Agricultural Waste Management, Pollution Control and Technology

Introduction to waste management and its relevance to agriculture, natural sources, animals and humans. Type of agricultural waste, amount and volume. Agricultural waste associated with animals: manure, bedding and litter, wasted feed and wastewater from buildings. Impact of nitrates which are commonly associated with fertilizers and agricultural waste runoff. Impact on groundwater’s. Legislation and regulations of EU and for waste management in agriculture. Reduce, reuse and recycle, the three R’s, for waste management, like effective measures that serve as alternatives to disposing waste in landfills. Best management practices (BMPs) such rotational grazing and pasture renovation. Description of modern landfill. Incineration. Mechanical biological treatment of agricultural waste. Composting. Handling of manure, food-processing waste, sewage sludge. Waste water and disposal of waste water by irrigation. Hazardous waste in agriculture: pesticides, herbicides and different agrochemicals. Packaging waste and its management. Environmental impact of traditional agriculture and farming on water, soil and air. Sustainable development and agriculture.

CONTENT

• Definition of Waste Management and Basic Principles
• Introduction with Agricultural Wastes and Their Utilization
• Introduction with Best Management Practices in Agriculture
• Definition of different waste management methods like MBO, landfilling, composting and incineration
• Investigate the benefits of waste management in farms
• Investigate environmental impacts of traditional farming and agriculture
• Analyze and discuss Sustainable development and agriculture

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.