The Lagos State Government is set to commence a partnership with Earthcare Nigeria Limited for proper utilisation and management of abattoir waste.
Tajudeen spoke at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop for youth and slaughter house operators at Earthcare Nigeria Limited premises, Odonguyan, Ikorodu, Lagos.
Represented by a Director in the Sanitation Department, Omoyeni Balogun, he said it is a known fact that waste is a major contributor to environmental degradation that leads to the destruction of the ecosystem.
The Permanent Secretary stressed that with this partnership, the challenge of animal waste disposal being faced by slaughter houses in Lagos State, which contributes to obnoxious odour in the environment, will be effectively handled.
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He maintained that re-purposing of animal waste to agricultural compost will eradicate its negative impact and enhance agricultural productivity, adding that the conversion of cow dung into fertilizer will enhance the growth of food crops thereby providing solutions to food insecurity.
Tajudeen was confident that the initiative will also generate employment for the youths in the communities and provide additional income for families who are engaged in small or large scale agriculture, adding that the agriculture sector is one of the most important sectors with its contribution of about 70 percent growth to the labour market.
Also speaking, the representative of the Chief Executive Officer, Earthcare Nigeria Limited, Gregory Ohiare, who highlighted the numerous importance of organic manure, said that it is is another means of generating electricity, while encouraging slaughterhouse operators to inculcate the habit of converting the animal waste generated in their slaughter houses to other useful resources.
Ohiare said cow blood, if properly sun-dried and converted into powdery form, serves as another nutrient that can be added to animal feeds, adding that organic fertilisers is the best and is assured to yield bumper harvest for farmers.
He maintained that the product does not necessarily need much preservation, adding that it remains an untapped initiative that slaughter houses need to venture into as it is another means of income for them aside the abattoir business.
Also speaking at the workshop, the representative of slaughterhouse operators, Chukwu Godzie, spoke on the method of converting cow dung into organic fertiliser, explaining that large holes are dug where cow dungs are poured and covered with black nylon for a particular number of days after which it ferments and transforms to fertilisers for plants.
He maintained that after fertilisation of the animal waste to become fertiliser, the product has been confirmed not to be harmful when used to enhance crop growth, adding that the product is also affordable as the process does not require huge capital.
The two-day workshop held in Lagos East Senatorial District had in attendance participants from Kosofe, Shomolu, Ikorodu, Ibeju Lekki and Epe areas of Lagos State.
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