Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221 011, India.
Department of Botany, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636 007, India.
Environ Geochem Health. 2020 Jun;42(6):1617-1642. doi: 10.1007/s10653-019-00510-4. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
The steady increase in the world's population has intensified the need for crop productivity, but the majority of the agricultural practices are associated with adverse effects on the environment. Such undesired environmental outcomes may be mitigated by utilizing biological agents as part of farming practice. The present review article summarizes the analyses of the current status of global agriculture and soil scenarios; a description of the role of earthworms and their products as better biofertilizer; and suggestions for the rejuvenation of such technology despite significant lapses and gaps in research and extension programs. By maintaining a close collaboration with farmers, we have recognized a shift in their attitude and renewed optimism toward nature-based green technology. Based on these relations, it is inferred that the application of earthworm-mediated vermitechnology increases sustainable development by strengthening the underlying economic, social and ecological framework.
世界人口的稳步增长加剧了对作物生产力的需求，但大多数农业实践都伴随着对环境的不利影响。通过将生物制剂用作农业实践的一部分，可以减轻这些不良的环境后果。本文综述总结了对全球农业和土壤状况的分析；描述了蚯蚓及其产品作为更好的生物肥料的作用；并针对尽管在研究和推广计划中存在重大失误和差距，但仍建议复兴这项技术。通过与农民保持密切合作，我们已经注意到他们的态度发生了转变，对基于自然的绿色技术重新产生了乐观情绪。基于这些关系，可以推断出通过加强经济、社会和生态基础，利用蚯蚓介导的 vermitechnology 可以增加可持续发展。
