vue - WABEF : Western Africa Biowastes for Energy and Fertilizer

Interview with Jean-Michel Médoc (Chercheur en gestion des déchets organiques of CIRAD), project coordinator. Background: ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Science and Technology II (S&T II) Period: 01/02/2014 - 01/02/2017 Overall objectives Build innovative and technical capacities in the field of anaerobic digestion technologies in Western Africa Strengthen the capacities of government agencies, private sector and civil society to find, uptake existing technologies for anaerobic digestion of biowaste Help improve the energy access of peri-urban and rural communities, and the energy supply of industrial parks through biogas production Help produce local fertilizers for crops and ponds through bioslurry Contribute to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural, industrial and municipal biowastes Contribute to improve sanitation and water quality, to maintain soil fertility and to reduce deforestation Partners: Cirad, UR Recyclage et Risque Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar, Sénégal Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine (IAGU), Dakar, Sénégal Songhai Regional Centre, Bénin Association d'entraide pour le développement rural (AEDR): Teriya Bugu, Mali Resource centre on urban agriculture & food security (RUAF) Foundation, Pays Bas