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BIOENERGY PARK MODEL FOR THE WORLD BANK

Bioenergy Park for Poverty alleviation and job creation

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1) To reduce energy importation.2) To create jobs and income for the

agriculture sector. 3) Farmers will generate a continuous

way to earn income and secure a new livelihood from the sale of an agricultural product.

4) To reduce the migration of valuable labor by creating sustainable jobs in rural areas.

5) To reduce the state’s investment in building fossil fuel power plants.

OBJECTIVES

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AGRICUTURAL DEBT PROBLEM IN THAILAND.

Agricultural Products

Low price/High risks from climate change.

Debts overwhelming

Sell their lands

•Invading the forests

•Farmer’s action to resolving debt problems

Abandon their lands

•Migration of labor from rural areas.

•City problems

Historically, a main a major cause of both, Thai economic problems as well as Thai social problems

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1. 390,218 Family of growers have registered which covers planting area of 8.6 million rai (1 rai = 6.25 ha)

2. Price of corn (11 October) is 4.96 baht/kg. Production cost of corn are 5.4 baht/kg. and growers loss 0.47 baht/kg. or 470 baht/ton or 329 baht/rai. (1 us = 30 baht)

3. Value added (net loss) and debt of growers are increasing.

4. Corn stalk, Corn cob and waste are burned which affect ecological system and Global warming.

CASE STUDY : THAILAND GRAIN CORN PLANTING 2009

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Biogas power plant capacity 1MW. ( 2000,power plants.)

• Energy crops needs 20,000 tons/year/MW. • Planting area for energy crops 1400, rai/1

MW. • Total areas for energy crops production 28.

million rai./2,000 MW. Average farmer (1 family)

• Energy crops planting area 10 rai (1 Ha = 6.25 rai)

• 3 rotation of crops/year • 1 crop rotation period = 75 days • Energy crops production 150 ton/year/family • 280000, farmers will earn income from

planting energy crops.

BENEFITS OF BIOGAS POWER PLANT FOR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.

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(1 US = 30 Bath / 1 Ha = 6.2 5 rai)

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Degraded Forests and Agriculture in Asia and South Africa

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Landscape Model for Agriculture and Forestry (Sustainable system)

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Food Crops (Maize, Cassava, Bean)

CROP 1

CROP 2

Energy crops (Sorghum, grass,

tropical sugar beet)

Timberland and watershed area

Bio Energy Park Model for Asia and South Africa

Biomass power plant 1 MW / 600 Ha / 400 Family

Biogas power plant 1 MW / 300 Ha / 200 Family

Biomass Energy crops

(Eucalyptus, King grass, Fuel

crops)

Landscape Model for Agriculture and Forestry

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FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY MODEL.

FAMILY

FOOD PRODUCTION MODE. ENERGY CROPS PRODUCTION MODE.

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Geengold / Report 2008

CASE STUDY: ENERGY CROP AND CROP ROTATION

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The Thai People in agricultural sectors of Thailand have been exposed to debt problems of over 2 trillion baht. In most cases unable to get out of debt, by relying on a purely agriculture income. As a result, most of them have had to sell their property to offset their debt problems. In turn, these people are without a home or property, consequently they start invading the forests or take on unskilled labor in industrial areas. In some cases, the debt is not dealt with and stays with them until their death, under the expectation that the funeral fund will cover the debt, which is paid to co-operative member once they have deceased. Lastly, there are attempts by farmers to persuade Government action to resolve agriculture debt and the problems that result. (Source : http : // www.treebankthai.com)

Thai farmers debt, 2009● 40% of the population are in agriculture sectors and

agriculture population accounts for 24-30 million people. ● GDP. of agricultural sector is only 10% of the domestic

GDP. ● Number of farmers in debt are 426million households. ● Average debt per household is 24393860, . baht. ● Total farmers debt is 1039178million baht.

(Source : www.oag.go.th and www. Thairat—Friday, November 27, 2009, Farmer’s debt are overwhelming )

CASE STUDY: AGRICULTURAL DEBT PROBLEM IN THAILAND.

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