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Per cent (%) namely Agronomic (A), and Engineering (E). Maximum, 86% households practicing Agronomic method of conservation where has, only 14% household were seen Engineering E. Common agronomic practices found in this region are inter cropping, cover cropping, mulching. Where has in Engineering practices (E), we found form ponds and Rainwater harvesting structures. 100 Soil and water conservation practices in farm land 90 86 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 14 10 0 Agronomic Practices (A) Engineering practices (E) Both (A+E) 0 Type of practice Fig. 4 Soil and water conservation practices adapted by individual households (Sources: household survey, 2010) 5.3 Biomass waste utilization 5.3.1 Coconut husk and coir pith: Coconut husk is one of the important by- products of a coconut tree and coconutbased activities. Coir spinning constitutes the major source of livelihood for over 60% of the households in Pattanakkad block. One fully mechanized coir fibre mill known as „Vayalar Fibre Mills‟ with a capacity to crush 0.75 million coconut husks per month was established under the aegis of a 10-member Self-Help-Group comprising eight men and two women. Over 2500 households benefit economically from the regular supply of husk. The output of fiber from 0.75 million-coconut husks is about 52.5 tones, which satisfies the daily raw material requirement of 58 households. Coir spinning units provide full time employment for 132 members. Through the introduction of improved coir spinning wheels in place of the traditional ones, women have benefited from gainful employment and 50% higher income than what they were earning earlier (from US 1.0 to US $ 2.5). One mat and matting unit, one geo-textile unit are presently linked with this fibre mill.
Currently, the products produced from this fiber mill are coir yarn, coir matting, carpets, geo-textiles, coir piths manure (Table 3). Table 3 Coconut husk management and household benefits in Vayalar village of Pattanakka Block, Kerala Sl. Particulars Source of information No PIA, 2009 Observed, 2010 1. Products Coir Yarn, matting, Coir Yarn, matting, Carpets, Geo-textiles, Carpets, Geo-textiles, Coir Piths Manure Coir Piths Manure 2 Production (tones/month) Fiber 52.5 52.5 Coir pith 105 105 4 No. Of. Household Benefited Direct Employment 134 134 Indirect Employment 2500 2500 5 Economic improvement 1 2.5 (USD/ day/person) 6 Bio waste management Coir pith composting Coir pith composting Mulching Compost production 2.1 5.6 (tone/ month) No of Family benefited 11 11 Income from compost 331 826 Marketing (USD / month) Another eco-friendly activity in the project site promoted by Pekkay Tree crop foundation is coir pith composting. Coir pith is a waste product obtained during the extraction of coir fiber, which gets accumulated, and causes pollution of water bodies and atmosphere. To obviate this problem, a green technology called coir pith composting units promoted through formation of Shelf Help Group. Every month, around 105 tonnes of coir pith is being converted to compost fertilizer. The production of organically rich coir pith compost is about 5.6 tones/month and the number of families benefiting is about 11 and their monthly profit is about US $ 826. The procedure being followed to prepare the coir pith compost is depicted in fig 3. In this procedure, they also use cow dung slurry and with daily two times of watering, acts as a boosting energy to the microorganisms. This compost consists of rich nutrients and is used as a soil conditioner, surface mulch/ rooting medium.
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