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Establishment of a revolving credit fund allows 4,500 dairy farmers in West Java to improve manure management and reduce environmental impacts

Based on SIDPI research demonstrating best practices for manure management, the dairy cooperative KPSBU Lembang has established a revolving fund for investments in manure management serving 4,500 member farms. This will help farmers to stop the current practice of discharging manure to the environme...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
research
farmers
production
environment
management
greenhouse gas emissions
farms
land
credit
best practices
dairy production
gas emissions
manure management
impacts
java
fund
cooperatives
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121266
Summary:Based on SIDPI research demonstrating best practices for manure management, the dairy cooperative KPSBU Lembang has established a revolving fund for investments in manure management serving 4,500 member farms. This will help farmers to stop the current practice of discharging manure to the environment and overfertilization of farm land, and has potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy production by up to 20%.

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