CERTIFICATE COURSE IN VERMICOMPOSTING & HYDROPONICS
Name of the Department: Department of Biology
Title of the Course: CERTIFICATE COURSE IN VERMICOMPOSTING & HYDROPONICS
Eligibility Criteria: Open to all UG students of B.A/B.Sc/B.Com/BCA programmes
No. of Seats: 25
Introduction of the Course:
Certificate Course in Vermicomposting & Hydroponics is a Short-term Skill Development Course that imparts knowledge to candidates aspiring to learn these techniques as a component of organic farming. This process involves use of earthworms for converting organic waste into useful vermicompost. The participants are trained how to breed worms, use these worms to convert waste items (fruits, vegetables, uneaten food, grass clippings and cattle dung etc.) into organic fertilizer. The Hydroponics is a technique of growing plants without soil. Instead of absorbing mineral nutrients needed for growth from the soil, plants get nutrition through a nutrient solution film supplied directly to their roots
Objectives:
(i) To sensitize the students towards the local environmental issues particularly the excessive use of agrochemicals and their impact on health of soil and human beings.
(ii) To provide basic theoretical knowledge about morphology, ecology and role of earthworms in enhancing soil fertility.
(iii) To impart full technical training on vermicomposting using the locally available organic waste items.
(iv) To motivate the students particularly those from the agricultural background to adopt vermicomposting as a tool of organic farming on a smaller scale.
Job Roles/Outcomes:
All sort of lab and field infrastructure required for the course is available in the institution. Hence, the course is expected to deliver the twin goals of imparting technical training to students and contributing in the preservation of local environment. As a good number of participants belong to rural area and they are expected to happily start this initiative at home on a smaller scale. This will help in generating small scale part-time employment. Additionally, it will help in disseminating community awareness in the local area. Depending upon the amount of available organic waste, there exists enough scope for undertaking this initiative on a larger scale
Teacher Incharge:
Dr. Sanjay Talwani Head,
Department of Biology
Phone: 98159-41890
Dr. Charn Kumar
Department of Biology
Phone: 78891-57051
