Study calls for total manure use as fertilizer in Kaliningrad

摘要

A new study released by the HELCOM BASE Project, which was focusing on a way to reduce the flow of nutrients into the Baltic Sea, says that all the processed animal and poultry manure in Russia's Kaliningrad region could be used as an organic fertilizer, as there I is a shortage in this area. It is estimated that implementation of a manure handling plan for the Kaliningrad region will reduce the entry of nitrogen by 20-30% and phosphorus by 15% into the sea, which is equal to 1100 tonnes and 210 tonnes per year, respectively.The pilot activity under BASE Project was conducted by the State Scientific Institution North-West Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Electrification (SZNIIMESH) of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences with the support of MTT Agrifood Research Finland.