Getting 15 products from livestock dung
The National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) in Wakiso District has recycling facilities that make useful products worth millions of shillings every month from waste.
“We get 14 products from cow dung,” says Dr Moses Mwesigwa, a veterinary doctor and senior business scientist at NaLIRRI, a research arm of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro).
“From cow dung, we get bioelectricity, liquid soap, and gas for cooking. We also get the top-up acid for batteries, preservatives, mushroom growing media, we get shampoo, hand wash detergents, and bathing gel,” he says.
Officials from Naro and International Livestock Research Institute use handwash detergent made from cow dung on August 13 at NaLIRRI in Wakiso District. Photos/Tonny Abet
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