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Promoting Animal Husbandry for biodiversity conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods for Rural Women leading to Ecological Conservation.

The NGO had prior experience of working in the area and had conceptualized the project through the regular interactions with the communities during the earlier part of the year 2000. The proposed project intended to conserve the bio-diversity by reducing the grazing pressure on forestland, reduce the fuel-wood pressure by promoting biogas as a means of cooking energy, strengthen the groups of rural women for conserving environment & bio-diversity and improve their livelihood sources. The major activities involved were to build the capacity of the community; especially women to enhance their income from animal husbandry by promotion of green fodder cultivation through demonstration and extension work, promote vermiculture for better manure and pollution control and arrange credit inputs to the community for animal purchase.

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Grantee:

IBTADA

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 17,059.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 11,775.83

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 75,515.00

Project Number:

SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/02/RJ04

Start Date:

3/2002

End Date:

8/2003

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Replication of project activities

In view of the impacts of the project, the NGO had discussions with the neighbouring NGOs, CBOs and other stakeholders to scale up the approach and build a sustainable model on a larger scale. Accordingly a scaling up project has been sanctioned to spread the approach to two districts with a matching grant of USD 19,230 from the GEF and the Ministry of Environment and Forests respectively.

Capacity - Building Component

The approach adopted by the NGO was customized according to the local needs and the capacity, location, size and costs of the biogas plants were determined based on the need of each household. This led to acceptance of the technology and continuous improvement through capacity- building of the community in the masonry work, maintenance and management of biogas plants. Trainings were also imparted in animal husbandry and off-farm income generation skills.

Notable Community Participation

The first step was to generate awareness and acceptance amongst the community regarding the biogas plants. Several meetings, discussions and exposure meetings of the opinion leaders of the villages were organized. The process adopted by the NGO was people oriented and involved the community in all the stages. From the very beginning the idea was to have a lateral spread within the local people, especially women, drawing from their experiences.

Gender Focus

The project was implemented through women institutions (Self Help Groups) functioning in the villages. The groups of rural women were strengthened for the preservation of environment and improvement of livelihoods sources. The adoption of biogas in lieu of fuel wood reduced the drudgery of women in household.

Planning non gef grant

The sacled up project of IBTADA has been supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India with a matching grant.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Veterinary care was introduced to minimize cattle losses in terms of productivity and mortality. Fodder Demonstration and Green Fodder Promotion was also done to providing better fodder for cattle especially in summer months. Diary cooperatives were initiated in three villages to eliminate exploitation from local milkmen. Credit mobilization was done through the Self Help Groups and now the dairies are successful in providing fair prices to the community.

Project Results

34 biogas plants were constructed in 08 villages in one district reducing drudgery of women in collecting firewood and inhalation of smoke. The project reduced the consumption of fuel wood by 70 % i.e. 127 MTS of fuel wood saved thereby reducing pressure on the nearby forest areas. This also resulted in checking 86 MTS of carbon emission through reduction in use of fuel wood, along with additional savings on dung cakes. 1,212 MTS of high quality organic manure was being produced every year from slurry and used in fields replacing chemical fertilizer by 25% with increased microbial activity in soil and marginal increase in crop productivity. 150 farmers adopted green fodder cultivation and USD 26,700 of bank credit was mobilized for purchase of animals of the local breeds. The promotion of veterinary care has reduced animal mortality rate by 14% and increased milk production upto 260,000 litres in two years. Nearly USD 2000 has been raised through community contributions and government linkages for veterinary services.

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