Nano Vermicomposting from Agricultural Wastes for Sustainable Organic Farming in Odisha

In recent year s , agricultural was tes have become the important pollution sources , and the
problems caused by poultr y and animal feces i s global attention. Odi sha i s one of the 29 s tates
of India, located in eas tern India. It i s the 9th larges t s tate by area, and the 11th larges t by
population. Odi sha i s a major agricultural s tate of India. The agriculture sector contributes onl y
about 30% of the Gros s State Domes tic Product (GSDP), with more than 60% population
dependence resulting in low per capita income in the farm sector. The cropped area i s about
87.46 lakh hectares out of which 18.79 lakh hectares are irrigated. Climate and soil play a v ital
role in Odi sha’ s agriculture economy .
Today Vermicompos ting i s a low-technology , env ironmentall y -friendl y method used to treat
agricultural was tes . The resulting vermicompos t has been recorded to have several pos iti ve
impact s on plant growth and health.