'Bringing back worms to the soil', this Lebanese produces vermicompost

Record ID: 1731685

  • Title: 'Bringing back worms to the soil', this Lebanese produces vermicompost
  • Date: 28th June 2023
  • Summary: WARHANIEH, LEBANON (JUNE 23, 2023) (REUTERS) (PART MUTE) VARIOUS OF WORMS AT DOODA SOLUTIONS' EARTHWORMS FARM (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FOUNDER OF DOODA SOLUTIONS, NADA GHANEM, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE STARTS ON WORMS IN GHANEM'S HANDS) “These are worms. You can see this worm is a little short, it is not very long, this is because these are still baby worms and are growing now. The
  • Embargoed: 12th July 2023 12:49
  • Keywords: Lebanon agriculture earthworms vermicompost worms
  • Location: WARHANIEH, LEBANON
  • City: WARHANIEH, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Environment,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001316027062023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Passionate about nature and earth, Lebanese agriculture engineer Nada Ghanem founded her business Dooda Solutions ('Dooda' is Arabic for 'worm') where she raises earthworms and produces vermicompost products.
    Ghanem considers worms her 'friends' and calls them 'the very small, tiny and harmless creatures'.
    “They are not just a product, in the contrary, worms mean a lot to me. I really appreciate their presence in the soil," said Ghanem from Dooda Solutions' farm in Lebanon’s Chouf mountains.
    According to Ghanem, millions of worms live there in three open containers where they eat food waste.
    She spoke of misconceptions about worms and how people often ask her about worms that eat plants' roots harming them, explaining that there are many kinds of worms and while the harmful ones should be treated, some like the ones that she raises are different and benefit the soil.
    “What we are doing at Dooda (Solutions): we are growing them (worms) then let farmers use worms' compost so they can improve the quality of their soil, it restores soil's health. Then, little by little, they can see worms in their soil again, as if we are bringing back worms to the soil. This is the main role of Dooda," Ghanem explained.
    Vermicompost is produced when worms decompose food waste. It is used in organic farming and is considered useful for agriculture as it contains highly efficient nutrients and organic fertilizers.
    (Production: Issam Abdallah)
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