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USE ANIMAL DUNG AS SOURCE OF ENERGY, FARMERS URGED

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A FARMER in Kasenga ward PLeOryToFn­OeRSnAeLeE­d4s0Xto40p­NlaEyWa role of Chongwe district has encouraged CHALALA in conserving PRICE K180,000 the environmen­t NEG CONTACT 0771610446 residents in the by adopting climate DISTRIBUTO­RS OF AGRO area to consider using aniCHmEMal­ICwAaLsSte­ANaDsaFEnR­TaIlLtIeZr­EnRative smart habits such as the use BATHTUBS of clean and safe sources of source of energy to curb energy.

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Charles Zulu who is a RESdUoRwFA­nCEtrYeOeU­sRfoOrLDfi­BreAwTHoTo­UdB and TO BRAND NEW IN ANY COLOR farmer and climate change charcoal burning should be activist in Kasenga area of discourage­d because the Chongwe district, has opted vice has affected weather to explore the use of animal patterns in the area.

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Tell: 0971569977 - 0779656776 - 0974880003 droppings from the chickens, He noted that the liquid cattle and goats which fertilizer produced from animal he has been keeping at his waste is cheaper and farm into safe biogas. more nutritious to the soil He explained that he uses compared to chemical fertilizer­s. a bio digester to convert the bio gas into electric energy "This is a cheaper and which he utilises to electrify faster way of composting his house. the waste into fertilizer. The Mr Zulu said the energy final product contains ingredient­s produced from the animal that are also found in waste is clean and is not D Compound fertilizer," Mr harmful to the environmen­t. Zulu said.

He added that many Mr Zulu further encouraged farmers in Chongwe are farmers to take up keeping livestock on their climate smart agricultur­al farms which are a readily practices to conserve the available source of waste environmen­t. which they can utilise as a And Chongwe Mayor source of energy. Christophe­r Habeenzu also Mr Zulu stated that ev- stated that the use of biogas as an alternativ­e source of energy should be explored by various stakeholde­rs to ensure that it is practiced by more people in the area.

Mr Habeenzu added that there are a number of people in the district who are using bio digesters to produce energy adding that the idea should be promoted among local communitie­s if forests are to be conserved.

He also stressed the need to explore other income generating activities to empower charcoal burners.

Mr Habeenzu says most charcoal burners are selling charcoal to earn an income to support their livelihood.

"There is a need to find alternativ­es to the income generation aspect of deforestat­ion for charcoal burners in Chongwe. Finding alternativ­e sources of income generation will divert them from cutting down trees for charcoal," Mr Habeenzu said. -

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