The aim of the project Biobased Fertilisers Achterhoek (‘Kunstmestvrije Achterhoek’ in Dutch) was to make fertilisation practices more sustainable through use of locally available nutrients that are derived from renewable sources. The project is part of the Sixth Action Programme of the Netherlands which serves the Nitrates Directive. One of the ob...
Dit eindrapport van het vierjarige TKI Publiek-Private Samenwerking (PPS)-project ‘Meerwaarde Mest en Mineralen 2: nutriënten terugwinning uit mest’ bevat de evaluatie van vijf grootschalige verwerkingsinstallaties voor dierlijke mest of co-vergiste dierlijke mest (digestaat). De verschillende gebruikte verwerkingstechnieken omvatten hygiënisatie...
In the Netherlands, the agricultural sector produces more manure than can be applied on agricultural land within the P application standards. The excess amount of manure should be exportedto other regions with a demand for P fertilisers. An alternative for current manure export is manure processing in which manure is processed into valuable fertili...
Het ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit wil het gebruik van kunstmest ontmoedigen ten gunste van dierlijke mest. Deze notitie onderzoekt de verschillende financiële prikkels om te stimuleren dat dierlijke mest gebruikt wordt, zoals een heffing op kunstmest of het verstrekken van subsidies. Uit de analyse blijkt dat in de Nederlands...
Drought stress and sub-optimal soil fertility management are major constraints to crop production in general and to cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in particular in the rain-fed cropping systems in West Africa. Cassava is an important source of calories for millions of smallholder households in sub-Sahara Africa. The prime aim of this research w...
Human excreta is a valuable fertilizer for improving soil quality and crop productivity, with a potential to replace or complement the mineral fertilizers. The main challenges related to human excreta regarding agricultural applications are microbial contamination risks, loss of nutrients, and odor issues. Fertilization by lacto-fermented faeces su...
Over the last decades agricultural production increased drastically due to the use of external inputs. However, the use of external inputs has high environmental costs and may negatively influence ecosystem processes such as pollination and pest control that underpin agricultural production. Soil organic matter has been proposed as a potential alte...
