ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2021/BOOKLET.3
Country: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Lebanese Republic, State of Palestine
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability
Focus Area: Climate change, Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Agriculture, Fertilization, Composts, Organic farming, Sustainable agriculture, Technical training, Manuals
Technical booklet: Green fertilizers
February 2022
ESCWA has developed this technical booklet on four types of green fertilizers, namely compost, vermicompost, cover crops and biochar, through the United Nations’ Development Account project on “Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture in the Arab region”, which aims at strengthening national capacities to address the resilience and sustainability of the agricultural sector in the region, targeting three Arab countries, namely Jordan, Lebanon and the State of Palestine.
Green fertilizers of different types represent a green substitute to chemical fertilizers that allows the recycling of organic waste, improving soil characteristics and reducing soil and ground water contamination and at the same time reducing production costs for farmers.
In addition to this technical booklet, ESCWA has prepared training materials on green fertilizers, which were delivered during national training workshops carried out in the three target countries of the project. ESCWA has also developed four similar technical booklets on other green agricultural technologies: rainwater harvesting, solar dryers, small-scale food processing and food bio-conservation.
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ESCWA has developed this technical booklet on four types of green fertilizers, namely compost, vermicompost, cover crops and biochar, through the United Nations’ Development Account project on “Enhancing resilience and sustainability of agriculture in the Arab region”, which aims at strengthening national capacities to address the resilience and sustainability of the agricultural sector in the region, targeting three Arab countries, namely Jordan, Lebanon and the State of Palestine.
Green fertilizers of different types represent a green substitute to chemical fertilizers that allows the recycling of organic waste, improving soil characteristics and reducing soil and ground water contamination and at the same time reducing production costs for farmers.
In addition to this technical booklet, ESCWA has prepared training materials on green fertilizers, which were delivered during national training workshops carried out in the three target countries of the project. ESCWA has also developed four similar technical booklets on other green agricultural technologies: rainwater harvesting, solar dryers, small-scale food processing and food bio-conservation.
