Vermicompost
Worms turn cow dung into organic fertiliser in 45 days. Nurseries and vegetable growers buy it.
- Last reviewed: 27 September 2026
- Version 2
A vermicompost bed
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳20,000 – ৳60,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 1 – 2 people
- First sale
- 45 – 60 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 4 – 6 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Farm · Easy
About the business
The easiest extra income for families that keep cows. Release earthworms into cement rings or tanks and add cow dung, and in a month and a half it becomes fertiliser. It sells by the kilo to nurseries, rooftop gardeners and organic vegetable farmers.
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳6,000 – ৳21,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳12 – ৳20 / kg | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳4 – ৳7 / kg | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 45 – 60 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 4 – 6 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 41.7% – 80%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- One kilo of composting wormsStarting stock
- A shaded spot covered from rainWorkspace
How the work is done
- 1Build a shade and cement rings
- 2Pre-compost dung and add worms
- 3Sieve and bag the compost
Seasons
- JanHigh
- FebHigh
- MarHigh
- AprNormal
- MayNormal
- JunLow
- JulLow
- AugLow
- SepNormal
- OctHigh
- NovHigh
- DecHigh
Where it works well
- Strong fitBogura · সবজি চাষ ও গোবর সহজলভ্য
- Strong fitJashore · নার্সারি এলাকা
- PossibleDhaka · ছাদবাগানের ক্রেতা
Risks and cautions
- MediumOther: Ants and rats eat the worms.
- LowDemand: Sales slow in the monsoon.
Videos and interviews
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9:27Stories about this business
Started with 2 kg of worms for Tk 13,200; now three own farms make 85 tonnes of vermicompost a month
An entrepreneur in Pirojpur began vermicompost in 2012 on a rented farm. His three own farms now make about 85 metric tonnes a month, sold at Tk 12,000 a tonne.
- Reasons
- Strong network, Weak demand
Started with 100 worms for Tk 100: now 240 tonnes of compost a year, Tk 14 lakh in sales, Tk 5-6 lakh profit
A man in Monirampur, Jashore, left a Grameen Bank job and began vermicompost in 2011. Leasing 40 decimals of land, he now produces 20 tonnes of compost a month with five workers.
- Capital
- ৳100
- Reasons
- Weak demand, Compliance
From 3 ring slabs to 36 tanks: about Tk 1 lakh a month from vermicompost
A homemaker in Faridpur municipality started making vermicompost in three ring slabs in 2017 with help from the agriculture department. She now makes 12–15 tonnes a month in 36 tanks under three sheds, earns about Tk 1 lakh a month and employs 5–6 workers.
- Reasons
- Good quality, Loyal customers
Entrepreneurs in this business
The people running this business today — you can visit them, ask questions and learn.
Abdur Rahim's Vermicompost Project
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
Started with 100 earthworms for Tk 100, now 240 tonnes of organic fertiliser a year
Manirampur, JashoreSince 2011
- Sells products
Jasma Vermicompost and Organic Fertiliser Centre
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
40-50 maunds of vermicompost a month in West Ujanchar, Goalanda, sold in Rajbari, Faridpur and Dhaka
Goalanda, RajbariSince 2023
- Sells products
- Visitors welcome
Rashida Begum's Vermicompost
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
Vermicompost in nine rings at Mohisher Char, Madaripur Sadar; Tk 600 a maund, worms Tk 1,500 a kg
Madaripur Sadar, Madaripur
- Sells products
Ataur Rahman Babul's Vermicompost Plant
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
35 maunds of vermicompost a month from tanks, rings and troughs in Nilkamal, Char Fasson
Charfesson, BholaSince 2019
- Sells products
সুপার অর্গানিক ফার্টিলাইজার
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
Trichocompost and vermicompost made to order, Tk 10 a kg
Lohagara, ChattogramSince 2021
- Sells products
- Takes orders
MM Vermi Compost
Vermicompost production · Vermicompost
Vermicompost made at home and supplied by the tonne to shops across the division
TangailSince 2008
- Sells products
- Delivers
- Visitors welcome
- Gives advice
Where to buy
কৃষি সম্প্রসারণ অধিদপ্তর (প্রধান কার্যালয়)
Advice on organic fertiliser and where your district agriculture office runs training.
The head office of agricultural extension: crop, seed, fertiliser and pesticide advice, and the address of every district agriculture office.
খামারবাড়ী, ফার্মগেট, ঢাকা-১২১৫, DhakaUsed by 19 businesses
Sources
কৃষি সম্প্রসারণ অধিদপ্তরের জৈব সার নির্দেশিকা
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · বাংলাদেশ
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