Back to the soil

Long description

Farmers rely on uncontrolled disposal along with open burning of their wood & agro-waste, which affects air quality, creates public health & wildfires hazard as well as releases greenhouse gases.

Moreover, the economic crisis Lebanon is going through has caused farmers to struggle in the procurement of imported agricultural inputs among which are the fertilizers. In fact, around 25% of a farmer’s cost is spent on fertilizers and with the lack of local and affordable options, farmers are incapable of fertilizing their soils without hindering profitability. Inevitably this leads to soil nutrient depletion negatively affecting soil health, crop yield and posing a threat to local food security and agricultural sustainability. And as a result an unprecedented demand for local and affordable bio-fertilizers is arising to global warming & increasing its potential.

In response to the current situation, Compost Baladi is proposing the implementation of a circular value chain for the recovery & valorization of crop residues as soil amendments. The project consists of securing a bio-waste processing service to replace the open burning practice and a truck to collect the organic waste within a composting facility that receives the wood & agro-waste and process it into compost. The project will be implemented in partnership with a local operator that will be hosting the facility and handle the composting operations after being trained & constantly supported by Compost Baladi. The compost produce will be then sold to local farmers.

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