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Start Date: 20 Jan, 2025

End Date: 24 Jan, 2025

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$3,500

Event Details

 

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.

 

This course is available in the following locations:Nigeria - $3000
Ghana - $6500
Rwanda - $7500
UK - $8500
USA - $8500

Venue

Alpha Partners Professional Training Conference Centre. 200, Muritala Mohammed Way (3rd Floor), Yaba Lagos.

Other Dates

Start Date End Date
02 Jun, 2025 06 Jun, 2025
Start Date End Date
20 Jan, 2025 24 Jan, 2025
Start Date End Date
20 Jan, 2025 24 Jan, 2025