Question

Why is earthworm called as friend of farmers?

Answer 1

earthworms called the friend of farmers as they live inside the & soil make it more fertile so that after increasing fertility farmers may grow more nd more crops

Answer 2

i) Earthworm feeds on dead and decaying matter from the soil, and digests them.

ii) Their excreta gets mixed with soil which increases the nitrogen content of the soil and it becomes fertile.

iii) Earthworms are growing animals which make the soil porous and due to this oxygen can reach deeper in the soil, thus soil get aerated.

iv) Due to this, fertility and productivity of soil increases, hence, it is called 'Friend of Farmers'.