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How to construct a fixed-dome bio-digester

13 August 2015

Happy faces after receiving the course certificate.

This was the main topic of a training course for technicians under the umbrella of the capacity building Opportunity for Practice Change in Malawi. Between 29th June and 16th July 19 Malawian technicians received extensive training in the actual constructing a fixed-dome anaerobic digester. The trainees, using a shortened version of the training manual from […]

Filed Under: News archive Tagged With: Africa, Biodigester, Capacity building, Opportunity for practice change

Head-on and hands-on capacity building

22 July 2015

Second day hands-on building a compost pit with bio-slurry

[Ethiopia] As an extended component of the National Biogas Programme of the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy in June 52 local government extension workers were trained on integrated manure management. The two-day training was conducted in two places using translated training materials into the local language (Amharic). The trainers also used simple illustrations to […]

Filed Under: News archive Tagged With: Africa, Biodigester, Capacity building, Opportunity for practice change

Bio-slurry feeds coffee, vegetables and fish

3 January 2015

Vietnamese Nguyen Xuan Khoat has been using bio-slurry for 11 years in which period he learned how to optimize its use to his farm needs. Each day his 80 pigs produce about 120 kg of fresh dung. Nguyen collects the dung to produce compost and biogas. Forty kg is stored in a brick pit where […]

Filed Under: From the field Tagged With: Application, Aquaculture, Asia, Biodigester, Biodigestion, Bioslurry, Pigs

Biogas as peace keeper

3 January 2015

Poultry farmer Aram Uprajong in Western Thailand had a choice. Either close his farm or restore the friendship with his neighbours. Wisely he chose for the last. Over the years the manure of his 6,000 layer hens caused heavy problems with odour and flies for the neighbouring villagers. In response to the increasing complaints Aram […]

Filed Under: From the field Tagged With: Asia, Benefits, Biodigester, Biodigestion, Biogas, Poultry

Manure Management in the (Sub-)Tropics; Training Manual for Extension Workers

2 January 2015

Training Manual for Extension Workers

Extension workers in the tropics often lack the knowledge to advise farmers on proper manure management. This training manual with focus on the tropics and subtropics closes this knowledge gap. The manual covers the proper handling of livestock manure throughout the whole manure chain from collection to application. Integrated Manure Management The livestock housing system […]

Filed Under: Spotlights Tagged With: Africa, Application, Asia, Biodigester, Biodigestion, Cattle, Compost, Integrated Manure Management, Knowledge dissemination, Latin America, Manual, Pigs, Poultry

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