2 SuSan Design - Linking Agriculture and Sanitation.pdf
2 SuSan Design - Linking Agriculture and Sanitation.pdf
2 SuSan Design - Linking Agriculture and Sanitation.pdf
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Trends giving potential<br />
Innovation needed<br />
• High energy prices<br />
• Raising (industrial) fertilizer cost<br />
• African farmers/soils need natural<br />
alternative to increase productivity<br />
• Cities need sanitation systems<br />
• No results from 30 years of<br />
NGO/Gov/dev cooperation<br />
• Population doubles in 25 years<br />
• Urban growth of 3-7%<br />
• Sustainability – Eco friendliness<br />
• Product focus during start up<br />
• By underst<strong>and</strong>ing the volumes +<br />
potential + dynamics = Urban<br />
slum sanitation value chain<br />
• Treatment challenge of 1000 tons<br />
of shit <strong>and</strong> 2000 m3 of urine ?<br />
• Create the economics<br />
• Only safe products should be sold<br />
for money<br />
• Transfer the science to treatment<br />
methodology to be decentralized<br />
• Create cooperatives or franchise<br />
structure to maintain quality<br />
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