Photo showing poultry for manure production for soil fertility improvement and increased production. (Betty Adoch)
Poultry waste for soil fertility improvement is a common and widely used practice by small scale farmers in Northern Uganda. Manure is collected form the chicken units which are located within a compound. Chicken manure is collected from the compost pit and applied on 1 acre of land or more with the aim of improving soil fertility and increasing production. The method also increases the nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus content of the soil.
The high nitrogen content and balanced nutrients produced by the chicken provide rich manure compost that the land users apply on the farm garden. The garden grows mangoes, oranges, jack-fruits, pawpaw, lemons, vegetables such as green peas, tomatoes and cabbages. The garden also grows pine and eucalyptus trees. Usually chicken manure is kept for decomposting in a hole (decomposting pit), dug into the ground. The manure has the most effective nutrients among all animal wastes and is used as a highly effective measure to improve soil fertility.
To establish and implement this practice, chicken waste is collected from the poultry units using a wheelbarrow and deposited into a decomposting pit dug at a depth of 1 meter. The pit is square in size and its side are 1x1 meter.
The farmer gives the manure three months to break down some of the more powerful nutrients so that they are more usable by the crops before. Thereafter, it is applied using a shovel, a hoe, labour and wheelbarrows. To maintain this technology, the decomposing manure has to be turned after every two weeks for proper breakdown, and clearing around the decomposing pit. Most land users like the technology because it provides manure which improves soil fertility and increases crop production. Surplus manure may be sold and the income so obtained may be used for purchase of other necessary items such as seed, agro-chemicals or other such inputs.
Lugar: Gulu Municipality, Gulu District, Northern Uganda, Uganda
No. de sitios de Tecnología analizados: un solo sitio
Difusión de la Tecnología: distribuida parejamente sobre un área (approx. < 0.1 km2 (10 ha))
Fecha de la implementación: 2012
Tipo de introducción
Especificaciones técnicasChicken waste is deposited into a decomposting pit. The land user integrates fruit trees, vegatables and trees into a garden. A shovel and a hoe is used to mix the manure into the garden.
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| Especifique insumo | Unidad | Cantidad | Costos por unidad (UGX) | Costos totales por insumo (UGX) | % de los costos cubiertos por los usuarios de las tierras |
| Mano de obra | |||||
| Digging decomposting pit | Manday | 1,0 | 5000,0 | 5000,0 | 100,0 |
| Labour for collecting chicken waste | Manday | 5,0 | 5000,0 | 25000,0 | 100,0 |
| Equipo | |||||
| Wheelbarrow | Piece | 1,0 | 90000,0 | 90000,0 | 100,0 |
| Shovel | Piece | 1,0 | 10000,0 | 10000,0 | 100,0 |
| Hoe | Piece | 5,0 | 12000,0 | 60000,0 | 100,0 |
| Fertilizantes y biocidas | |||||
| 100,0 | |||||
| Costos totales para establecer la Tecnología | 190'000.0 | ||||
| Especifique insumo | Unidad | Cantidad | Costos por unidad (UGX) | Costos totales por insumo (UGX) | % de los costos cubiertos por los usuarios de las tierras |
| Mano de obra | |||||
| Hired labour for turning the compost | day | 14,0 | 5000,0 | 70000,0 | 100,0 |
| Indique los costos totales para mantenecer la Tecnología | 70'000.0 | ||||
Due to better supply of soil nutrients for production.
Due to application of high quality manure.
From the sale of eggs, manure and mature chicken.
Only hired labour used for collecting manure and its application in the garden.
More eggs and income from sale of eggs, manure and chicken which is used to buy other required food stuffs.
The improved income situation generates sufficient money for the purchase of vital goods.
The land user is a member of Agago Poultry Farmers Association.
How to apply quality manure on the garden.
Increased plant growth due to applied chicken manure in the garden.
Cantidad antes de MST: high
Cantidad luego de MST: low
Plants nutrients bind soil particles together against erosion activities.
