Researchers with the EU-funded ARBUATEM project are raising awareness about the dangers of using wastewater for urban agriculture in low and middle-income countries.
Nearly 20 million hectares of arable lands around the world are irrigated with wastewaters, giving rise to 10 % of the world population’s food production. Yet despite this significant use, almost nothing is known about the presence, evolution or dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes – or their possible transmission to humans and animals via the food chain.
Further information: The dangers of using wastewater for urban agriculture