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
