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Vermicomposting in the Philippines as Business

Vermicomposting in the Philippines as Business

Agriculture
Vermicomposting in the Philippines is a highly profitable business to start with, and people who are exploring starting a gari business should look into vermiculture. The Philippines, being a tropical country, is rich in biodiversity and has lots of agricultural resources that can turn into profitable business ventures. One of these is vermiculture - turning biodegradable wastes into high-quality organic fertilizer using African Night Crawler (Eudrilus eugeniae). As of this writing, one sack or 50 kilos of vermicompost costs P800 to P1,000, depending on which part of the country you are in, and worms cost P1,000 to P1,200 per kilo. Vermicomposting in the Philippines| The African Nightcrawler Worm  Eudrilus eugeniae, also called the "African Nightcrawler," is an earthworm species nativ...