Organic Farming—The Role of Vermitechnology
摘要
The impact of climate change is having severe consequences all over the world, but even more significantly in sub-Saharan Africa. The region’s heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture, coupled with the poor soil nutrient status of many farmlands, has compounded the effects of this crisis. The disruptions caused by recent events have affected many farming households and communities, leading to problems with agricultural food chains, food security, and socioeconomic well-being. Some researchers have suggested vermitechnology as a sustainable solution to address these issues. Vermitechnology, which is the commercial application of technologies that utilize earthworms for degrading waste organic materials to produce vermicast for agricultural reuse, may offer great potential, but several factors may impede these potentials, especially within the African context. In this chapter, we discuss the potentials, the limitations, the role of earthworms, and the advantages of vermicomposted foods.