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Compost helps in increasing the fertility of soil.

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Waste materials, like vegetable, peels, agriculture waste, dung of animals and dried leaves are dumped in a pit. They are allowed to get decayed and decomposed to form compost after a few months. Compost is used as manure to increase the fertility of soil.
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