Use of urine in farming in Uganda

This is a case of improving the livelihood of a local farmer using urine as fertilizer in Uganda. Miss Kairu Agnes first heard of an Ecosan toilet in her childhood when her auntie from Ibanda district broke the news of a new type of toilet to her mother. The urine from the Ecosan toilet is collected and applied onto a banana plantation, resulting in a healthy banana plantation. Now Agnes is an adult and practising small-scale farming but with great hope of going commercial with a pineapple project. She wants to train other neighbouring households, family members, her workers` and other interested villagers and spread the word. However, technical knowledge on appropriate application for the different crops is still lacking.

LeaPPS Information 2010-2 EcoSan mukono farmer.pdf (345.4 kB)