Food Wastes for Soil Carbon

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Mismanagement of the nation’s soil will increase hunger by 2030 According to FAO (2001), Nigeria is one of the countries with high declining soil fertility/soil productivity decline and 46.45% of Nigeria soil classified as low productivity. Solid waste management is a major challenge facing cities in the developing world. The commercial recycling of organic waste into a valuable organic fertiliser called “Bio-compost” which have a noticeable impact on improved organic waste management, urban and organic agriculture. Pilot Project: The project required research team to conduct research with major food-waste-generators within short distances (university campus) from initiated composting farming activities in the University for the purpose of designing an initial Food Waste Management System in UNILAG. Food or Organic Waste generated in UNILAG Campus is 4.83 tons/day (organic matters 15% of total waste stream). The overall purpose of this work was to provide a working model of UNILAG campus composting diversion from PSP waste collections in a simple yet robust way, making it possible to estimate diversion per compost bin from FWG. The primary objective was to quantify the amount of waste diverted by On-farm composting per FWG per month. The Pilot led to the creation of SOILFOOD NAIJA.

SoilFood Naija serves as a platform for small scale farmers to access standardized and certified compost for sustainable soil management, knowledge, information and connect their agro-ecological practices with potential carbon credit or climate funds.

 

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