VERMI COMPOSTING: A ‘DO ECOLOGY’ APPROACH: THE SUCCESS OF A ‘FARMER INTEREST GROUP’

The present research article is the success story of a Farmer Interest Group (FIG) of vermi compost from Sushoot village in district Leh of Union territory of Ladakh. A group of eight farmers four male and four female has been successfully turning all their farm waste into farm wealth making a case of sustainable agriculture. The group is growing wheat and vegetables using the vermi compos produced by recycling of waste. This has also reduced their cost of cultivation of wheat by rupees 3328 per hectare as the group does not needs to spent amount on chemical fertilizers. Some members of the group are also selling this vermi compost thereby augmenting their income.