Quarter I report on the results of the first quarter of 2015 and the implementation plan of the Second Low Carbon Agriculture Support Project in Nam Dinh province

STT	Huyện	Number of tunnels installed Composite			Number of tunnels built KT1, KT2
		Total	Name the household head		Total	Name the household head		Acceptance
			Male	Female		Male	Female
1	Nam Dinh city	0			1	1	0	1
2	My Loc	10	3	7	5	3	2	10
3	Vu Ban	10	5	5	10	8	2	15
4	Nam Truc	7	4	3	1	1		16
5	Truc Ninh	46	36	10	7	5	2	46
6	Hai Hau	72	50	22	29	20	9	110
7	Y Yen	51	40	11	12	10	2	24
8	Nghia Hung	53	40	13	0			58
9	Xuan Truong	52	40	12	0			49
10	Giao Thuy	37	26	11	0			36
11	Total	338			65			365

- Results of financial support for biogas works: Due to the late budget estimates, no works will be disbursed in the quarter.
- Situation of technical support for construction of biogas works:
All households who have installed and constructed biogas plants are advised on the selection of waste treatment measures, counseling on the size of biogas plants suitable to the scale of animal husbandry;

- The development of demonstration models for low-carbon farms
Unfulfilled

Component 2. Activities coordinated with the Bank of Agriculture and the Cooperative Bank in the implementation of credit lending.

Component 3. Transfer of low carbon agricultural production technologies

Sub-component 3.2. Building low carbon agriculture models
1. Workshop to identify the need for the construction and selection of the demonstration model of animal waste management for agricultural production:
2. Implementation of demonstration models: not implemented
3. Farmer training and extension staff on technology suitable for low carbon agricultural production: not implemented

Component 4: Project Management Expenditure
- Salary and allowance for PPMU
- Operational costs for PPMUs (Details of key activities in recurrent expenditure).

II. RESULTS DISCUSSION: total, of which ADB, GoV

III. PROPOSED PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF QUARTER II

Component 1: Livestock waste management

Sub-component 1.1. Comprehensive management of animal waste and development of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
* Information on comprehensive management of animal waste: continue to coordinate with provincial broadcasting station, Nam Dinh newspaper to build news programs, "Farmers need to know" column for propaganda about the project; Print brochures, introductory panels on the project
* The status of training on the operation of biogas plants, ensuring the environment of animal husbandry. (Where the content is organized, the number of classes and quality through the evaluation of the training course, participants in it. Continue to organize training courses on safe waste management and operation of biogas plants in accordance with the 2014 plan, which is expected in the second quarter. 20 classes:

Sub-component 1.2. Support the development of biogas works
* Situation of biogas plant construction and financial support for farmers:
- Construction and installation of about 400 biogas plants
- Deployment of direct financial support for livestock farmers participating in the project has completed the acceptance dossier: it is expected in the second quarter will disburse about 700 works (accumulated from the beginning of the year)
* Training for masons: 01 class

3. Provincial reciprocal capital plan, planned disbursement year ...
IV. ADVANTAGES, DIFFICULTIES, RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1. Advantage:
The project has been implemented for more than a year, most of the works are effective, the work of acceptance and disbursement in time to create confidence for farmers.

4.2. Difficult:
- Husbandry in Nam Dinh is mainly small, small area and limited economic condition. Therefore, the application of environmental treatment measures is limited.
- Information and communication about the project is limited, so many farmers still do not know about the project information
- The role and responsibility of technicians (KTV) in some localities is not high; In some places, the demand for investment in building biogas cellar of livestock breeders is quite large, but only 1 KTV so the guidance is not timely.

4.3. Request:
- Suggest CPMU to accelerate the implementation of Component 2 on credit to support farmers to repair housing, investment in livestock development and biogas works.
- Early implementation guidelines for comprehensive management of animal waste and low carbon agricultural production
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