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Safe and sustainable livelihoods in agricultural communities:

Safe and sustainable livelihoods in agricultural communities: Best practices optimising nutrient recycling Examples of ongoing projects Laurent Stravato, IFAD Consultant PT Rome, January 29. Background.

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Safe and sustainable livelihoods in agricultural communities:

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  1. Safe and sustainable livelihoods in agricultural communities: Best practices optimising nutrient recycling Examples of ongoing projects Laurent Stravato, IFAD Consultant PT Rome, January 29.

  2. Background • In the first century, the Roman Emperor Vespasian introduced a urine tax on public toilets. • When his son Titus criticized him, he supposedly pointed out that a coin did not smell, even though it came from urine.

  3. Background Faeces and urine collection in The Netherlands for agricultural use (1850-1950s)

  4. Rationale Productive and social investment • Financing mechanisms of IFAD at programme level: Mainly through loans on productive activities. • Grants Interventions of the BSF Joint Programme (BSF.JP) are focusing on social development that complement the IFAD loans for agricultural and rural development. (US$225million+ million investment beyond) • What products in the WASH sector are linking productive and social investment ?

  5. Rationale Economic value of Urine in Mauritania Source: Stravato/ Dagerskog

  6. Rationale Synthesis of experience with urine as fertilizer for different crops in West Africa Source: CREPA (2006)

  7. Initiatives on productive sanitation Pilot projects with CREPA and EcoSanRes: • Capacity building • Low cost technology • Gardening activities

  8. IFAD’s initiative on productive sanitation PPILDA in Niger Project for the Promotion of Local Development Initiative in Aguié 1. Main interest (CPM,Project manager): Access to fertilizers. 2. Farmers with limited income. 3. Discussion/Negotiation process with local experts (CREPA Niger). 4. Farmers ownership of technologies and scaling up. 5. The project is developing activities in close collaboration with the youth group trained by the project. 6. Agreement to start a pilot project for one crop season in 5 villages.

  9. Agricultural Fields (Eg. : Millet, Sorghum) Gardening Area of defecation School Latrines Bougouzaoua (Niger) Water Pump School Solar Water Supply Systems Water Tank

  10. IFAD’s initiative on productive sanitation Mauritania PACDM Phase 2 Maghama Improved Flood Recession Farming Project Phase II 1. Main interests : Access to fertilizers to support the Farm Field School component. 2. The price of fertilizers in Mauritania (Multiplied by 4). 3. No capacity at national/local level (request form the Director of the Sanitation Department at Ministry level). 4. Adapted technologies and farmers ownership of technologies and scaling up. 5. The project is developing activities in close collaboration with women trained by the Farm Field School. 6. Agreement to start a pilot project for one crop season in 5 villages.

  11. Issues • Understanding the cultural perception. “Behavior question” • National policy & legislative requirement. • Reinforce institutional capacities to provide specialized support to Productive Sanitation Systems. Source of the cartoon: WSP

  12. Opportunities to scale up • More elaborated urine diverting latrines in the 2nd phase.(The “Sanitation crisis”) • Increase the demand in project areas (Agricultural related activities, Value chain, Agri business) • Business opportunities for small scale operators. • Build capacities at stakeholder level. Picture from Linus Dagerskog (SEI/CREPA)

  13. Thank you!!!

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