Baseline Study Report on CQ of WAB final - International ...

Since Madhyapur Thimi is the main center for agricultural production in the Kathmandu
Valley, the Municipality of Madhyapur Thimi has been chosen for the project site. Waste
agricultural biomass will be converted into resource using the application of a suitable
technology. The selection of the technology is not yet done and will be done with the
consultation of all the stakeholders. The technologies available include biomass briquetting,
biomass Gasification, conversion into liquid fuel, bio-methanation, composting and bio-gas
from biomass. Besides, the waste biomass may also be converted into material resource. The
conversion process will be selected on the basis of social acceptance, economically feasible
and present market situation. The project will establish a real life demonstration of a
technology for converting the waste agricultural biomass into material or energy resource.
This project is in direct support of Bali Strategic Plan for Capacity Building and Technology
Support. It is aimed that local capacity will be strengthened in data collection and analysis to
develop baseline scenarios for cities on quantification and characterization of waste
agricultural biomass as well as on prevailing management systems including
regulations/policies. It is also aimed that local capacity is built for identification of
appropriate technologies and assessment of their potential for resource conservation and
GHG emissions reduction. It is also aimed that local capacity will be strengthened on
procurement and implementation of the Environmentally Sound technology (EST) with
operation and maintenance skills.
1.2 Objective
The main objective of this study is to identify the characteristics and to quantify the waste
agricultural biomass (WAB) available leading to selection of suitable Environmentally Sound
Technology (EST) for converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into valuable resources and
establishment of a demonstration unit in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality (MTM).
1.3 Limitations of the <strong>Study</strong>
The survey results in this report were basically derived from the analyses of information
collected through household survey questionnaire from respondents of samples 300
household of the 17 wards, Vegetable market and Agro processing Industries of Madhyapur
Thimi Municipality. The data and information obtained from the respondents were obviously
based on recall of the respondents as there is no system of maintaining such data and
information.
The boundary of the project area is limited to the seventeen wards of MTM and focused on
major crops grown in the project area. Various Types of vegetables grown in the area have
been grouped in order to simplify the survey.
1.4 Expected Output
Following outputs were expected from the study:-
• Status of agricultural products in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality area.
• Characterization and quantification of available WAB in MTM.
• Available WAB for converting them into material or Energy Resources under this
project
• Analysis of the available WAB as a source of energy.
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