer where they feed on decaying organic matter

6. Species used for culture
Lampito mauritii
Perionyx excavatus

7. LIFE CYCLE OF EAQRTHWORM

8. WHERE I CAN DO COMPOSTING
In pits, crates, tanks, concrete rings, or any containers

9. SIGNIFICANCE OF VERMICOMPOST
Vermicompost is a low cost technology use to treat organic wastes. It stimulates Plant growth and productivity of soil. It also have positive effects on some aromatic and medicinal plants
Vermicompost constitute a promising alternative to inorganic fertilizers. It acts as a “Soil Conditioner” and its continued application over the years lead to total improvement in the quality of soil and farmland. Vermicompost significantly reduce or even replace the use of “dangerous agrochemicals”, reduce the demand of water for irrigation, pest and disease control
It develops the economy and ecology of the Nation

10. Benefits of learning the technique
You can make use of vermicompost to make your own terrace garden/kitchen/home garden

11. MARKET OPPURTUNITY
Vermicompost organic fertilizer production business has good sale potential
If you learn the technology of vermicompost even you can be an entrepreneur in this field

12. THANK YOU