Vermiculture unit aims at holistic organic projects for dairy farms.
A vermiculture unit has been set up by Korgao Collective
Farming Cooperative Society under a corporate social responsibility project of
Goa Shipyard Ltd. implemented by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) under
the technical support of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Korgao village in Pernem taluk of north Goa.
The project includes distribution of Jersey/HF (Holstein
Friesian) cows to the members of the society along with small-scale
vermiculture units to convert dairy waste into high value vermicompost. The
project also includes creating facility for green fodder production using
hydroponics, said Hiralal Prabhudesai, Subject Matter Specialist of ICAR.