WELCOME

Dr.YSR HORTICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE,CHINALATARIPI

ELP-409:: VERMICOMPOSTING
 FINANCIAL PLAN FOR
VERMICOMPOSTING
Submitted to:
Mr.M.Narasimhudu
(ELP COORDINATOR) Submitted by:
Dr. N.Gouthami P.Mahajabeen CH/20-12
(ELP Manager) M. Mahendra CH/20-13
Dr.Y.Yohan SK.Mohammad Riyaz CH/20-15
(ELP Manager) S.NagaPranathi CH/20-16
TAXONOMY OF EARTHWORM
–
EISENIA FOETIDA
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Annelida
Class - Clitellata
Order - Opisthopora
Family - Lumbricidae
Genus - Eisenia
Species - foetida
Species of earthworms: There are about 3000 species of
earthworms in the world but only 3-4 species are used in
vermicomposting. In India, only two species are being
extensively used for vermicomposting namely, Eisenia foetida
and Eudrilus eugeniae. Earthworms may be categorized as:
-Manure worm/Red worm: Eisenia foetida
-White worms: Enchytraeus buchholzi
-Night crawler: Eudrilus eugeniae
-European earthworm: Lumbricus rebellus
-Indian earthworm: Pheretima posthuma
-South Indian earthworm: Lampito mauritae
 IDENTIFYING THE CHARECTERS OF
EISENIA FOETIDA
It is commonly known as red/manure/wriggler
worm.
It is about 3-4 inches long.
It has alternating prominent bands of darker and
lighter red.
It has a slightly flat bottom with the rest of the body
being round.
The tail is sometimes a lighter colour often with
yellow tip.
This colouration comes and goes depending upon
what it is fed.
LIFE CYCLE OF Eisenia foetida
 Economic Importance
• As bait and food:
-They are used as bait for fishing.
-They form the best food for aquarium fishes and small laboratory
animals (Enchytraeus buchholzi- White worm).
-They are also consumed by uncivilized people.
-They are hunted by birds, frogs, lizards, moles, centipedes, etc.
• In agriculture:
-They continually plough and manure the soil, hence are friends
of gardeners and farmers.
• In medicines:
-They are used in medicines to treat the diseases like stones, jaundice,
pyorrhoea, piles, gout, diarrhoea, weakness, etc.
• In laboratories:
-They are universally used in class studies.
• Harmful worms:
-They damage young and tender plants.
-They cause water loss by seepage in agriculture fields.
-They act as intermediate hosts of various parasites.
 VERMI CULTURE AND
VERMICOMPOSTING
• Vermiculture: Breeding and raising of earthworms in controlled
conditions.
• Vermicomposting: Making vermicompost by the use of earthworm.
• Preparation: Vermicomposting in
 Open heaps
 Pits
 Windrows (KISS plan)
 Bins
 Reactors

Vermiculture Vermicomposting
Composition: It contains minerals like nitrate(ppm)- 902.2,
phosphate(%)- 0.47, potassium(%)- 0.70, iron(ppm)- 7563.0,
calcium(%)- 4.4, magnesium(%)- 0.46, zinc(ppm)- 278.0, etc.,
vitamins, antibiotics, growth hormones, enzymes, microflora,
etc.
Uses of Vermicompost:
• To prepare seed beds
• In flower pots
• In horticulture
• In agricultural crops
• In lawns, etc.
SHED RE-ESTABLISHMENT
ARRANGING OF TERPLIN
SHEET ON VERMICOMPOST
SHED
COLLECTION OF RAW MATERIAL
PREMISES CLEANING
FILLING OF FYM IN PITS
FILLING OF RAW MATERIAL IN PITS
COLLECTION OF
EARTHWORMS FROM
CULTURE BED
RELEASING OF EARTHWORMS IN
PITS
COVERING OF PITS WITH GUNNY BAGS
WATERING TO THE PITS
COLLECTION OF VERMICOMPOST FROM PITS
DRYING OF
VERMICOMPOST
FINANCIAL
PLAN
Fixed cost: 0

Variable cost:
Variables Costs
Tarpaulin sheet 1700/-
FYM 3000/-
Total 4700/-

Total cost= Total fixed cost+Total variable cost

= 0+4700
=Rs.4700/-
• Estimated weight of 1bed=250kg
• Estimated weight of 4beds=250×4=1000kg
• Cost of 1kg= Rs.10/-
• Cost of 1000kg=Rs.10,000/-
• Weight of vermicompost from culture bed=270kg
• Cost of vermicompost from culture bed=270×10=Rs .2,700/-
• Gross income=yield ×price
• =(1000kg+270kg)×10
. =1270×10=Rs.12,700/-
 ESTIMATED NET INCOME
Fixed cost Variable Depreciatio Total cost Gross Net income
Cost n (10%) income
(Yield
×price)
0 4700 - 4700 1270kg× 8,000/-
Rs.10=
Rs.12,700/-
Total 8,000/-
 NET PRESENT WORTH

Net income Discount factor NPW

@12%
8000 0.89 7,120
Total 7,120

NPW is positive, so this business is financially feasible.

 BENEFIT COST RATIO
Benefits Cost Discount Benefits Costs ×D.F
factor ×D.F
@12%
12,700 4700 0.89 11,303 4,183

B:C ratio = discounted benefits ÷discounted costs

=11,303÷4,183
=2.70:1
 B:C ratio is 2.70:1
• Benefit cost ratio is greater than 1 so the project is
financially feasible.
• For spending every 1rupee we will get 1.70rupees
profit.
Thankyou