Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks
Poultry manure has excellent potential to reduce overdependence on inorganic fertilizers for crop production among resource-constrained farming communities. However, its use on a large scale could possess short- and long-term risks. These risks fall into three main categories, namely human and other...
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| description | Poultry manure has excellent potential to reduce overdependence on inorganic fertilizers for crop production among resource-constrained farming communities. However, its use on a large scale could possess short- and long-term risks. These risks fall into three main categories, namely human and other livestock, crop health, and environmental.
This review research presented the potential value of chicken manure in soil health and food security stability. The review also presented the critical risks, such as pathogen transmission, heavy metal accumulation, and nutrient runoff, that are likely to hinder the large-scale use of poultry manure. Finally, this research has intensively presented scientifically proven strategies that could be adapted and adopted to help mitigate the current risks. Active government involvement through formulating and enacting appropriate policies and laws provides the first step in risk mitigation. Other practices, such as manure treatment and the adoption of better agronomic practices, are essential and have proved to be critical for the safe use of poultry manure. Poultry manure has excellent potential to reduce overdependence on inorganic fertilizers. To do this effectively, appropriate policies and laws should be enacted to encourage the use of safe products in the poultry sector, proper manure collection, and treatment and use. Farmers should choose and apply manure within the best agronomic principles. [Fundam Appl Agric 2023; 8(3.000): 567-579] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6555823ff81b4804b31d993551403baf2023-11-15T14:27:54ZengFarm to Fork FoundationFundamental and Applied Agriculture2518-20212415-44742023-09-018356757910.5455/faa.144232144232Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risksHillary M. O. Otieno0Edna K. Mageto1Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi (UoN), Nairobi, KenyaAgReliant Genetics LLC, 1249 S Avenue, Boone IA, 50036, USAPoultry manure has excellent potential to reduce overdependence on inorganic fertilizers for crop production among resource-constrained farming communities. However, its use on a large scale could possess short- and long-term risks. These risks fall into three main categories, namely human and other livestock, crop health, and environmental. This review research presented the potential value of chicken manure in soil health and food security stability. The review also presented the critical risks, such as pathogen transmission, heavy metal accumulation, and nutrient runoff, that are likely to hinder the large-scale use of poultry manure. Finally, this research has intensively presented scientifically proven strategies that could be adapted and adopted to help mitigate the current risks. Active government involvement through formulating and enacting appropriate policies and laws provides the first step in risk mitigation. Other practices, such as manure treatment and the adoption of better agronomic practices, are essential and have proved to be critical for the safe use of poultry manure. Poultry manure has excellent potential to reduce overdependence on inorganic fertilizers. To do this effectively, appropriate policies and laws should be enacted to encourage the use of safe products in the poultry sector, proper manure collection, and treatment and use. Farmers should choose and apply manure within the best agronomic principles. [Fundam Appl Agric 2023; 8(3.000): 567-579]https://www.f2ffoundation.org/faa/?mno=144232environmental riskshuman health riskspoultry manureorganic farmingorganic fertilizersoil healthsoil health risks |
| spellingShingle | Hillary M. O. Otieno Edna K. Mageto Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks Fundamental and Applied Agriculture environmental risks human health risks poultry manure organic farming organic fertilizer soil health soil health risks |
| title | Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| title_full | Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| title_fullStr | Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| title_short | Use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer: A review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| title_sort | use of poultry manure as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer a review of potential human and environmental health risks |
| topic | environmental risks human health risks poultry manure organic farming organic fertilizer soil health soil health risks |
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