Professor Jens Born, a consultant on biogas energy, makes a case for local farmers to invest in biodigesters and other appropriate forms of clean, environmentally friendly energy during a workshop hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology. – Photo BY Christopher Serju
Pig farmers urged to get more out of animals
Christopher Serju, Gleaner Writer
LOCAL PIG farmers have been challenged to get more out of their animals – literally; and in the process, increase the financial returns on their investments in an environmentally friendly way.
That challenge came from Professor Jens Born, a consultant in biogas and renewable energy forms, during a recent workshop hosted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Jamaica.
“They need to stop wasting the (animal) waste and harness it to not only recover some of their money, but also generate income from it (waste),” he told