Environmental policy and administrative management

One of the sp s specificity of the town of Bafia, is its agricultural nature. In this city, l agriculture occupies more than 70% of the active population. This agriculture is practiced on land that, over the years, are pollution es l use inad adequate d fertilizer chemicals and pesticides, but by the pr presence also of many d waste non-organic d dimmable buried in the ground. Indeed, the city produced s pr of 16.7 tonnes d garbage res nag m per day. but only 1/3 of this garbage are collect by services of the municipality. The rest is 2/3, is found in the d loads non contr l es, plots of crops and water courses. This environmental plight caused the loss of soil productivity, declining yields of crops and increase the production of greenhouse gases. The pr this garbage m nag res utilization project to combat the gradation d land and climate in the town of Bafia, will allow not only d clean up the quality of life of the populations, but also d increase crop yields and increase revenues for the b n recipients, allowing a better health care and a good education of young people within the difference annuities families b n recipients.

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