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UNIZIK Students Discovers How To Recycle Waste Into Wealth by oluwadanie1(m): 6:31am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Read full post»»» http://acadablog.com/entrepreneurship-unizik-students-discovers-how-to-recycle-waste-into-wealth/ Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) have discovered an innovative way of creating thousands of agricultural jobs from waste polythene. A research team led by Ezenekwe Elochukwu, a student of Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering, made the amazing discovery, on how to recycle abundant polythene wastes, common in landfills and streets of cities in the country for money. Elochukwu said the project would also clean up the heaps of polythene found on street corners, where they cause environmental pollution and flooding. According to him, the use of greenhouse structures in crop production would offer several benefits that range from increased yield to more efficient water utilization, less use of harmful chemicals, year-round farming and protection from adverse climatic conditions. “But such structures are not utilized by farmers in the country due to the fact that conventional greenhouses in the country are made of glass covering and steel framework, which make them very expensive and out of the reach of local farmers. In reality, the very few greenhouses in the country are largely restricted to research centres, where they are usually used for purposes other than crop production,” he said. The research team, known as Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development Outreach (PASDO) and another group, BENUWATTS, are working jointly to develop suitable low-tech greenhouse structures by sourcing and using locally available and affordable materials in place of the steel frame and glass covering used in conventional structures. As an alternative to glass, Elochukwu and his team have developed cheaper and more flexible material, which incorporates considerable percentage of waste polythene in the production process [whilst still exhibiting UV-blocking properties and acceptable levels of Photosythetic Active Radiation (PAR) – the actual wavelength range of solar radiation responsible for plant growth]. The research findings, in addition to helping to curb greenhouse emissions from the usual burning of polythene wastes, would likely lead to a revolution in the vegetable and horticulture industry, and thousands of jobs for the youthful population of Nigeria who can be empowered with affordable Greenhouse Kits to enable them engage in horticulture and fresh-produce farming. |
Re: UNIZIK Students Discovers How To Recycle Waste Into Wealth by Aeman(m): 9:03am On Oct 29, 2014 |
Hmmmm first to comment Mehn. Dis s a good wlcome development coming from our own student. 9ic One guy more 2 ur elbow. ;Dhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zH5ouq3wg10 |
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