Pay Drechsel, Olufunke O. Cofie, B. Keraita, P. Amoah. Alexandra Evans and Priyanie Amerasinghe

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, p. 56

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 54-55

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, p. 53

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 51-52

Olufunke Cofie, Adeoluwa Olugbenga and Philip Amoah

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 49-50

If human urine is properly collected and used for agriculture, it contributes to improved environmental sanitation in cities and reduces the costs of crop production. The innovation lies in the integration of agriculture, environment and sanitation sectors.

Linus Dagerskog, Chiaca Coulibaly and Ida Ouandaogo

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 45-48

Since March 2009, there has been a “human fertiliser” market in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Human urine and dried faeces are collected and taken to eco-stations, where they are sold to farmers after adequate storage. In this way they increase sanitation coverage, create jobs in the private sector and provide urban farmers with complete and efficient indigenous fertilisers.

Anna Richert, Robert Gensch, Håkan Jönsson, Linus Dagerskog, Thor-Axel Stenström and Moussa Bonzi

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 43-44

The upcoming publication titled Practical guideline on the use of urine in crop production gives practical guidance on the use of urine in crop production as a vital component of sustainable crop production and sanitation systems. It also includes guidance on how to initiate activities that will facilitate the introduction of new fertilisers to the
agricultural community.

Ramón Soriano-Robles, Ladislao Arias and Leidy Rivera

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, p. 42

The Chinampa agroecosystem is a very diverse suburban production system (Jiménez et al., 1990, Losada et al. 1998) in Mexico City. Soriano (1999) described the whole Chinampa system as composed of five interlinked subsystems (Chinampa plots, dairy cattle units, backyard production, home gardens and greenhouses). A summary on an evaluation of energy flows and energetic efficiency of the Chinampa system is presented here.