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Demonstration of Biogas Use from Animal Manure

Target communities are situated in watershed and earn their living through agricultural practice: growing vegetable and raising animals(cows and hogs).Due to insufficient system of disposal, coupled with ignorance of the majority of communities, animal waste ,estimated at a hundred tons per year, has polluted water courses and surrounding environment and subsequently degraded water-related ecosystems.

Founded in the year 2000, the working group aimed to solve current community problems by formulating the Community Master Plan at Tambol level. The group is a network of other 14 working groups in Phatthalung Province.

One of the many projects under the participatory Master Plan, the proposed project aims to contribute to reducing the degree of pollution to a certain extent by turning the manure into biogas for use. The biogas facility built will bring out the process for manure collection for producing biogas which will later be used as household energy. Therefore, the use is two folds: reversal of water pollution from animal waste and reduction of fossil fuels in household consumption.

Project goals or objectives (including GEF problem-area addressed by projects):

1.To reduce water pollution from animal waste
2.To promote the use of renewable energy
3.To promote participatory process in local & global environment conservation

Activities to be carried out under project:

1. Building 30 biogas facilities in 9 villages
2. Putting into household use the biogas obtained in 1.
3. Launching capacity-building activities for target population

Project participants and/or beneficiaries:

1. The Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
2. The Community Development Department
3. The Land Development Department
4. The District Agricultural Office

Anticipated results of project:

1. Emergence of at least 30 families who continuously utilize biogas for energy consumption:
Note: families using 3 gas cans (15 kg) per month at average
2. The savings of approximately Baht: 248,400: / year from canned cooking gas obtained from the market

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Community Master Plan Working Group of Tambol Koh Tao

Country:

Thailand

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 10,906.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 3,690.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 2,460.00

Project Number:

THA/02/23

Start Date:

2/2003

End Date:

2/2004

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

Community members had earlier been participating in the formulation of Community Master Plan, where environment protection is one of the key result areas.This key result area was a foundation of the master plan.

Gender Focus

No specific planning for gender issue.Howeveras a rule, Thai culture has women, in every household, as managers on household expense,especially those concern with expense in producing food.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Target population is indigenous people.They are descendants of the Thai who inhabited the country for generations.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project activity directly concerns the daily energy use and sustainable livelihood.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project proposed to expand the activity by using community resources. This would be to promote public awareness per se.In fact, the project has already expanded into four other neighbouring districts.

Capacity - Building Component

There is one capacity-building activities on renewable energy/energy conservation.

Project Results

Completion report was received on April 19 , 2004 summarizing the following results:

1. All biogas pits function variably- most successful to less successful
2. Project participants collected animal manure which is pollutants at 520 kg./day or 187 tons/years
and turned this in to usable biogas.
3. There emerged conservation working group in project location

Participatory Evaluation: (Conducted on March 29, 2004)

Participants: About 35 participants from participating and surrounding communities, GEF/SGP NC, representatives of THA-02-26, THA-02-06 and from local government agencies.

Methods: Half-day meeting in which ,objectives, undertaken activities and results were put forwarded for discussion.

Impact:

1. Project participants and representatives appeared more active and demonstrated increased awareness to tackle local environmental problems.
2. Decreased expense on canned natural gas for household cooking @ Baht: 2,880/participating family.
3.Participation from government office : Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Centre for non-formal Education Services.

Future Plan:

1. Additional 59 biogas pits are on scheduled in 33 villages of 8 tambols under the Community Master Plan of Phatthalung Province. The possible contribution from these families is Baht: 265,500:
2. Forging network on local and global environment amongst target communities and other interested audiences.

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