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Vermicompost has adequate amount of micro-nutrient and macro-nutrients depending on sources of earthworm’s feed-stock. 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. This study carried on Latsal Lukhar Tsogspa SHG in Sumoor Nubra seeing the facts and properties of vermicompost, 14th ladies SHG group started Vermicompost producer start up and set an example for the village. First time they harvest around 3600 kgs and sold at the rate of Rs 35 /kg and earned 126000 rupees in 4 month, in a year Rs 252000 earned. Ladies are very happy with this technology and decided to sail worms @ 300 per Kg. The B.C ratio of this technology is (1:2.60) which played significant role in uplifting of socioeconomic status of farm women to uplift the socio- economic status of all farm women/farmers of Ladakh and boost organic farming which is the main mandate of nation.
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