For the past 2 years, the Lanja Miakatra association has been actively involved in raising worms to produce vermicompost. Ranaivoarison Basile, known as Papa Bio, has not kept the results of the research to himself, so they have found benefits. Members enjoy many benefits from using vermicompost...

Papa Bio and his fellow farmers are proud of the benefits of using worm manure improved through their research. He said that vermicompost is a fertiliser that moistens the soil in a short space of time. Retains water in the earth's crust. It helps plants withstand the extreme cold caused by frost. It is also an effective insecticide against insects.

In rice cultivation, it has been possible to reduce sowing time to two days by using vermicompost. Soaking the paddy in the water from the vermicompost speeds up the germination of the rice. The rice plants also grow quickly, so they need to be transplanted within these two days. A farmer in the Menabe region can harvest rice four times a year using this technique.

In tomato production, the cultivation method is modified by the use of vermicompost. The members of Lanja Miakat only grow tomato seeds once, but the tomato shoots are then used for the next crop. The use of vermicompost in agriculture is also productive in a short space of time. Farmers do not use insecticides to eliminate insects. Papa Bio is calling on all those involved in rural development to promote the widespread use of vermicompost in rural areas.