In the current commodity explosion, human urine, rich in nitrogen and potash, but also magnesium and micronutrients, is taking center stage in the agricultural arena. A fertilizer that is significantly cheaper than mineral fertilizers, but whose recovery and use techniques still need to be improved. So on the fertile plateau of Saqla, about thirty kilometers south of Paris, researchers, farmers and the manager of the Public Development Authority (EPA) of this area, where fields, housing and businesses are innovative, are working on the subject.
“For two seasons, as a substitute for mineral nitrogen fertilizer, I apply human urine to a wheat plot of more than one hectare.», explains Emmanuel Loro, wheat farmer at the Martinier farm in Saqla. In terms of yield, human urine is identical to mineral nitrogen, about 90 to 100 quintals of wheat per hectare.”Nitrogen, on the other hand, is very…
Source: Le Figaro
