Training: for farmers and Agricultural professionals conducted

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Training: for farmers and Agricultural professionals conducted

wuju Training Organized by Wallaga and Jimma Universities, in collaboration with Jimma University's College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, conducted training session for farmers and agricultural professionals at Wallaga University.

The training is supported by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education through Water and Development Partnership Programme as part of ABCDryBASIN Project. In this training, the trainees get important information on vermicompost, including properties of vermicompost, life cycle of earthworm, optimal conditions for and classification and contribution of earthworms in improving soil fertility. In addition, methods, site selection and materials required (and ratio) for vermicompost preparation are presented to the trainees. During the training, role of vermicompost producers, vermicomposting process as well as layers to layers, harvesting, sieving packaging, loading packed, storage techniques, application of vermicompost in agricultural fields, and use of vermicompost are presented and the trainees were shown its practical aspect.