A review on alternative technologies to manage manure: Cost effective and environmentally beneficial

摘要

LivestockproductioncontinuestobeaveryimportantcomponentofEthiopianagricultureandenvironmentalissuesandplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinthecontinuousandsustainabledevelopmentofcomingindustry.Mostly,dairyfarmsintheurbanpartsofEthiopiacontinuetogrowmostoftheirfeedandrecyclethemanurenutrientsonthefarm.However,toremaineconomicallyviable,manydairyfarmsareincreasingherdsizeandimportingmorefeednutrientsontothefarm.Despiteofallthedevelopmentandextensioneffortsinthatarea,manuremanagementwilllikelycontinuetobethetopenvironmentalissuefacingdairyandbeefcattleproductioninEthiopia.nbsp;Properintegratedmanuremanagementis,howevernotacommonpracticeinmostlivestocksystemsleadingtolossofnutrients,environmentaldegradation,humanhealthrisksandemissionsofgreenhousegases.nbsp;Therefore,awarenessraising,increasingtheknowledgeoffarmers,extensionworkersandpolicyofficers;andimprovingtheenablingenvironmentarekeystoimprovingintegratedmanuremanagement.Thisreviewonalternativetechnologiestomanuremanagementpracticesprovidesmanureasaresourceandawareitsimportanceon-farmmanuremanagementpractices.Furtherresearch,developmentandextensionworkinlivestockmanuremanagementmustfocusonstrategies,systemsandtechniquesthatallowformaximizingthebenefitsofmanureuseswhileminimizingitsimpactoftheenvironment.