Turning Farm Waste Into Livelihood
Project Makaya converts livestock manure into clean cooking gas and organic fertilizer. We delivering carbon credits, better livelihoods, and a healthier environment across the Philippines.
Animal waste is a crisis hiding in plain sight
Millions of Filipino farming families live alongside a slow environmental emergency. Unmanaged animal waste pollutes waterways, poisons soil, fills homes with smoke, and releases one of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet — methane. These are not distant problems. They compound daily, and they are entirely solvable.
To be able to do it — no matter the challenge
MAKAYA is rooted in the Filipino spirit of resilience. The name was inspired by our advocates and community members from Project Buhay — farmers and mothers who kept pushing forward despite hardship. Their words became this project's spirit.
"Dili hapos, pero gikaya"
It wasn't easy, but we made it
"Lisod pero makaya"
It's difficult, but we can do it
"Mahirap pero kaya namin"
It's hard, but we will endure
— Farmers, mothers, and community advocates across Visayas and Mindanao
Why biodigesters?
A Makaya biodigester doesn't solve one problem at a time. Seven outcomes occur simultaneously — from the day the system is commissioned.
Methane Captured
Free Cooking Energy
Soil Restored
Waterways Protected
Odor Reduced by 80%
Pathogens Managed
Chemical Fertilizer Replacement
The value of a biodigester
Philippine price index 2024–25
Biogas Cooking Fuel
Replaces LPG and charcoal year-round. Continuous daily production from existing waste with no additional cost or input.
Bioslurry Fertilizer
Replaces 25–35% of chemical fertilizer on one hectare. Equivalent to 4–5 bags of urea, generated from manure the farm already produces.
Crop Yield Uplift
When bioslurry is cycled alongside chemical fertilizer, rice yields improve by ~7% — with compounding soil health benefits each season.
₱1,700+ every month from resources the farm was already producing and discarding. Less spent on inputs, less reliance on supply chains.
We must bring life back to our soil
Over 70% of Philippine farmland is deteriorating — not because farmers work poorly, but because decades of chemical fertilizer use have stripped the soil of organic matter and the microbial life that makes it productive. Biodigester slurry is a direct, farm-level answer.
Restores microbial life
Slurry increases beneficial bacterial diversity and soil enzyme activity. The living system that converts nutrients into food crops can actually absorb and use.
Rebuilds organic matter
The nutrient-rich slurry from every biodigester replenishes dissolved organic matter and nitrogen — two of the first things lost when land is overworked.
Reduces chemical dependence
Slurry provides a more balanced nutrient profile than raw waste. It reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers that continue to degrade soil with every season.
Creating a local ecosystem
of opportunity
A biodigester marketplace where the infrastructure we install becomes the foundation for locally-owned commerce, skills, and enterprise.
Skills & Local Expertise
Installation and technical training builds a new generation of community specialists with transferable skills in construction, plumbing, energy systems, and agri-enterprise.
Add-on Equipment
Biodigester systems can be extended with toilets, water heaters, and electrical generators — sold and installed by local entrepreneurs.
Organic Fertilizer
Biodigester slurry becomes a valued input for local farming, turning a byproduct into income for farmers and agri-entrepreneurs.
Parts & Maintenance
Stove replacements, tubes and parts are all locally supplied and serviced by community members trained by Nayon.
257 people showed up when CLP graduates organized their first tree planting project.
The CLP, graduates of Barangay New Eden organized, planned, and led a community tree planting event at the foot of Mt. Kalatungan — a mountain that had recently suffered major landslides. By the end of the day, 257 participants from ages 10 to 70 had planted over 2,000 trees across two sites. The event was well attended, including the Municipal Vice Mayor getting involed.
"Age is not a blocker when everyone cooperates. Young people can bring a whole community together when they put their hearts and minds into it."
— Gerico, CLP Graduate & Teacher, New Eden Elementary School
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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Fertilizer Price Monitoring. 2024–25.
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Palay Production and Farmgate Prices.
2021.Department of Agriculture –Soil Fertility Assessment: Philippine Farmlands.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. The Use of Biogas Slurry for Crop Production.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Clean Development Mechanism: Animal Waste Biogas Programme of Activities — Philippines
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