Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana
Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges. with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. Also. large volumes of faecal sludge are discharged untreated into the environment. Although these wastes pose serious environmental concerns, they also contain nutrients and organic matter esse...
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| author | Impraim, Robert Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. Rao, Krishna |
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| description | Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges. with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. Also. large volumes of faecal sludge are discharged untreated into the environment. Although these wastes pose serious environmental concerns, they also contain nutrients and organic matter essential for improving soil agricultural productivity. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), since 2001. has researched into nutrient and organic matter recovery from faecal sludge and organic solid waste in Ghana and some Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. This has led to the production of various formulations of faecal sludge based compost (with "Fortifer" as a generic 'brand '), both in the form ofpellets and powders, and specifically an ongoing project aiming at producing and commercializing the Fortifer in Ghana through a Public Private Partnership. This paper presents a summary of Fortifer technology, project objectives as well as lessons learnt during its implementation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace676112025-03-11T09:50:20Z Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana Impraim, Robert Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. Rao, Krishna faecal coliforms sewage sludge urban wastes organic wastes waste management soil conditioners nutrients agricultural production productivity sanitation Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges. with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. Also. large volumes of faecal sludge are discharged untreated into the environment. Although these wastes pose serious environmental concerns, they also contain nutrients and organic matter essential for improving soil agricultural productivity. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), since 2001. has researched into nutrient and organic matter recovery from faecal sludge and organic solid waste in Ghana and some Asian countries such as India, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. This has led to the production of various formulations of faecal sludge based compost (with "Fortifer" as a generic 'brand '), both in the form ofpellets and powders, and specifically an ongoing project aiming at producing and commercializing the Fortifer in Ghana through a Public Private Partnership. This paper presents a summary of Fortifer technology, project objectives as well as lessons learnt during its implementation. 2014 2015-07-30T06:07:25Z 2015-07-30T06:07:25Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67611 en Limited Access Impraim, Robert; Nikiema, Josiane; Cofie, Olufunke; Rao, Krishna. 2014. Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana. Paper presented at the 37th WEDC [Water, Engineering and Development Centre] International Conference on Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services for All in a Fast Changing World, Hanoi, Vietnam, 15-19 September 2014. 6p. |
| spellingShingle | faecal coliforms sewage sludge urban wastes organic wastes waste management soil conditioners nutrients agricultural production productivity sanitation Impraim, Robert Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. Rao, Krishna Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title | Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title_full | Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title_short | Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana |
| title_sort | value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste fertilizer cum soil conditioner in ghana |
| topic | faecal coliforms sewage sludge urban wastes organic wastes waste management soil conditioners nutrients agricultural production productivity sanitation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67611 |
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