Design of demonstration unit for the production of organic fertilizers on the campus of the University Luis Vargas Torres Esmeraldas, Extension La Concordia, as an alternative to environmental conservation

Abstract

The creation of initiatives related to environmental improvement, with a practical and educational way involving the participation of university groups through proposals and solutions for environmental improvement every day are becoming increasingly boom in the university context. The development of the demonstration unit production of organic fertilizers on campus Extension Concordia University Luis Vargas Torres  Esmeraldas, allow the integration of the environmental dimension in university activities through the use of organic waste generated in University, enhancing the fertilization of agricultural crops grown in the experimental areas and green areas of the campus while bonding with the surrounding farming communities. For the development of the unit consultation and analysis of the theoretical and methodological aspects related to the development of organic fertilizers we were made. The unit is divided into four key areas (reception and preparation of raw materials, processing and handling of raw materials, quality control and final preparation). Activities to be undertaken so that the production of organic fertilizers will enable quality are set in each of the areas.