Faecal-ly transmitted disease forms a massive burden on the developing world, especially for those who have no access to sanitation, or as the post puts it, toilets. WHO claims that access to sanitation alone could reduce the diarrhoeal morbidity for the children in the world by as much as 38 per cent. However, there is another benefit of ensuring that the faecal waste does not come in contact with human intake of food or water – crop productivity improvement through resultant wastewater and faecal sludge. Read more here.