Breeding worms as a business is quite unusual, but interesting idea for entrepreneurs. To some, it may even seem irrelevant and unpromising. But in fact, you can make good money on this, without investing practically anything in the business, except for your ingenuity and work. Such an idea can bring its owner stable income regardless of the economic situation in the country.

When deciding where to start and how to succeed in this business, an entrepreneur must first understand what worms are for. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that they are used in various fields. It's not just fishing Agriculture but also medicine.

This idea will be especially relevant for residents of villages and country houses. The countryside will allow you to start breeding worms at home with almost no investment - everything you need will be around.

Why should you start breeding worms?

Any entrepreneur opening own business, wants to understand even before the start whether the chosen business is profitable or not, how much income it can bring. To make sure that the idea of breeding worms is relevant and in demand, it is worth learning more about the benefits of such a business. These include:

Minimum investment. For growing worms, expensive equipment is not needed, and the purchase of young animals will cost 4,000 - 6,000 rubles.
Unpretentiousness. Worms do not require special care, but they quickly increase the population.
High demand. For example, earthworms are bought for the production of fertilizers (compost), fish owners and pet stores.
Minimum documents. To open a business, you do not need to obtain licenses, permits, quality certificates. It will be enough to register as an individual entrepreneur and start your activity.
Low competition. Few Russian entrepreneurs today are breeding worms. This niche is still free. Therefore, you can make a profit in it quickly and easily.

All this testifies to the high prospects of the business in question. At right approach the entrepreneur will be able to ensure high profitability and quick payback for his business.

A place to breed worms is perhaps the most important issue at the initial stage. Usually, entrepreneurs use their own gardens and summer cottages for this. Boxes with a height of 30 to 40 cm are installed on the ground. They are usually made of plastic or wood.

It is not uncommon for entrepreneurs to abandon the idea of raising worms in captivity. In this case, the territory must be fenced with a special protective net. You can go the other way - to concrete part of the earth, forming a kind of platform.

If an entrepreneur wants to breed worms all year round, then it is better for him to move the living creatures from the garden to closed premises. For example, you can equip a special barn for them, use cellars.

White worms breed well not only in boxes, but also in smaller containers - jars, aquariums, and other vessels. But they require a daily change of water (2 - 3 cm from the bottom surface). Not all liquids can be used. It should be rain, aquarium or settled water.

Content Features

Worms are unpretentious, but this does not mean that you do not need to follow them. The following conditions must be maintained:

temperature - from +15 to +25 0 С;
humidity - about 80%;
acidity - 7 pH;
limited light supply (for this, the boxes are covered with lids or hay, which prevents the worms from drying out).

You will also need specialized food for worms. They prefer to eat:

manure (goats, pigs, cows, rabbits);
various food waste (mainly vegetable and fruit);
paper (it must first be crushed and soaked in water);
tea leaves (from tea, coffee).

But when buying manure, you need to remember that it should not lie for more than 2 years. Otherwise, it will be deprived of almost all nutrients. Rabbit and goat dung can be given to worms immediately after its appearance, but pig and cow dung should lie down for at least 6 months. Otherwise, the population may simply die.

When using food waste, it is necessary to exclude the ingress of meat, eggs and other animal components into them.

Worms do not require daily feeding. It is enough to give them food every 1.5 - 2 weeks. But the higher the temperature of the content, the more food will be required, as the activity of the worms will also increase.

It is important that the earth is loose. Compost must be constantly watered and loosened, but without mixing the layers. You will have to constantly monitor the activity of individuals, this will make sure that they are healthy.

Possible problems

It would seem that it could be easier than growing worms. But this business also has its challenges. Most often, breeders have to face the following difficulties:

It is not easy to get worms out of their habitat alive, this process drags on for a week. At the same time, it is important to finish feeding in a timely manner, to distribute the land. All this requires skill and skill.
Difficulties in removing worms from biomass. This problem is relevant for those entrepreneurs who use worms for compost production. In this case, the earth is sieved through special boxes with holes.
To get the maximum profit, you will have to organize a full production cycle. At the same time, the cultivation of worms will become in an additional way receive income, it will not be the main one.

Sales channels

It is very important to identify possible distribution channels in advance finished products. We can talk about worms or compost, vermichae (worm tea). If the entrepreneur has enough money, then he can open his own outlet. But it would be better if other goods were also sold there. For example, it can be a fishing tackle and equipment store, a pet store, a horticultural fertilizer store. If the entrepreneur does not have money to open his point of sale, then he can use other distribution channels:

summer residents (always need fertilizer to increase soil fertility);
fishermen;
pet stores;
fish farms;
agricultural enterprises engaged in the cultivation of vegetables and fruits (worm tea allows you to increase productivity several times).

Financial results

The most profitable is the cultivation California worms, since individuals of this species produce valuable biomass faster than all their relatives. They are also used by fishermen, pet stores. To open a business, investments are practically not required. If the entrepreneur has his own summer cottage, he can use it. To run a business you will need:

boxes;
feed;
monitoring systems for temperature, humidity and acidity of the environment;
worms.

All this will require about 40,000 rubles. Such a business format is able to achieve a profitability of 100 - 130%, and it can pay off in 6 - 8 months. Moreover, profitability will increase over time. The first 3 - 4 months will need to be actively engaged in the maintenance and feeding of individuals. On average, income can vary from 40,000 to 200,000 rubles per month. With large scale production, it will be possible to increase profitability up to about 600%.

It will be important to take into account the need to invest in promotion - advertising will make the product recognizable and in demand, which means it will increase the demand for products.

Profitable activity on worms on the scale of small businesses in our country is at an early stage. This is due to the specifics of the direction and the limited circle target audience. Worms and their waste products are not essential goods. The business can be lucrative if the beginner draws up a proper worm farming business plan and learns the basics of how worm farming works.

For clarity, we suggest studying our example in order to understand how to prepare a business plan for breeding worms with calculations.

Summary

Breeding worms involves different scenarios for the development of events:

You can sell the livestock itself as feed, bait, for breeding in other farms.
Realization of the product of vital activity of worms (biohumus). The fertilizer is recognized as the most environmentally friendly and is in demand among farms, private gardeners. The product can be offered to intermediaries or open your own outlets to make big profits.

For a budding entrepreneur with a small starting capital and lack of trading experience, the preferred option is to sell the product to partners working with a specific consumer.

Our project is focused on a person living in countryside and having a free land plot or a room for placing special containers with worms. The option of renting an area is possible, but this involves more costs than the option with a personal subsidiary plot or garden plot.

A small worm farm will operate year-round. It is necessary to provide a comfortable temperature and humidity in a special hangar. The option of wintering in the cellar will not be able to bring the desired turnover due to limited space. The best option is to build a structure that will eliminate seasonal difficulties.

Main parameters of the project

Type of activity: animal husbandry, breeding of worms for further sale and obtaining biohumus.

OKVED: 01.49.7 "Cultivation of other animals, including earthworms on farms."

Location of the worm farm: a village in the countryside. The property has a land allotment on which special equipment will be placed. You need to build a hangar. An affordable and quick option for a room for breeding worms can be a polycarbonate greenhouse. You will need heating and lighting equipment. Plumbing is also necessary to maintain the humidity of the environment in which the worms live.

Regulatory form of activity: IP focused on agriculture.

Taxation: ESHN.

Schedule

Daily, irregular work hours. Shipment of products from 08:00 to 19:00 on weekdays.

Service list

Breeding worms different kind for sale in live weight to trade organizations.
Sale of worms to private buyers in a small volume.
Sale of fertilizer obtained in the process of life of pets.
Cultivation of special types of worms for pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.
Sale of worms to farms engaged in crop production, poultry farming, fish breeding.
Cultivation of worms according to individual requests from terrariums, zoos, nurseries, where invertebrates are the main food for animals, birds, reptiles.

Starting funds

Even a small vermifarm requires certain investments at the initial stage. Funds are needed to purchase the first batch of animals, special containers, feed, and equipping the premises.

Serious equipment, as is the case with poultry, pigs, dairy farms, is not needed. Worms can breed and grow even in open ground. The conditions of our climate and pests do not allow such a business to be carried out all year round. And also the inhabitants of the soil will be difficult to collect and track their numbers. Requires a fenced area or boxes with a side up to 35 cm high. We will reflect the estimated investments in the table:

The amount of investment can be lower if you buy not vermicomposters, but ordinary boxes. Wooden containers are easy to assemble from improvised materials. The cost of a container will be significantly lower than that of a composter. Savings can reach 150 thousand rubles or more. No need to skimp on accommodation and food. The activity of worms and the further profitability of the economy depend on these indicators.

Frames are not needed

The specifics of the activities of the worm farm are so simple that it is not worth "inflating" the staff. The business owner can independently cope with all the stages alone. Helpers will be needed when the opportunity for expansion arises.

The farmer must monitor the indoor climate, lay the next portion of feed several times a week and water the compost with clean water without any impurities.

Salary and employee fund contributions are excluded. The entrepreneur only needs to pay contributions for himself and comply with the deadlines for paying taxes to the state budget. The income of the entrepreneur is the profit received from the turnover. What contributions does the IP make, we will reflect in the table:

Items of expenses of individual entrepreneurs in funds	Amount, rub.
Pension fund for yourself	19 357
MHIF for itself	3 797
Total	23 154

Income taxes will be reflected in the material part of the business plan.

Project start time

The peak of consumer activity for worms or fertilizer occurs in the spring season. By this time, the businessman must equip the vermifarm to obtain the first "harvest". In winter, invertebrates reduce their activity and hibernate. But at proper organization conditions of existence, pets will retain their activity. Experienced vermifarmers recommend starting in business in the fall, gradually acquiring clients. By spring, the first result will be received.

If distribution channels are found before the worm farm is up and running at full capacity, there is a possibility of realizing small batches of orders from autumn. There should be no delays in meeting calendar deadlines.

Benefits of the project for the owner

To assess the profitability of a business idea, it is necessary to understand how much revenue the farmer will receive after the sale of worms and biohumus. Profitability is determined by the number of contracts that an individual entrepreneur can conclude before receiving the first "harvest".

Worms need time to reproduce, grow and process waste into bio-fertilizer.

The products will be sold wholesale to large customers and retail to private buyers. In the table, we indicate the cost of goods and the sales plan for the year:

It is possible that there will be more sales or the cost of goods will increase. But for calculating profitability and payback periods, we take the annual income of a worm farm in the amount of 510 thousand rubles.

Now let's calculate the possible costs and derive the amount of net profit for the year. In the table, we will enter the cost indicators for utility costs, food, advertising, updating worm species, and consumables.

If we divide the income by 12 months, then the average monthly revenue was 30 thousand rubles. The amount of investment in the project will be 414 thousand rubles. In 14-16 months, worm farming will reach self-sufficiency and begin to generate net income. The profitability of a worm farm can be 300% if properly organized.

Eventually

A business in the field of worm breeding can bring a certain income to the owner. For solid capital, a large number of wards and appropriate areas are required. Worm farming can be an additional activity for an existing agrarian who grows vegetables in greenhouses and has a free area. Business is also relevant for people who have income, but who want to increase it. Then it makes sense to write your business plan for breeding worms and look for distribution channels.

Many rural residents today experience a lack of employment in their regions. Today we will offer a business that will suit all land owners as a good income. It does not require large investments in equipment and the purchase of raw materials. Breeding worms as a business will require no more than 5 thousand rubles of initial costs. They are fed with food scraps. There will be discounts if you buy in bulk. But who needs worms in such quantity that they have to equip an entire farm to breed them? A perfectly logical question for any person who has dealt with them only on a fishing trip.

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In fact, earthworms can produce vermicompost, a natural fertilizer that farmers use on their farms. It can be sold ready-made or delivered in batches to enrich the soil in the fields. Another sales market is poultry farms.

Earthworms are excellent food for any poultry. In modern farms this natural ingredient is in great demand, but the supply is more difficult today. The good thing about the invertebrate breeding business is that there is little to no competition. It does not require special permits, it is enough for an entrepreneur to issue an IP and start working. It is advantageous to pay taxes according to a simplified system.

What is a business?

Vermifarming - this is the name of the process of planned mass breeding of worms. Not all varieties are suitable for this. Basically, two species are bred on farms: Californian and prospector. The first breeds worse, so the breeding of "American" worms is used more for the production of fertilizers. The second species is capable of producing more than one and a half thousand offspring per year, which makes it more suitable for cultivation for sale.

As mentioned above, invertebrates process waste into vermicompost. If it is added to the soil, it becomes fluffy and fertile. With fertilizer, microorganisms enter the soil, contributing to the formation of water and carbon dioxide. In addition, prospectors are able to release a substance similar in properties to deodorant. If they process a stall for animals or a rabbitry, there will be practically no smell.

Worms feed on food waste, paper, and even animal and bird manure. Sometimes hay and fallen leaves are added to their food. For breeding and comfortable living, their optimum temperature is +20 degrees, but they usually survive winters well. the main task farmer - timely water the boxes with the inhabitants. The soil should always be moist, for this use a watering can with small holes. Sometimes the biomass needs to be loosened, but this must be done carefully so as not to damage the resulting inner layers.

Breeding a worm at home. Breeding the Prospector worm in boxes. Obtaining biohumus, vermichaya. How do worms reproduce at home? Photo.

Each of us has been familiar with worms since childhood. Those who are disgusted by it simply do not know what kind of "beast" it is. The earthworm is a great soil worker.

Breeding worms at home, you can use kitchen waste to get biohumus and vermicai of excellent quality, and use them when growing seedlings and in the garden.

Breeding earthworms at home.

It is possible to breed earthworms at home, but it is not at all cost-effective. The earthworm breeds slowly, is picky in food, lives a little. Of course, you can work hard and in a few generations breed your own breed from an ordinary earthworm, but I didn’t.

Russian professor Igonin Anatoly Mikhailovich managed to breed a special breed of earthworm and called it "Prospector". This worm, unlike the usual earthworm, lives longer, tolerates a change in the type of food, multiplies rapidly - it is fully adapted to human needs.

Having rummaged through the Internet on forums and shops, I found boxes suitable for me. They do not have extra holes, are strong and are conveniently inserted into each other. Dimensions 590x360x180mm (My first drawers were smaller, but I was uncomfortable with them.) If you choose boxes very big size filled with biohumus, they will be too heavy.

The minimum set is three boxes.

Boxes for breeding a worm at home.

Holes are made in two with a drill (bottom and all sides along the upper edge - see photo).

Top drawers for keeping worms.

Holes are made in the lower box only in all sides along the upper edge in one row for ventilation, vermichay will drain into this box. The number of holes depends on the size of the boxes - so that it does not lose strength.

We put one perforated box on the box for vermicai. We put food in it and populate the worms in the amount of approximately 1500 - 3000 pieces. Close the lid - the worm loves the dark.

Care for worms "Prospector" at home.

When the worm eats a layer of food in the box (this will be easily noticeable, the top layer will take on a flat, loose surface), lay the next 5 cm layer, and so on.

Breeding worms at home. Put food for the worms.

When the box is full, we put the second one on top, which also has a perforated bottom and sides, into which food is poured, and the worm from the first (lower) box, through the holes, crawls itself into the second (upper) to fresh food (in the lower box, all the food is processed and nothing to eat).

At each new feeding, I powder on top with a thin layer of sand and a little ash (which has settled for a month), or chalk. Sand helps worms digest food, and ash serves to deoxidize and saturate biohumus with additional trace elements. For better, faster processing of food, I spill each new feed tab with undiluted vermicelli.

When the second box is filled to the top, then we put the third one on top and the worm, in the same way, crawls there through the holes. I always close the top drawer with a lid - the worm does not like light. Thus, up to 5 floors can be placed. The optimum temperature for the maximum activity of the worm is 20° - 25°C. At negative temperatures, it hibernates (it can winter outside in a compost heap). Worms live only in organics and will not run away from the box anywhere.

Obtaining biohumus.

When, for example, all three boxes were filled with biohumus and the free boxes ran out, I remove the bottom box with biohumus, free it from biohumus and put it on top of the last one, pour in new food, spill it with vermicompost and close the lid. The worms themselves will crawl into it.

Breeding worms at home. Ready biohumus.

Ready still raw (raw) biohumus, I spread it in a woven plastic bag, or in a simple wooden box for subsequent fermentation, readiness. Ready vermicompost acquires a loose form. Almost always, some of the worms still remain in the lower box filled with biohumus. You can simply collect them with your hands, you can leave them in biohumus.

How to feed worms when breeding at home?

Everyone who gets worms adapts them to their available food. But first I recommend asking the seller what the worms ate from him and gradually bring in your food as they are eaten. Worms love a lot of our kitchen waste (this can be a variety of vegetable waste: peels from fruits and vegetables, leftover tea leaves, etc.).

If the food lies for several days and begins to sour, then they obviously did not like it and it is better to remove it. To speed up the process of eating food, I chop it in a wooden trough. But you can also use a meat grinder or just cut with scissors or a knife. I like to grind in a trough, because I don’t have to wash a bunch of meat grinder parts every time and any waste is easily placed in the trough. If you put the waste without grinding, then they are processed longer and may even rot. Sometimes I sprinkle sunflower husks, for looseness of the substrate, so that biohumus does not turn sour (just in case 😊)

Breeding worms at home. How do worms reproduce?

If the worm lives happily and eats well, then sooner or later it begins to multiply. It lays cocoons - small sand-colored balls. They can be easily spotted.

Reproduction of worms. The worm lays cocoons - small sand-colored balls.

There are several eggs in each cocoon, and after 2-3 weeks new worms hatch. And after another 7-12 weeks, these worms are already able to bear offspring. Over time, you understand how your pets live, whether they are dry or damp, when they need to be watered or fed. In any business there are always mistakes and discoveries, and it is impossible to give clear instructions. Each person has their own type of food for the worm, and the temperature of the room. We must be attentive to these little helpers of ours.

When breeding a worm at home, we get biohumus and vermicai.

Worms create a wonderful vermicompost from a heap of organic matter, with a special pleasant smell familiar to every gardener. The same magical biohumus that our seedlings and plants in the garden are happy with. The worm, in which colonies of microorganisms live, moves in the soil, processing organic matter. It secretes coprolites (kopros - a bowel movement, lithos - a stone) with a large amount of its own intestinal microflora, enzymes, vitamins, biologically active substances.

They have antibiotic properties and prevent the development of pathogenic (morbid) microflora, putrefactive processes, the release of fetid gases, disinfect the soil and give it that very pleasant smell of the earth. I will talk about the use of biohumus for growing seedlings later.

Vermichay is an aqueous extract from biohumus. It is commonly referred to as vermicompost tea or simply vermicai. It is similar in color to ordinary strongly brewed black tea with a slight aroma of soil.

Vermicai is a great tonic for all plants from indoor flowers to fruit trees. It nourishes, protects against stress and pests, prevents diseases, develops a strong root system and helps to quickly adapt after transplantation.

Getting vermicha.

There are different ways to get vermicai - an aqueous extract from biohumus. I chose the right one for me. Once every two weeks, with water, from a watering can for indoor plants, I spill the top box. Water gradually passes through all the boxes. From the calculation: two liters of water per box. The thicker the layer and the more boxes, the richer the tea. The next day, I pour the tea into bottles and store it in a dark, cool place.

Most often, I use the vermicai collected during the winter in the spring in the garden.

I dilute tea with water in a ratio of 1:10 or in its pure form. I know that some use it for indoor plants, but I do not practice it myself.

In the summer I keep worms in a bath in the garden and collect vermichai in buckets and water (1:10) the whole garden.

I will talk about this in the next article.

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I will answer your questions in the comments.

If you are looking for a business from home with minimum investment and constant demand, we recommend you the worm gear business. It doesn't require much investment, especially if you have a place to grow worms. Most often, they tend to breed them for fishing, but there are many other distribution channels, working on which you can ensure high profitability of the business.

Case Features

Worm farming as a business is ideal for those who have their own plot of land, attic or garage. In all other respects, the business is more than attractive. Production is characterized by:

It does not require the purchase of special equipment and significant financial investments - about 5 thousand rubles.
Buying worms in bulk can save you a lot of money.
Worms are quite unpretentious, as food leftovers are suitable for them.
Clients can be found in various areas and form a long-term base of them.
Growing does not require special permits and licenses, it is enough to register as an individual entrepreneur.
Low competition with high demand for worms.

Types of worms

As already mentioned, most often the production of worms is focused on fishing. But not every worm is suitable for fishing. Fishermen are interested in different bait, depending on what kind of fish they plan to hunt. As a rule, these types of worm are needed:

Rain or earthen, which is sometimes also called creeping out. They call it that because after the rain it tends to get out. These are the largest worms - their thickness can reach a centimeter, and their length is 30 cm. They are suitable for freshwater fishing.
Dung, which lives in organic fertilizers. Lives in large colonies, individuals grow small, have a dark red color. Extremely dislikes sunlight, and never freezes on the hook, which attracts fish.
Underleaf - lives under logs, stones, leaves that have been lying in one place for a long time. It has a red-violet hue of the body. Often off the hook, however, the fish loves him very much.
White earthen ones are only suitable for fishing aimed at carp or crucian carp.
Red California - the same dung beetle that was bred in America by artificial means. As a rule, it is he who is grown under artificial conditions, because he is very sensitive to heat, sounds and water conditions.
The prospector worm is also a bred species, but already by Soviet scientists. Its main difference from the Californian is that it has the instinct of self-preservation and at low temperatures it goes deep into the earth. At the same time, it has higher reproduction rates.

If you are selling worms for fishing, it is important to understand not only how to breed and keep them, but also for which fish which worm is best to use as bait. This will help you gain the trust of your customers and give them really helpful advice.

Worms production

The production of these creatures can be established both in the city and in the village at home. It is enough to allocate a garage, an attic, a barn, or even a part of the barn where goats, sheep or other agricultural animals are kept for this business. If you have your own plot of land, it is enough to dig a hole about a meter in diameter and about 40 cm deep, fill it with food for worms, and in a couple of days they will appear there themselves. You just need to make sure that moles, hedgehogs and other animals and birds that feed on worms do not have access to the pit.

The plan for breeding this living creature at home is simple. Enough to buy right amount boxes measuring approximately 50x50x30 for each separate view. They also need to be placed so as to exclude access to rodents.

Another important condition for breeding worms at home is regular watering. This should be done once every 2-3 days. You also need to ensure that the temperature of the earth does not fall below 15 ° C and does not rise above 25 ° C. Somewhere in two months, the number of livestock will double. To resettle them, it is enough to decompose part of the compost with living creatures into empty boxes and add mixtures.

The soil

The boxes must be filled with a special mixture, which you can buy, or you can cook on your own. It is necessary to take some dry grass, overripe leaves, leftover food and old cardboard. You also need to pour a little ordinary earth and preferably a little manure.

However, the earth is poured for a reason. Worms distribute soil for themselves in the following zones:

The feeding place is the top layer. There should be organic residues and various nutrients.
Habitat - middle layer.
The latrine is the bottom layer. For business, this is the most valuable layer, since this is the very vermicompost.

When populating worms, keep in mind that they multiply rapidly. Usually, after wintering, the livestock increases by about ten times.

Business Equipment

To equip a worm farm, you will not need special equipment, but it is advisable to purchase such equipment:

racks;
room thermometer;
devices that measure the acidity of the soil and its temperature;
pitchfork;
scales;
shovel;
bucket;
wheelbarrow;
sieve for sifting;

It is important to properly prepare the compost and equip the racks with boxes.

Collection of goods

One of the most important issues in growing worms is their collection. Your task is to get them out of the substrate without damaging them, so that all individuals remain alive. Several methods can be used to complete the collection plan. For example, stop feeding them for 3-4 days, and then lay out a small part of the food. Hungry pets will crawl onto it, after which they can be taken out along with this substrate. However, in this way you cannot get all the worms at a time, so the procedure is repeated three times. Another way to complete the collection plan is to lure out individuals with sliced \u200b\u200bfruits and vegetables or paper soaked in sugar.

If the cultivation of worms at home is aimed at the production of biohumus, it is easy to clean it from worms. The substrate must be placed in a box with a slatted bottom, put this box above another filled with food. Over time, the worms will crawl from one box to another.

biohumus production

Often entrepreneurs are attracted by the cultivation of Californian worms as a business. The fact is that this species is best suited for the production of biohumus. Actually, for the sake of biohumus, they were bred in California. Although, by and large, it is also possible to build a business with ordinary earthworms, but not in such volumes as with California ones.

The biohumus production plan will also require special compost, which includes food waste, cow, horse, pig, rabbit or bird droppings, sawdust, rotten leaves. Similar to the production of worms for fishing, cultivation can be organized outdoors in an earthen pit or a barn, attic, garage in special boxes. In the latter case, production will be year-round, if the required temperature is maintained.

The landing plan is about five thousand pieces per square meter. Further, it must be borne in mind that in the process of producing biohumus, worms will multiply. Therefore, it is necessary to expand the area for cultivation.

For the production of vermicompost, a business plan should provide for:

Purchase of California worms.
Heated room equipment.
Warehouse for ready biohumus.
Periodic addition of manure and compost.

Sales of biohumus

To sell ready-made vermicompost, you will need additional costs compared to the usual cultivation of worms for fishing. So, you need to take care of:

packaging, because it is inconvenient to sell it by weight. As a rule, it is packed according to plastic bags weighing 3-10 kg. Such bags are sold to summer residents, gardeners, flower growers. Another option is packing in bags of 20-100 kg. Such goods are sold to wholesale buyers and farmers;
conclusion of contracts with stores of garden and household goods;
vehicles for the delivery of products;
advertising your product.

However, the greatest profit is most often obtained from the sale of worms. Biohumus production is used as a related business.

Sales of worms

The main sources of sale of live worms are:

Fishermen. They sell adults for about 2 rubles. apiece, and for one fishing trip you need at least 30 individuals.
Individual customers who buy worms for exotic pet food.
Fishing shops, fish farms.
Pet stores, terrariums, zoos that need food for various rodents, birds, reptiles, fish, etc.
Cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies who buy goods as raw materials for the production of drugs.
People who want to start breeding worms themselves and are looking for starter stock.

You can sell goods both through stores and through your own website. They offer it both by weight and packaged in jars.

In any case, at the initial stage, you will need advertising in order to win at least a minimum number of customers. As a rule, word of mouth contributes further to your popularity. After all, the same fishing trips share not only their impressions about the catch, but also about where and what kind of bait they managed to buy.

Profitability

This type of business has a stunningly high profitability - 100-130%, and according to some reports, even up to 700%, if you initially foresee large investments. If we take for example a city with a population of two hundred thousand people, then the annual turnover from the sale of worms will be approximately 600 thousand rubles. The profit depends solely on the scale of production, and the business will pay off in eight months. On average, up to 15-20 thousand individuals can be grown on two cubic meters per year.

To optimize the business, it is worth setting up the production of vermicompost, which can be collected from two cubic meters per year about a ton. But for this it is recommended to use Californian worms - they produce the most valuable substrate, saturated with the necessary enzymes, microflora and active substances. They are also more readily bought by shops and fishermen.

One worm costs an average of 0.3-1 rub. depending on the region of sales - in large cities they are in greater demand and higher prices. As practice shows, you can get 40-200 thousand rubles from a worm business. per month.