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Practice: BAP 7: Livestock density. Implemented for: DRP Small Grants: 1.3 (Agriculture).

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Name BAP 7: Livestock density - There should be maximally livestock corresponding to a nitrogen content in the manure of 170 kg N per ha. Manure should be sold to other farms or distributed to the fields of other fields in the case of a higher livestock density. for

Practice BAP 7: Livestock density

Project DRP Small Grants: 1.3 (Agriculture)

Beneficiary country: Danube Countries

Region: Central and Eastern Europe Danube-Black Sea

Details

Description:

Implemented on 8 family farms

 

There should be maximally livestock corresponding to a nitrogen content in the manure of 170 kg N per ha. Manure should be sold to other farms or distributed to the fields of other fields in the case of a higher livestock density.

Lessons learned: Detailed reports summarises successes through good involvement of farmers and advisory services

Comments: Demos in Siberia

Implementation start date: 2005-01-01

Implementation end date: 2007-12-31

Link to project documents: Project documents www.undp-drp.org

Link to project reports: Project reports www.undp-drp.org

Results

Annual tons of nitrogen reduced: Estimated for 'model farm' as ~1.8 tonne/year

Annual tons of phosphorous reduced: Estimated for 'model farm' as ~ 700 kg/yr

Finance

Total co-finance (USD): n/a

Total GEF/WB investment: USD 0.6 million

Contacts

Co-finance partners: www.icpdr.org

Project Manager: Ivan Zavadsky

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