The latest batch of “What’s for Lunch” stories on PRI’s The World highlight farming methods that don’t bust the global carbon budget. On July 25, Sam Eaton reported from northeastern India on the System of …
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Bianca Vasquez Toness
Food for 9 Billion
Recycled Lunch
Bianca Vasquez Toness
Food for 9 Billion
Recycled Lunch
In India, some farmers are replacing chemical fertilizers with the contents of their latrines. It’s cheaper and produces less greenhouse gas. Is it safe?
A truck in Bangalore, India, collects human waste from local latrines and spreads it on farmers’ fields. Photo by Bianca Vasquez Toness. In India, some farmers are replacing chemical fertilizers with the contents of their latrines. It’s cheaper and produces less greenhouse gas. Is it safe?