Agriculture has gained a major importance in every country. Due to tremendous increase in population, there is a high demand on food grain production. In order to meet the needs of the people advancements in agriculture sector have been evolved which leaded to accumulation of huge quantities of solid wastes leaving behind its residues in soil causing depletion of soil fertility and biota. To overcome this solid waste has to be recycled and to be used as organic amendment for soil in order to mitigate the environmental threats and effects of chemical fertilizers. One such method as an alternate for replacement of chemical amendments and recycling of waste materials uses composting technique by use of earthworms practically known as Vermicomposting.
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