How to start vermicompost business in India 

Setting up a vermicompost unit at the corner of your farm is possible. How to setup vermicompost plant is shared in text and video forms. 

Vermi compost bin, filtering machine, mulching polythene, poly bags, raw and fresh cow dung required to prepare the compost. All steps for setting up vermicompost unit are given here in writing along with a video showing the entire compost setup from the beginning. 

Quick Notes – To set up a vermicompost unit you need half bigha land, fresh raw cow dung, earthworms, filtering machine, compost pit, mulching papers. 

How to start vermicompost business in India 

This blog helps people who want to know how to start a vermicompost business in India. Its easy to setup vermicompost plant to start a business. Essential steps for making vermicompost are shared here, watch video as well. 

A farmer recently started a vermicompost business in India near his poplar farm. He usually does poplar cultivation and has a large poplar plant nursery in Uttarakhand. 

The idea is you can also set up a vermicompost plant in the remaining space of your poplar tree farm. 

Vermicompost setup requirements

1. Small land around half to 1 beegha.
2. Raw cow dung fresh.
3. Prepare beds.
4. Earth warms.
5. Vermicompost machine.
6. Bags.

All the above points are required for vermicompost setup, all points are explained below deeply.

Land at least half beegha

As per the farmer who newly setup vermicompost just beside his popular nursery, only half beegha land is enough to start a vermicompost business. 

Vermicompost benefits are vital, it is used as an organic fertilizer for plants and trees, its a profitable business as India is agriculture country and many people are connected with farming.

Land is the first basic requirement where you have to install a compost filter machine, vermicompost bin, earth warms and arrange cow dung for preparation.

See below given video for step by step info to install vermicompost setup near your farm.

Raw cow dung fresh

As per the business owner Dinesh Kumar and colleague Pawan Kumar once you have a land the 1st step is to collect raw fresh cow dung. 

So, collect only raw fresh cow dung, and avoid old dung. He advised cow dung should be cold not warm so after collecting the dung keep it on land for a few days. 

You can use 10 day old cow dung for this process, if you just collected the cow dung from any milk dairy then dump it in your farm for at least 2-3 days so its all hotness gets out. 

If you put earthworms in warm cow dung then earthworms will die. Colding cow dung mainly required in summers, in winters it colds early so keep checking it. 

Prepare beds

Prepare beds of cow dung After cooling the cow dung, prepare some beds in rows as shown in the video. 

Make sure before preparing the beds put mulching paper on the land then prepare beds. 

It is to prevent earthworms going deeper inside the land. If you will not place a mulching paper below the beds your efforts will be drowned. After mulch paper, put the cold cow dung on the beds. 

Earthworm

After preparing the beds, put earthworms over the beds. Spread them all over the beds. You can buy earthworms online or offline as per your convenience. 

No need to force or press earthworms just leave them over the bed they will go inside the cow dung on their own. 

After putting earthworms on the beds, give some water to keep the beds moist, don’t over water. 

Now cover the beds with a green mat. It is done to keep the earthworms in the dark which increases breeding. To increase the breeding you can make a mix of sugar, raw jaggery and gram flour. 

Vermicompost making time duration after putting earthworms on raw cow dung beds

Once you have covered the beds and earthworms are put on it and beds are covered with green mat. 

Now leave it for at least 3 to 4 months in between and keep spreading some water as per the requirement. After 3-4 months the number of earthworms will increase, that’s what you need. 

Cow dung colour will change from light brown to black after 3-4 months. If you see the blackish colour dung, it means cow dung is riped.

Separate the ripe cow dung which has now become a vermicompost, ready for filtering.  

Vermi compost pit to extract earthworms

Put the prepared vermicompost in the pit. Put some raw cowdung near by just prepared vermicompost, it is done to attract all the earthworms from just prepared vermicompost to the raw cow dung which is helpful in extracting earthworms from prepared compost. 

However, the main purpose of the pit is to prepare a high quality nutrient rich compost by putting earthworms together with organic waste.

Vermicompost machine

Now put the newly prepared vermicompost into the filtering machine, it will filter the pure vermicompost. Dump the pure compost properly at one place. 

Pack vermicompost in bags

Finally pack the newly prepared and filtered vermicompost into the bags. Farmer Dinesh and Pawan are selling bags of 40 kg and also 1 to 5 kg bags. 

Fresh vermicompost price in India

At the moment they are selling 40 kg vermicompost bags at Rs 800, and 1 kg vermicompost price in their farm is Rs 20.

Farmers contact numbers to get vermicompost fertilizer and setup information

Pawan 9837721142, Dinesh 7253053777, 7078775079,

FAQ

Conclusion – After putting earthworms in raw cow dung beds it takes 3 to 4 months to prepare organic vermicompost. Filter it through a machine and use it in plants, vegetables and trees for steady organic growth.