MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY

MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE

(MOOC)

Project || manure making

Dissertation Submitted to
The Mahatma Gandhi University in Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of
commerce

BY
BINIL BABU

Reg. No: ..............................

MANNAM MEMORIAL NSS COLLAGE

Konni, Pathanamthitta
Introduction

Compostingisthenaturalprocessof
decompositionandrecyclingoforganicmaterialinto a
humus-rich soilamendmentknown as
compost.Foodwasteiscomposedoforganicmatter
whichcanbeusedforcompostingtomakefertilizer.
Itisaneffectiveandeco-friendlywayofdisposing
offoodwasteinyourkitchen.
Objective

Foodwasteiscomposedoforganicmatter
whichcanbeusedforcompostingtomakefertilizer.
Byusingleftoversandotherfoodwaste,youcan
convertthesesmellyitemsfromkitchenwasteintoa
highlyorganicproductrichinnutrientsthatyoucan
usetogrowvegetablesorflowerswithit.
Organizationalchart

Beneficiaries

Beneficiariesweremyfamily.Weusedthe
compostinorukitchengarden.
Location

Thecompostwasdoneinthebacksideofour house.
Methodology

Kitchenwastewasadoptedforcomposting.By
turningfoodwasteintocompostwecangive
preciousnutrientsbacktos
Projecttheme

Compostingisabiologicalprocessinwhich
microorganismsofaerobicandanaerobicdecompose
organicmatter.
Conversionoforganicwastegeneratedat
householdleveltousefulmaterialslikemanureis
thethemeoftheproject.Kitchenwasteisusedhere
withuniquepropertiesasarawcompostagent.
Becauseithasahighmoisturecontentandlow
physicalstructure,itisimportanttomixfreshfood
wastewithabulkingagentthatwillabsorbsomeof
excessmoistureaswellasaddstructuretothe mixture.
Photosofmymanuremaking
CompostingKitchenwaste
Materialsrequired
1.Kitchenwasteincludingvegetablewaste,fish
waste,foodwasteetc.Paper. 2.
BioBinstoholdthekitchenwaste.Biobinusedfor
makingmanurewasaclaypotwithholes.
3.Compostinginoculums:Compostinginoculums
areconsortiaofmicroflorathatcaneasily
decomposevegetableandfoodwastes.Theyinclude
bacterialandfungalstrains.Talcbasedand
coirpithbasedinoculumsareavailable.The
compostonceproducedcanalsobeusedas
inoculum.Thewastedecomposerdevelopedbythe
NationalCentreofOrganicFarming

(NCOF)isaneffectiveandlessexpensivesourceof
compostinginoculum.look BiobinComposting
Iusedaclaypotformakingcompostthatisporous
wandletsairandwaterpassthroughitsmanysmall
holes.Ifyouhaveaccesstodryleaves,ithelps.If
youhavepaperorcardboard(notthelaminatedor
coloredones,butinsteadthebrowncorrugatedones),
itworks.Youcanshredthemintosmallpieces.Use
thekitchenwaste(peelings,andotherwastefromthe
kitchen);Ialsousecookedleftovers(butnotmeat
based,andnotonesthathavealotofbutter/oil/
cheeseinthem).Startwithmakinganinchthick
layerofcompostatthebottomoftheclaypot,adda 1-
2inchlayeroffoodwaste(ithelpsifyoubreakup
thewasteintosmallerpieces)andaddsome
shreddedpaper/cardboard.

Repeattheselayers.Everyfewdays,useastickor
somesimilartoolandturnthemixturetoensurethat
airgetsintothecompostingmixture.Compostusesa
mixtureofnitrogenandcarbon,andyouneedtoget
themixturesomewhatoptimizedandyoucanread
aboutit,butalotofitactuallycomesfrom
experience.Nitrogencomesfromthepulpywaste,
whilethecardboard/paper/dryleavesprovidethe
carbon.Thepreviouscompostprovidesthemicrobes
andinsectsthatjumpstartthecompostingprocess.If
everythinggoesright,withinafewweeksor3-4
months,youwillgetyourwastehavingbeen
convertedintocompost,goldforyourplants.

Importantbenefitsofcomposting
Cansavemoney
Goodforsoil
 Reducesgardenpest
Improvesoilstructure
Idealexercise
Recycleshomewaste

Disadvantagesofcomposting
Efficiencydependsonyouramountoforganic waste.
Unpleasantsmell.
Neighborsmaycomplain.
Mayattractrats,snakesandbugs.
Ratherunpleasantphysicalappearance.Involves
plentyofwork.

Conclusion
Theorganicwaste,whichismostlygeneratedas
kitchenscraps,istheeasiesttorecycleintocompost
andcanbereadilyusedforthehouseplantsandfor
thekitchengarden.Compostisorganicmaterialthat
canbeaddedtosoiltohelpplantsgrow.The
compostmadeatmyhomewasveryusefulfor
growthofplantsinmykitchengarden.
Thankyou