Karnataka Bio-fuel Development Program
Sponsored
Karnataka Biofuel Development Board, Govt. of Karnataka, Bangalore.
Total Budget
16.23 Lakhs
Project Period
2012 to 2016
Project Area
Bangalore Rural Dist: 4 taluks – Nelamangala, Doddaballapura, Hosakote and Devanahalli.
Stakeholders
District Biofuel program management committee, Chief executive of Zilla panchayath, Dy. Conservative of Forests of District Social Forestry Department, Taluk Panchayat, Grama Panchayat and farmers. District bio-fuel Research & Demonstration centre, Raita Samparka Kendra (RSK).
Project Summary
IYD is implemented “Hasiru Honnu” , “Suvarna Bhoomi” and “Baradu Bangara Yojane” programs with the cooperation of Gramapanchayat, Forest Department and ZP
Objectives:
- to ensure production of bio-fuel as an alternative energy to meet the demand through bio-fuel plantation as subsidiary income for small and marginal farmers.
- to promote bio-fuel plantation in dryland farming under the ministry of Rural Development and Panchayath Raj (RDPR) department.
Strategy:
IYD as Lead NGO taken up Biofuel promotion activities and also facilitated the work with other local NGOs working in the District.
Project Outputs
- District Bio-fuel Development Committee has been formed and conducted the meetings on
quarterly basis. - Training and awareness program
were conducted for Panchayath Development officers (PDO’s) and GP members - World Bio-fuel day and World Environmental
Day have been celebrated in schools with the help of forest department to create awareness among village and the community - 1284 applications were sanctioned grants – small & marginal farmers to carry out the plantation of Biofuel plants.
Impact / Outcome
- Reduction of toxic emissions by use of
bio-fuels , which are practically free ofsulphurous compounds and hence, reduction ofgreen house gas emission through substitution of fossil fuels withbio-fuels . - Earning carbon credits and promoting trading in CER’s.
- Increasing rural income and women empowerment by generating rural employment.
- Facilitating coordination of the work of different departments, NGO’s and private agencies dealing in various aspects of
bio-fuels to aggregate all the information onbio-fuels in Karnataka at one place for better knowledge sharing, convergenceand synergies. - Facilitating optimal land use for bio-fuels, avoiding competing needs of food security.
- Facilitating optimal resource allocation and incentive (including disincentives)
frame work for research, development, productionand use ofbio-fuels . - Synchronizing all other policies and programmes of the state which has direct or indirect bearing on harnessing bio-fuel potential of the state.
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