Table 9.5: Target-group-oriented biogas training measures (Source: OEKOTOP)
Target
group
Engineers,
local
extension
officers
Artisans
Users
Women
Training
elements
Seminars and field
trips, national
workshops, supra-
regional
conferences
serving to effect
technology
transfer
Integrated
workshops with
theoretical +
practical training,
incl. On- the-job
training (OJT)
Field trips to
operable plants,
participation in
workshops On-the-
spot training (own
plant)
On-the-spot
training (own
plant), local
evening courses
Contents
Function of various
types of biogas
plants and
peripheral
equipment, use of
digested slurry,
maintenance and
repair problems,
macro- and
microeconomic
analysis/evaluation,
project
management
Function of selected
types of plants,
design and
construction per
drawing, use of
local materials,
maintenance &
repair
Function of selected
types of plants,
operation and
optimal use,
fertilizing with
digested slurry,
maintenance &
repair
Plant function,
operation and
optimal use,
working with biogas
cookers
Duration
several blocks of
approx. 1 week each
workshops lasting
several days,
participation in plant
construction
2-3 days, regular on-
site back- stopping
continuous
familiarization
(women!)
Instructor
biogas experts,
agricultural experts,
social economists
engineers, experienced
artisans
local biogas/ agricultural
extension workers
local biogas extension
workers
9.6 Financing
Small farmers in particular rarely have the DM 1000 - 2500 or more it takes to cover the cost of a
biogas plant. Consequently, "mixed-financing models" with the three elements own
capital/contribution, subsidy and loan must be available.
Own capital/contribution
While a potential user may not be able to fully finance a biogas plant by himself, he must be
expected to carry at least 30 - 40% of the initial outlay, possibly in the form of contributed work like
digester excavation, procuring building materials, etc.
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