Essays about: "rural organic waste"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words rural organic waste.

  1. 1. Improvement of a Vermicompost Sieving Machine for Smallholder Farmers in the Philippines : A study conducted in science city of Muñoz, Philippines

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Anokina Marcos Yousif; Felipe Vidal; Ioana Cosaceanu; [2023]
    Keywords : Philippines; Philippine Carabao Center; Sieve Machine; Smallholder farmer; Vermicompost; Filippinerna; maskkompostering; Philippine Carabao Center; siktmaskin; småskaliga bönder;

    Abstract : The Philippines has a primarily agricultural economy, with many rural residents relying on farming for their livelihoods. The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) was established in 1992 to support smallholder farmers in the country through research and technology development related to carabaos. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing the governance capacity to implement resource-oriented sanitation and waste management systems in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean : a case study of the town of Chía, Colombia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mónica Carlota García Aguilar; [2020]
    Keywords : environmental governance; resource recovery; organic waste; wastewater; circular economy; sustainable urban development;

    Abstract : Sustainable approaches for waste management and sanitation are key to deal with the environmental and health challenges that growing urbanization is creating around the world. Implementing systems that allow to reuse resources contained in the organic waste streams (OWS) is an approach that can bring many benefits, especially in low-medium income areas as the Latin American and Caribbean region, where excreta, wastewater, and waste are not properly managed. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rearing of Nile tilapia in Bio-RAS approach compared to traditionally biofloc technique.  The future of Aquaculture!

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

    Author : Mattias Djurstedt; [2020]
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    Abstract : Aquaculture is important towards the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal 14 and rural economic development in developing countries, but today aquaculture still has many unsustainable factors both in water use and organic waste. Biofloc (aggregation of microorganisms) technology is a potential aquaculture system which could make the industry more economic viable and more sustainable. READ MORE

  5. 4. Användningspotential av biokol i urban miljö

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Sofie Östergren; [2019]
    Keywords : biochar; biokol; soil amendment; carbon sequestration; N2O; CH4; CO2; urban desification; pyrolysis; carbon sequestrstion; förtätning; urbana miljöer; kolsänka; pyolys; biokol i urbana miljöer;

    Abstract : 2016 uppskattades det att 54 % av världens populationer bor, arbetar och lever sina liv i städer eller urbana miljöer. I Sverige bor idag 85 % av befolkningen i tätorter jämfört med att 90% av befolkningen bodde på landsbygden på 1800-talet. READ MORE

  6. 5. Opportunities for small-scale anaerobic digesters for hotels and restaurants in Kathmandu, Nepal

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Avinash Dhital; [2018]
    Keywords : anaerobic digestion; biogas; bio-waste; small-scale; cooking; fuel; hotels; restaurants; Nepal;

    Abstract : About 83% of total energy consumed in Nepal comes directly from the solid fuels. The import of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is also growing at an exponential rate. READ MORE