Business models for resource recovery from livestock waste in India

Livestock production supports nutritional security and livelihoods globally but generates annually millions of metric tons of waste including manure, feed residue, and carcasses that pose risks to human, animal and ecosystems health.

This waste can be transformed into soil nutrients, energy, and feed for aquaculture instead of discharging or using it untreated. While the technologies for resource recovery from livestock waste are mature, it is crucial to find business models that recover costs or create savings in livestock waste management to pave the way for the replication of resource recovery from livestock waste in the Global South.

This one-and-a-half-day workshop is funded by the CGIAR Initiative on One Health, and during the workshop, participants will engage in interactive sessions to analyze and improve the scaling potential for resource recovery from livestock waste.

The agenda covers the identification of barriers, challenges, enablers, and solutions for the adoption of business models for resource recovery from livestock waste using the CGIAR Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness methodology.

On the first day, attendees will participate in plenary presentations, discussions, and breakout group work to deepen their understanding of the readiness and use of these business models.

By the end of the day, participants will have a clear sense of relevant business models for resource recovery from livestock waste and be able to identify priority next steps for scaling effectively.

The second day is reserved for attendees to contemplate a way forward in preparing an implementation plan for such business models.

Header photo: Water use in India (Sanjini de Silva/IWMI)