Introducing co-composting to fecal sludge treatment plants in Benin and Burkina Faso: a logistical and financial assessment

Nikiema, Josiane; Tanoh-Nguessan, R.; Abiola, Francine; Cofie, Olufunke O.

doi:10.5337/2020.206

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“…Compost is a soil-like substance resulting from controlled aerobic degradation of the organic material in sewage sludge, faecal sludge and/or co-combined with some other biomass conversion composting facility to support agricultural productivity (McConville et al, 2020;Nikiema et al, 2020;Otoo & Drechsel, 2018;Otoo et al, 2018). It is a fertilizing process that can be described as the natural breakdown of biomass through the process of biodegradation with the aid of a microbial population in an aerobic environment to CO 2 , H 2 O, heat and a further stable output named fertilizer (Siwal et al, 2021).…”

Section: Composting and Other Sanitation-derived Nutrientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compost is a soil conditioner that contains nutrients and organic matter and it contributes to the formation of humus in the soil, thus improving soil structure and water retention capacity. By adding carbon to soil, compost also contributes to soil carbon storage capacity, which supports climate change mitigation (McConville et al, 2020;Nikiema et al, 2020). The composting prices provides significant amounts of the three main components of agricultural fertilizer: nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and phosphorus (P; in the form of phosphate), and when sanitation materials are processed along with other organic waste even more N, P, and K can be recovered.…”

Section: Composting and Other Sanitation-derived Nutrientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrated Functional Sanitation Value Chain

Cookey

Koottatep

Gibson³

2022

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The value chain (VC) system is a key way to address important sanitation technological and institutional gaps in production and service delivery and could constitute a natural platform for development actions and also serve as a market systems approach to improve access to safely-managed sanitation. It has been suggested that sanitation could boost local and national economies and global interconnections with a growing recognition that the private sector can play a bigger role in delivering the Sustainable Development Goal for sanitation, and help businesses understand value-added and product opportunities. This book proposes a pathway towards re-thinking the sanitation value chain (SVC) and suggests that it should cover all processes, activities and products of enterprises/actors in the sanitation supply chain that provide value-added services within each stage. Following the Regenerative Sanitation Principles, this book presents a new perspective to the SVC known as the ‘integrated functional sanitation value chain’ (IFSVC) to address operational functions within sanitation systems in combination with sanitation enterprises, operators and external actors that support the growth of the sanitation economy. The underlying premise of this book is that the IFSVC represents a new perspective that would have major social, environmental and economic implications for local, national, regional and global sanitation service delivery. It is hoped that researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials and funders will find this book valuable, and be inspired and enabled to carry sanitation work forward in their own spheres of operation. The book gives several examples of encouraging developments, particularly in technical and business model innovation. It is our hope that this book will provide the stimulus for new learning and its application, particularly through cross-disciplinary and cross-sector partnerships that bring together all the skills and capabilities needed to deliver a fully effective IFSVC. ISBN: 9781789061833 (print) ISBN: 9781789061840 (eBook) ISBN: 9781789061857 (ePUB)

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Section: Composting and Other Sanitation-derived Nutrientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Composting and Other Sanitation-derived Nutrientsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Functional Sanitation Value Chain

Cookey

Koottatep

Gibson³

2022

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Behavioral intentions of rural farmers to recycle human excreta in agriculture

Gwara

Wale

Odindo

2022

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Considerable progress has been made in developing human excreta recovery pathways and processes for maximum nutrient recovery and contaminant elimination. The demand segment has often been ignored as an area for future research, especially during the technology development. The findings from the few published articles on social acceptance show missing and inconclusive influence of demographic, sociological, and economic farmer-characteristics. This study endeavours to close this gap by using the social psychological theories, technology adoption theories and the new ecological paradigm to investigate the factors that influence the behavioral intentions of rural farmers to recycle human excreta in agriculture. Study findings show that social acceptance was driven by awareness, religiosity, income, source of income, and environmental dispositions. Perceived behavioral control represents a potential barrier to human excreta reuse. The study recommends the demographic, cultural, sociological, and economic mainstreaming of dissemination strategies of circular bioeconomy approaches within the context of agricultural innovation systems.

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Assessment of Faecal Sludge Management in Nguru Town, Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria

Karkana¹,

Muktar²

2021

UJMR

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The aim of the study is to assess faecal sludge management (FSM) in Nguru town, Nguru Local Government area of Yobe State. Random sampling method was used in the selection of respondents in six political wards of the study area. A total of 399 questionnaires were administered to respondents in the study area with the view to identify the types and current practices of faecal sludge management in the study area. The result of the study indicates that majority of the respondents 68% used pit latrine, 24% used water closet while 8% used other type of toilet facilities. However, on the excreta defecation, the finding indicated that 84% had access to household toilets, 8.0% used public toilets, and 6.0% practiced open defecation with the remaining 2% practicing defecation in polythene bags after which they discard it into the bush or on a refuse dump. The study further revealed that majority (54%) of the respondents disposed their toilet sludge by land fill, 31% participants were using any available land for faecal sludge final disposal while 10 % and 5% disposed their toilet by nearby river and composting respectively. The finding indicated that, the faecal sludge management of the study area is unsatisfactory and may pose a risk of environmental and adverse human health. The current practices of faecal sludge management were found below international standard requirement set by WHO. It is therefore recommend that Government should come up with proper orientation and environmental laws should be put in place for the general public and also to provide necessary facilities and arrange for better methods of faecal sludge management. Keywords: FSM, Nguru town, Toilet facilities and open defecation

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Introducing co-composting to fecal sludge treatment plants in Benin and Burkina Faso: a logistical and financial assessment

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Integrated Functional Sanitation Value Chain

Integrated Functional Sanitation Value Chain

Behavioral intentions of rural farmers to recycle human excreta in agriculture

Assessment of Faecal Sludge Management in Nguru Town, Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria

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