Market adoption and diffusion of fecal sludge-based fertilizer in developing countries: crosscountry analyses

Abstract

Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) is a subprogram of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) dedicated to applied research on the safe recovery of water, nutrients and energy from domestic and agro-industrial waste streams. This subprogram aims to create impact through different lines of action research, including (i) developing and testing scalable RRR business models, (ii) assessing and mitigating risks from RRR for public health and the environment, (iii) supporting public and private entities with innovative approaches for the safe reuse of wastewater and organic waste, and (iv) improving rural-urban linkages and resource allocations while minimizing the negative urban footprint on the peri-urban environment. This subprogram works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations University (UNU), and many national and international partners across the globe. The RRR series of documents present summaries and reviews of the subprogram's research and resulting application guidelines, targeting development experts and others in the research for development continuum.

Integrated Functional Sanitation Value Chain

“…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).…”