Technique for Processing Coffee Husks into Organic Fertilizer

This leaflet explains how farmers in northwest Vietnam process coffee husks into organic fertilizer. It details the benefits—improved soil health, reduced environmental pollution, lower fertilizer costs, and support for sustainable farming—and provides step-by-step guidance on composting. The method involves mixing coffee husks with manure, lime, phosphate, urea, and a microbial solution, ensuring proper moisture, and covering the pile to retain nutrients. It was published in June 2025 by NOMAFSI with ALiSEA support, based on a successful farmer experience.

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Type of ALiSEA product Agroecology Insights
Title Technique for Processing Coffee Husks into Organic Fertilizer
Description This leaflet explains how farmers in northwest Vietnam process coffee husks into organic fertilizer. It details the benefits—improved soil health, reduced environmental pollution, lower fertilizer costs, and support for sustainable farming—and provides step-by-step guidance on composting. The method involves mixing coffee husks with manure, lime, phosphate, urea, and a microbial solution, ensuring proper moisture, and covering the pile to retain nutrients. It was published in June 2025 by NOMAFSI with ALiSEA support, based on a successful farmer experience.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
Agroecology Keyword
  • Allelopathy
  • Waste management
  • Recipe
  • Sustainable food system
Contributing organisations NOMAFSI, GRET, ALISEA
Author Nguyen Thi Van, Bui Thi Ha and Lu Thi Yen
Year 2025
Type of document Practical how-to
Language English
Country Vietnam
Administrative Level 1 Sơn La
Administrative Level 2 Mai Sơn
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