Soil fertility / Recycling organic waste
Garden Organic aims to see the further use of organic soil fertility building techiques including rotations, use of green manures, use of organic waste. Soil fertility is a limiting factor to agricultural productivity is many parts of the developing world. Garden Organic aims to research and develop techniques to improve soil fertility particularly through recycling of organic waste including small and large scale composting, use of animal waste and use of peri-urban waste.
Projects:
- Manure management in the Kenya Highlands 1996-2001 (Funded by DFID)
This project aims to develop techniques to maintain or improve soil fertility on mixed, smallholder farms in the central highlands of Kenya. The project has recorded the current uses of manure and analysed the nutrient content of manures produced from the livestock in the study area.
Integrating pest management and soil fertility 2000 (Funded by CABI)
A consultancy input to inform DFID-CPP of the possible linkages between soil fertility and crop protection issues in Ghana. Potential strategies for the integration of soil fertility management and soil pest management in research, promotion and dissemination in the vegetable crop systems of Ghana were developed.
Livelihoods and integrated nutrient management 2000 (Funded by DFID)
The aim of this project was to assess the relationships between soil nutrients, livelihoods and agricultural intensification in rainfed farming systems. This initial phase included an exploratory workshop in India and two literature reviews of INM, livelihoods and intensification, one on a global scale and the other with a specific focus on India.
Peri-urban waste stream products for soil amelioration 1998 (Funded by DFID)
A consultancy input into the Kumasi Natural Resources Management Research Project, Ghana. Garden Organic inventoried available resources with the potential to improve soil fertility within the Kumasi region and assessed the potential use and demand for these waste products as a resource.
Use of composted urban wastes to control pest pathogens in peri-urban agriculture 1997 (Funded by DFID)
Garden Organic was involved in the first phase of a research project run by the International Mycological Institute (DFID) located in Kumasi, Ghana. This project sought to research the disease suppressing qualities of compost and assessed the potential for the use of composted urban wastes in peri-urban farming systems. Garden Organic recommended methods for evaluation of the compost used in the project; the potential uses and demand for compost within the local farming systems, appropriate composting processes.
Use of urban waste in peri-urban agricultural systems 1996 (Funded by DFID)
A review of the use of urban waste in peri-urban agricultural systems and provision of recommendations for further research. Work focussed on the potential farming demand for urban wastes and how their use might be integrated into farming systems.
Composting workshops, Palestine 1997 (Funded by British Council)
Two five-day workshops held in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in March 1997, to train trainers in all aspects of small and large scale composting and compost use.
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