ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM CATTLE MARKETS: A CASE STUDY OF GEIDAM, YOBE STATE.

Abstract

The depleting and costly nature of fossil fuels have necessitated the need to look for alternative energy sources which are generally regarded to be readily available and sustainable. Biogas is one of those renewable energy sources that offers great opportunities for the generation of environmental friendly energy. This research focused on assessing the potential of producing biogas from cattle market in Geidam using cow dung the feedstock. Field observation and surveys were the methods employed during the research. The result of the sturdy revealed that there are about 10000 cattle are gathered every week in the market with the capacity of producing an estimated 100000kg of dung per week, which can be converted to approximately 4000m³ of biogas. The research concluded that Geidam cattle market holds a huge potential for producing biogas from cow dung which can be used as a means of both waste management and promoting economic activities.