Dry Litter Technology (DLT) is a pig waste management system that was first introduced to farmers... more Dry Litter Technology (DLT) is a pig waste management system that was first introduced to farmers in American Samoa over 15 years ago by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The system offers adaptable water quality solutions for small-scale piggeries, using composting processes to realize a positive return from the nutrient resources in waste rather than washing it into nearby streams and causing pollution. With almost 100 producers currently utilizing the DLT, the factors that led to the adoption of the DLT in American Samoa were investigated in order to understand how to best facilitate the adoption of this technology in American Samoa, other islands in the Pacific, and in other tropical areas around the world. Interviews were conducted with 30 farmers to explore how the perceived attributes of the DLT contributed to its adoption. Results reveal that a major paradigm shift in the nutrient management system occurred, from a water-based system to a dry litter-based system, and provided a variety of benefits to the immediate family, village, and the community and brought challenges due to the cultural issues associated with the paradigm shift.
Dry Litter Technology (DLT) is a pig waste management system that was first introduced to farmers... more Dry Litter Technology (DLT) is a pig waste management system that was first introduced to farmers in American Samoa over 15 years ago by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The system offers adaptable water quality solutions for small-scale piggeries, using composting processes to realize a positive return from the nutrient resources in waste rather than washing it into nearby streams and causing pollution. With almost 100 producers currently utilizing the DLT, the factors that led to the adoption of the DLT in American Samoa were investigated in order to understand how to best facilitate the adoption of this technology in American Samoa, other islands in the Pacific, and in other tropical areas around the world. Interviews were conducted with 30 farmers to explore how the perceived attributes of the DLT contributed to its adoption. Results reveal that a major paradigm shift in the nutrient management system occurred, from a water-based system to a dry litter-based system, and provided a variety of benefits to the immediate family, village, and the community and brought challenges due to the cultural issues associated with the paradigm shift.
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