Giriraj Singh: 'Sure that earthworm can boost economy & secure human existence'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government has sought to use earthworms for its ambitious project to double income of farmers in country over next few years. Ministry for Fisheries and Animal Husbandry has worked out a formula to double income of farmers, generate employment and ensure that re would t be a challenge for cattle and humans to co-exist in future. For all this to happen, everything depends on earthworm. 

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Giriraj Singh has formula to generate employment and revenue for farmers

 Union Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Giriraj Singh is "sure" of fact that an organism like earthworm can boost  ecomy and secure human existence. Giriraj Singh who has formula to generate employment and revenue to farmers or entrepreneurs without incurring much expenditure. For instance- how to feed hen at minimal cost and earn from eggs it hatches. Giriraj Singh goes on to explain, "In 90 days gestation period, if we have four animals that produce 40 kilograms of dung, we will produce 120 kilos of earthworms from biomass. Per hen daily requirement of food is 30 grams of earthworms, 30 grams vermicompost and 30 grams broken rice."

Union Minister furr stated, "According to research by a leing society, by 2050 population growth would be a challenge as animals and humans may have to fight for available quantity of grains if cattle feed depends too much on grains." Singh furr ded that when se hens will longer be able to give eggs, ir meat could be used as a great source of protein and also help farmer earn revenue.

Singh has worked out a plan on where se four animals will come from. Uttar Presh government pays ₹900 per stray animal per month to gaushalas or individuals to feed stray animals. People taking care of strays sell urine and cow dung by making vermicompost fertile for reproduction of earthworms. This could make people earn better and can bring down government's liability as earthworms can be sold as feed to poultry farms or to fisheries or could be used as feed if y decide to run poultry mselves. Giriraj Singh ded, " formula for production of earthworms is being worked upon and includes 10% cow dung, 20% soil and 70% biomass. 10 kgs of biomass combination produce 3 kgs of earthworms."

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How will it generate employment and income?

Responding to question of how it will generate employment and income, Singh stated, for those farmers or entrepreneurs who have 25,000 sqft or half an acre of land, y can rear 2,500 hens. formula being worked out by ministry is that in 18 months of gestation period, a hen can lay 200- 250 eggs which, if multiplied by 2,500, comes to five lakh eggs and se would be organic eggs which could be sold by entrepreneur or farmer at Rs 5 per egg. This means an income of Rs. 25 lakhs in a period of 18 months.

"Though scheme will be formulated within a year as ICAR approval is a must, we have initiated at least 6 pilot projects in various ICAR related institutes," minister furr ded while elaborating that Indian Council of Medical Research recommends 180 eggs per year per person for nutrition and we are eating only 68 eggs per year per person. Union Minister furr cites research to draw home a point that re could be a battle for grains between humans and cattle. "t only it makes farmers d to his income generation from available piece of land, but it can also le to employment generation. feed expenditure will come to a naught as he has reared earthworms in backyard for feed," ded Singh.

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(Inputs from ANI)