1. NEPAL

Title of the Project
Supporting farmers with Silk house and Solar for Sericulture Promotion

Summary
Globally, it is calculated that burning of 1 kg of fuel wood contributes 0.7 kg carbon emissions. Thus, a total of 54.15 tons of fuel wood is calculated to release 37.9 tons of carbon dioxide in the sericulture practices in Bandipur alone. Likewise, with the 50 bio gas plants, 350 tones of carbon emission will be reduced for heating and lighting purpose and additional 90 tones of carbon per year will be reduced from cooking food. Further, it was found that the farmers were using chemical fertilizers for growing mulberry, the only food of the silk worms. This was found to degrade the quality of the soil and farmers reported that they had to use the fertilizers in increased amount each time they reared the silk worms. Thus, it was also felt need that the farmers need to be awared of the importance of using the organic fertilizers, compost and vermin compost.

The objective of the project is to support community to implement the eco-friendly alternative energy technologies by supporting them with silk worm rearing house and solar for lighting purpose.

While provisions for the dryer and biogas was made, community in series of interactions with the project stated that there is no need of hardware installation unless they were supported in constructing worm house where they would feed the worm with the leaves of the plant on which they are fed (Kimbu). Currently, farmers are rearing silk moths in unhygienic and congested area. This has been responsible for the attack by different birds and insects. Community members say that construction of house and provision of solar light in the house would increase their production by minimum two times.

Key Activities
1. Identify households that need to construct silk worm rearing
house and install solar panels. A total of 150 households will be
selected in the first phase out of the total number of households. It is
expected that this will indicate where to work and how to construct.

2. Design the type of house and fix the type of the solar
to be installed. This is likely to reduce the risks of financial
burden and risk of failure of the technology.

3. Construct silk worm rearing house
This will help the farmers to keep the silk worms safe from
insects and birds and this will in general increase the production.

4. Install solar lighting system
Solar lighting system will be installed once the houses are
constructed. This will provide light in the house to maintain light
and heat in the cocoon room and risk the predators of these silk worms.

Contact Info
Deepak Raj Subedi
Energy and Environment Nepal
Team Leader, Renewable Energy Promotion for
Sericulture Project
Vyas Municipality-11, Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal
Email: deesu_1@yahoo.com, energypragati@ntc.net.np
Telephone: 977-65-560573, Fax: 977-65-560899