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Practice: Sustainable, cost-effective manure management practices. Implemented for: Agricultural Pollution Control Project - under the Strategic Partnership Investment Fund for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea.

Overview

Name Sustainable, cost-effective manure management practices for Agricultural Pollution Control Project - under the Strategic Partnership Investment Fund for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea

Practice Sustainable, cost-effective manure management practices

Project Agricultural Pollution Control Project - under the Strategic Partnership Investm ...

Beneficiary country: Y

Region: Baltic Sea Caspian Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia Danube-Black Sea Dnipro Basin Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Global Kura-Aras River Basin Mediterranean Other Prespa Lakes Skader-Shkoder Lake

Details

Description: Technical assistance to farmers receiving nitrate mitigation grants; Nutrient management planning in the project counties to promote optimal use of organic and mineral fertilizers in order to reduce the loss of N and P to water bodies; Demonstration of crop cover technology that reduces nutrient loss protects soil from compaction and erosion, maintains soil organic matter, enhances biodiversity and provides additional fodder and/or green manure, which will also be demonstrated on up to 200 ha per annum in each participating county.

Comments: Croatia

Implementation start date: 2008-01-01

Implementation end date: 2012-12-31

Link to project documents: Project documents

Link to project reports: Project reports

Results

Annual tons of nitrogen reduced: 400 tons

Annual tons of phosphorous reduced: 200 tons

Finance

Total co-finance (USD): 15 M

Total GEF/WB investment: USD 5.0 million

Contacts

World Bank contact: Aleksandar Nacev

World Bank contact (email): anacev@worldbank.org

Project Manager: Dr.Med.Vet Hrvoje Horvat

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