Techniques for creating high quality compost in an effort to reduce fertilizer cost
Data
17-08-2022Autor
Tirtopawiro, Laurenzo
Chan, Willie
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Caribbean Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum (CCRAF)
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) - Jamaica
International Network of Innovative Partners for Sustainable Intelligent Systems (Inipsis Ltd.) - Trinidad y Tobago
Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA)
EbA Project - Strengthening Coastal and Marine Climate Resilience through Upland and Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Community Engagement
Caribbean Soil-Centric Actions
Living Soils of the Americas
Location
Dominica
Objetivos do desenvolvimento sustent�vel
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
Tipo
Seminario web
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Guest speakers: Mr. Bryan Smith, Agriculture Specialist, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) - Jamaica, Mr. Mario Lewis, Co-Founder, International Network of Innovative Partners for Sustainable Intelligent Systems (Inipsis Ltd.) - Trinidad & Tobago
Resumo
Mr. Bryan Smith, Agriculture Specialist at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund explains the principles of composting, the steps in setting up a compost pile, as well as the composting process. Mr. Smith also delves into some of the properties and other uses of compost. Mr. Mario Lewis, Co-Founder of INIPSIS Ltd. Discusses food waste recycling methods and technologies for households through composting, some of the common challenges experienced when setting up a compost pile, and some necessary measures that can be implemented to avoid and/or address these challenges and the four important combinations of elements [Water, Heat, Air, Time (WHAT)] required to produce good quality compost.
Keywords
Evaluación del impacto ambiental||environmental impact assessment||avaliação do impacte ambiental||évaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement, Cambio climático||climate change||mudança de clima||changement climatique, agricultura climáticamente inteligente||climate-smart agriculture||agriculture intelligente face au climat, Impacto ambiental||environmental impact||impacto ambiental||impact sur l'environnement, Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||adaptation aux changements climatiques, Fertilidad del suelo||soil fertility||fertilidade do solo||fertilité du sol, Cultivos||crops||cultura||plante de culture, Compost||composts||composto||compost, Abonos orgánicos||organic fertilizers||adubo orgânico||engrais organique, Elaboración del compost||composting||compostagem||compostage, Vermicompostaje||vermicomposting||vermicompostagem||vermicompostage, Aprovechamiento de desechos||waste utilization||utilização de resíduos||utilisation des déchets, Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes, 4864-00,
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
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https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/21961https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqXYMD3fn4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuu0Cu4tmTQ
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