Loading svg Please wait while we translate the article
Foto verskaf
Foto verskaf

Waardevolle boek oor erdwurm-tegnologie sien die lig

Elvira Hattingh
Elvira Hattingh



Akkerbounavorsers verbonde aan die Universiteit van Namibië (Unam) het onlangs ‘n geredigeerde boek bekend gestel oor die benutting van erdwurm-tegnologie vir die volhoubare produksie van organiese voedsel.



Unam-navorsers, soos dr. Hupenyu Allan Mupambwa van die Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC) en dr. Lydia Ndinelao Horn van Multi­disciplinary Research ­Services het saam met prof. Pearson Mnkeni van die Universiteit van Arusha, Tanzanië, gewerk om die geredigeerde boek te kan publiseer.



Vermicomposting for Sustainable Food Systems in Africa is op 26 Februarie deur die uitgewer Springer Nature gepubliseer as deel van ’n boekreeks oor ­volhoubare wetenskappe in Asië en Afrika, asook ‘n subreeks oor volhoubare landbou en voedselsekerheid.



Die doel van die boekreeks is om wêreldwye pogings vir ­volhoubare produksie te ondersteun deur tydige dekking te bied oor die vordering, geleenthede en ­uitdagings in dié gebied. Die boekreeks handel oor suksesverhale in Asië en Afrika, asook navorsing wat verwant is aan die volhoubare ontwikkeling van die geen hongersnood-ontwikkelingsdoelwit.



Die boek handel oor navorsing wat hoofsaaklik in Afrika gedoen is oor vermikompostering en verwante tegnologie wat bestaansboere in Afrika kan help om organiese bemesting te maak wat ryk is aan voedingstowwe – uit diere- en plantafval en -oorblyfsels.



Vermikompostering is ‘n tegnologie waar erdwurms gebruik word om bio-afbreking en die voedingswaarde van organiese kunsmis te verbeter.



Inligting oor die ontwikkeling van ’n vloeibare kunsmis uit organiese bronne vir hidroponika word ook gegee. Die boek vereenvoudig ook navorsingsbevindings sodat boere en landbouwerkers dit makliker kan toepas.



Die boek dek ook noodsaaklike aspekte oor die standaardisering van vermikompos, die biologie van erdwurms en die verbetering van voedingstowwe in kompos en vloeibare organiese kunsmis.



Vermicomposting for Sustainable Food Systems in Africa sal ’n waardevolle bron van inligting vir boere wees, veral dié wat gewasse organies kweek.

Kommentar

Allgemeine Zeitung 2024-10-18

Zu diesem Artikel wurden keine Kommentare hinterlassen

Bitte melden Sie sich an, um einen Kommentar zu hinterlassen

Katima Mulilo: 22° | 39° Rundu: 21° | 38° Eenhana: 19° | 37° Oshakati: 20° | 37° Ruacana: 18° | 37° Tsumeb: 23° | 35° Otjiwarongo: 18° | 33° Omaruru: 17° | 33° Windhoek: 16° | 30° Gobabis: 16° | 33° Henties Bay: 12° | 18° Wind speed: 22km/h, Wind direction: S, Low tide: 09:33, High tide: 03:44, Low Tide: 22:02, High tide: 15:58 Swakopmund: 13° | 15° Wind speed: 25km/h, Wind direction: SW, Low tide: 09:31, High tide: 03:42, Low Tide: 22:00, High tide: 15:56 Walvis Bay: 13° | 21° Wind speed: 37km/h, Wind direction: SW, Low tide: 09:31, High tide: 03:41, Low Tide: 22:00, High tide: 15:55 Rehoboth: 12° | 31° Mariental: 15° | 31° Keetmanshoop: 14° | 31° Aranos: 14° | 32° Lüderitz: 13° | 24° Ariamsvlei: 14° | 29° Oranjemund: 11° | 18° Luanda: 24° | 25° Gaborone: 19° | 35° Lubumbashi: 18° | 37° Mbabane: 13° | 27° Maseru: 12° | 26° Antananarivo: 15° | 27° Lilongwe: 21° | 33° Maputo: 18° | 29° Windhoek: 16° | 30° Cape Town: 14° | 16° Durban: 18° | 22° Johannesburg: 19° | 29° Dar es Salaam: 25° | 30° Lusaka: 21° | 36° Harare: 17° | 32° Currency: GBP to NAD 22.85 | EUR to NAD 19.03 | CNY to NAD 2.47 | USD to NAD 17.56 | DZD to NAD 0.13 | AOA to NAD 0.02 | BWP to NAD 1.27 | EGP to NAD 0.35 | KES to NAD 0.14 | NGN to NAD 0.01 | ZMW to NAD 0.65 | ZWL to NAD 0.04 | BRL to NAD 3.1 | RUB to NAD 0.18 | INR to NAD 0.21 | USD to DZD 133.04 | USD to AOA 909.05 | USD to BWP 13.35 | USD to EGP 48.58 | USD to KES 128.5 | USD to NGN 1652.16 | USD to ZAR 17.57 | USD to ZMW 26.66 | USD to ZWL 321 | Stock Exchange: JSE All Share Index Same 0 | Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index 1868.93 Up +0.75% | Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) MASI 14125.26 Up +2.10% | Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 Index 30143.86 Down -1.31% | Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) DCI 9834.64 Same 0 | NSX: MTC 7.75 SAME | Anirep 8.99 SAME | Capricorn Investment group 17.34 SAME | FirstRand Namibia Ltd 49 DOWN 0.50% | Letshego Holdings (Namibia) Ltd 4.1 UP 2.50% | Namibia Asset Management Ltd 0.7 SAME | Namibia Breweries Ltd 31.49 UP 0.03% | Nictus Holdings - Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 713.06/OZ UP +0.71% | Copper US$ 4.35/lb UP +0.78% | Zinc US$ 3 075.30/T UP 0.67% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 74.34/BBP DOWN -0.005 | Platinum US$ 1 006.28/OZ UP +1.19% Sport results: Weather: Katima Mulilo: 22° | 39° Rundu: 21° | 38° Eenhana: 19° | 37° Oshakati: 20° | 37° Ruacana: 18° | 37° Tsumeb: 23° | 35° Otjiwarongo: 18° | 33° Omaruru: 17° | 33° Windhoek: 16° | 30° Gobabis: 16° | 33° Henties Bay: 12° | 18° Wind speed: 22km/h, Wind direction: S, Low tide: 09:33, High tide: 03:44, Low Tide: 22:02, High tide: 15:58 Swakopmund: 13° | 15° Wind speed: 25km/h, Wind direction: SW, Low tide: 09:31, High tide: 03:42, Low Tide: 22:00, High tide: 15:56 Walvis Bay: 13° | 21° Wind speed: 37km/h, Wind direction: SW, Low tide: 09:31, High tide: 03:41, Low Tide: 22:00, High tide: 15:55 Rehoboth: 12° | 31° Mariental: 15° | 31° Keetmanshoop: 14° | 31° Aranos: 14° | 32° Lüderitz: 13° | 24° Ariamsvlei: 14° | 29° Oranjemund: 11° | 18° Luanda: 24° | 25° Gaborone: 19° | 35° Lubumbashi: 18° | 37° Mbabane: 13° | 27° Maseru: 12° | 26° Antananarivo: 15° | 27° Lilongwe: 21° | 33° Maputo: 18° | 29° Windhoek: 16° | 30° Cape Town: 14° | 16° Durban: 18° | 22° Johannesburg: 19° | 29° Dar es Salaam: 25° | 30° Lusaka: 21° | 36° Harare: 17° | 32° Economic Indicators: Currency: GBP to NAD 22.85 | EUR to NAD 19.03 | CNY to NAD 2.47 | USD to NAD 17.56 | DZD to NAD 0.13 | AOA to NAD 0.02 | BWP to NAD 1.27 | EGP to NAD 0.35 | KES to NAD 0.14 | NGN to NAD 0.01 | ZMW to NAD 0.65 | ZWL to NAD 0.04 | BRL to NAD 3.1 | RUB to NAD 0.18 | INR to NAD 0.21 | USD to DZD 133.04 | USD to AOA 909.05 | USD to BWP 13.35 | USD to EGP 48.58 | USD to KES 128.5 | USD to NGN 1652.16 | USD to ZAR 17.57 | USD to ZMW 26.66 | USD to ZWL 321 | Stock Exchange: JSE All Share Index Same 0 | Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index 1868.93 Up +0.75% | Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) MASI 14125.26 Up +2.10% | Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 Index 30143.86 Down -1.31% | Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) DCI 9834.64 Same 0 | NSX: MTC 7.75 SAME | Anirep 8.99 SAME | Capricorn Investment group 17.34 SAME | FirstRand Namibia Ltd 49 DOWN 0.50% | Letshego Holdings (Namibia) Ltd 4.1 UP 2.50% | Namibia Asset Management Ltd 0.7 SAME | Namibia Breweries Ltd 31.49 UP 0.03% | Nictus Holdings - Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 713.06/OZ UP +0.71% | Copper US$ 4.35/lb UP +0.78% | Zinc US$ 3 075.30/T UP 0.67% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 74.34/BBP DOWN -0.005 | Platinum US$ 1 006.28/OZ UP +1.19%