Renewable Energy Promotion for Sericulture Project
Bandipur VDC of Tanahu district, Central Nepal is a leading VDC in the field of sericulture practice in the district. Due to agro climatic suitability, majority of farmers have been practicing the technology for sustaining their livelihoods and creating economic development opportunities. Total 20 sericulture groups with involvement of total 376 HHs have adopted the practice. The average production of the cocoon is about 108 Kgs per household making the total production per year is 40.61 tones of raw cocoon, which fetch USD96,087. On the other hand dried cocoon can be sold 2.5 time higher than the raw cocoon. But the drying process consumed 1.33 kg of fuelwood per kg of cocoon.
With the simple calculation, when solar dryers can be provided with the subsidy also from Nepal Government, atleast, 54.14 ton of fuelwood can be saved which accounts for the saving of 37.9 ton of CO2 emission in the environment per year. The project also tries to reduce excessive and haphazard use of chemical fertilizers to Morus farm (Morus leaf is used for feeding the silk worms) by promoting vermiculture to the Morus farm.
With the simple calculation, when solar dryers can be provided with the subsidy also from Nepal Government, atleast, 54.14 ton of fuelwood can be saved which accounts for the saving of 37.9 ton of CO2 emission in the environment per year. The project also tries to reduce excessive and haphazard use of chemical fertilizers to Morus farm (Morus leaf is used for feeding the silk worms) by promoting vermiculture to the Morus farm.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Energy and Environment Nepal
Country:
Nepal
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 61,550.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 14,400.00
Project Number:
NEP/OP3/1/06/08
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The land area is suitable for silk rearing as there is no irrigation facility. As the farmers would also be engaged in the production of silk thread, their income would be raised more than 8 time than the income during the production of silk cocoon
Capacity - Building Component
The silk farmers would be trained and equipped with the silk thread making skill.
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