Bringing Sustainability and Profitability through ‘Vermicomposting’ A Study from the Cold Arid Ladakh

Abstract

The world today is finding ways and means to have an agriculture production system which does not relies on synthetic chemical fertilizers and chemicals, but on a system which is based on the use of natural products, does not makes our natural resources viz. the land, the water and the air toxic. This production system has also to be sustainable, eco friendly, remunerative and should not compromise with the future generations. Organic farming, Zero budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) of Subash Palekar and use of Compost and Vermi compost are thus now preached and practiced all over the world to produce safe and healthy food and to reverse the damage done to our precious natural resources. The present endaveour is a study of the use of vermi compost in bringing sustainability and profitability the cold arid Ladakh region.