Nilphamari

Vermicompost organic fertiliser gains popularity

A vermicompost organic fertiliser—Annapurna—has become a huge success with farmers in the northern districts.

It is being produced in Domar upazila town under Nilphamari district and has won the hearts of cultivators for adding to soil fertility.
This fertiliser has been developed by Ramnibas Agarwalla, a well-known trader of Domar upazila, who has done his own research to achieve an effective mix of ingredients.
Agarwalla told The Independent that the fertiliser contained ingredients such as cow dung, water-hyacinth, oil-cake, bone-dust, straw, horn-dust, wood-dust, hen-litter, sugar mill waste, and the stool of earthworms.
He said a large number of earthworms were being reared in several hundred boxes and beds, at different villages under the Domar upazila.
The fertiliser had been approved by the government in 2000, and is being supplied to farmers in various northern districts, who say it has added to productivity.
Several important people have praised the product, including Md GM Idris, the deputy director of Nilphamari agriculture extension department, Md Keramot Ali, the deputy director of the plant preservation department, Dr CS Karim, adviser to the fish and environment related department, Dr Dor Repand, the Swiss ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Samsur Rashid, director-general of the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, and MA Sattar Mondol, the vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Agriculture University.
At present, about 2,000 metric tonnes of Annapurna vermicompost organic fertiliser is being produced annually.
Agawalla has appealed to the government for interest-free loan so that the production of this fertiliser could be increased to meet growing demand.

 

Nilphamari

Vermicompost organic fertiliser gains popularity

A vermicompost organic fertiliserAnnapurnahas become a huge success with farmers in the northern districts. It is being produced in Domar upazila town under Nilphamari district and has won the hearts of cultivators for adding to soil fertility. This fertiliser has been developed by Ramnibas Agarwalla, a well-known trader of Domar upazila, who has done his own research to achieve an effective mix of ingredients. Agarwalla told The Independent that the fertiliser contained ingredients such as cow dung, water-hyacinth, oil-cake, bone-dust, straw, horn-dust, wood-dust, hen-litter, sugar mill waste, and the stool of earthworms. He said a large number of earthworms were being reared in several hundred boxes and beds, at different villages under the Domar upazila. The fertiliser had been approved by the government in 2000, and is being supplied to farmers in various northern districts, who say it has added to productivity. Several important people have praised the product, including Md GM Idris, the deputy director of Nilphamari agriculture extension department, Md Keramot Ali, the deputy director of the plant preservation department, Dr CS Karim, adviser to the fish and environment related department, Dr Dor Repand, the Swiss ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Samsur Rashid, director-general of the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, and MA Sattar Mondol, the vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Agriculture University. At present, about 2,000 metric tonnes of Annapurna vermicompost organic fertiliser is being produced annually. Agawalla has appealed to the government for interest-free loan so that the production of this fertiliser could be increased to meet growing demand.