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Practice: Household manure platforms and centralised composting. Implemented for: Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea.

Overview

Name Household manure platforms and centralised composting for Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea

Practice Household manure platforms and centralised composting

Project Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation Project - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership f ...

Beneficiary country: Y

Details

Description: The construction of small manure platforms and the development of institutional and management systems for collection/delivery to central composting facilities' By October 20, 2007, a total of 126 farm type manure storage (for more than 10 cattle) and 77 household type manure stores (for up to 5 cattle) have been completed; Six large central manure storage and handling facilities, Samsun, Amasya, Tokat and in Çorum microcatchment have been completed; Machinery (container carriers, solid manure spreaders, manure mixers, liquid manure vacuum tankers and loader tractors) have been procured and are in use.

Comments: Turkey

Implementation start date: 2004-01-01

Implementation end date: 2012-12-31

Link to project documents: Project documents http://web.worldbank.org

Link to project reports: Project reports http://www.worldbank.org/eca/presentations/ecssd/blacksea/Turkey/Turkey%20presentation.ppt

Results

Annual tons of nitrogen reduced: 200

Annual tons of phosphorous reduced: 25

Other outcomes: • The project provides a platform for collaboration between multiple ministries and interest groups to address issues related to rural poverty • The introduction of manure management systems has had a profound impact on health, sanitation, and hygiene in the local communities • Economic development/income-generating opportunities for livestock farmers from the selling of composted manure

Finance

Total co-finance (USD): 18.11 M

Total GEF/WB investment: USD 27.0 million

Contacts

Co-finance partners: World Bank IBRD, Turkish, local communities

Project Manager: Peter DeWees

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