Prospects of Earthworm Farming Are Promising
Provided by Jindi Agricultural Earthworm Breeding Base: In recent years, with the continuous development and application of earthworm products, China's earthworm farming industry has gradually emerged. Currently, the development of earthworms mainly includes the following aspects:
1. In the pharmaceutical aspect. Earthworms are called "Dilong" in traditional Chinese medicine and can be used to treat various diseases.
2. In feed application. Earthworms contain a high level of protein and can be used as high-quality feed for rare and valuable aquatic breeding species, as well as high-protein feed for livestock and poultry.
3. In environmental protection. Earthworms love to eat livestock manure and organic waste. They produce high-protein feed and high-quality organic fertilizer, which can turn harm into benefit and waste into treasure. Using earthworms to handle urban garbage, paper waste, food factory waste, and livestock farm manure is very common in developed countries. This not only reduces pollution but also brings relatively ideal economic benefits.
4. In food. Earthworms can be used as raw materials, combined with other ingredients to make refined earthworm biscuits, cakes, canned foods, etc., which are deeply loved by consumers.
5. Development and utilization.
1. Earthworm dung contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and multiple trace elements, with a unique granular structure, non-toxic, odorless, water-retaining, fertilizer-preserving, good air permeability, convenient for microbial reproduction, and beneficial for crop root system development.
2. Using earthworm dung as basic raw material and adding various nutrients needed by flowers, various dedicated flower fertilizers can be formulated.
3. Earthworm dung contains a certain amount of protein. Adding earthworm dung as a raw material to feed at a certain ratio and using it to feed livestock and poultry can increase their growth rate.
Artificial earthworm farming has developed in developed countries such as Canada, Japan, and South Korea. There is an enormous demand for earthworms in China's pharmaceutical market and aquaculture. With low cost and high returns, earthworm farming is one of the ideal options for farmers in rural areas of our country to become wealthy. Xu Lifen, the director of Shanghai Sanhe Dilong Earthworm Breeding Farm, started breeding the No. 2 Daping earthworm in 2000 and has now achieved good development. The breeding site is chosen near pig farms and dairy cow farms where feed sources are relatively abundant. Under these conditions, each person can breed three mu (Chinese unit of area) of No. 2 Daping earthworms annually, producing 2000 to 2500 kilograms per mu every year. Currently, the market price of No. 3 Daping earthworms is 15 to 20 yuan per kilogram. Additionally, about 20 tons of pig and cow manure are consumed for every 1000 kilograms of No. 3 Daping earthworms, producing 12 tons of worm fertilizer, with the market price of worm fertilizer being 600 yuan per ton. Therefore, breeding earthworms is a bright industry for farmers to quickly become wealthy. Earthworm farming can turn waste into treasure, improving the environment and making the local water clearer and land greener. Earthworm dung is also an excellent organic fertilizer.
Earthworms contain extremely high levels of protein and are the best feed, bait, and "sex hormone" additive for all kinds of aquatic animals and special animals. The extracted enzyme from earthworms (C-PPA) has important medical value. "Enzyme from earthworms" is an efficient, safe, and non-toxic cardiovascular treatment drug. The traditional Chinese medicine "Dilong" can treat high fever madness, lung heat asthma, convulsive seizures, urinary retention edema, blood stasis, encephalitis B sequelae, scalds, wounds that won't heal, and other difficult diseases. Earthworms are also natural environmental purification experts; they can quickly convert all organic waste into fertilizer, and worm dung is an excellent organic fertilizer. The high protein content and high nutritional value of earthworms have made them a delicacy and health food for people in developed countries like the United States and Japan.
Earthworm farming can improve the environment. Currently, many large pig farms and dairy cow farms have been built in rural areas across the country, producing a large amount of pig and cow manure daily. Nearby farmland cannot use it all, and it accumulates over time, severely polluting the local environment. Faced with serious environmental pollution, many local governments have even issued "no pig farming" eviction orders.
Land for earthworm farming can be used for three-dimensional farming and planting, meaning that earthworms are bred on the surface, and grapes or other climbing fruits can be planted above. There are four major benefits to three-dimensional farming and planting:
1. It can help retain moisture and shade the land, which is convenient for earthworm farming.
2. It can fully utilize the fertile water of the land, facilitating the growth and bountiful harvest of melons and vegetables.
3. Labor resources can be comprehensively utilized, saving time and effort.
4. It can increase the added value of the land, generating greater profits.
Jindi Agricultural Earthworm Breeding Base offers long-term wholesale services for No. 3 Daping earthworm seeds, commercial earthworms, earthworm dung, dried earthworms, frozen earthworms, etc. Free earthworm farming techniques are provided when purchasing earthworm seeds.
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