Environmental research

Usage of high-efficiency solar dryers and solar water heaters allow getting high-quality and high-vitamin hygienic and healthful dried fruits, decrease costs for water heating and fuel and as a result decrease pollutant emissions. All this allow increase life scale and improve well-being of local population in short terms but for long-term period. Project aim: Demonstration of the high-efficiency solar dryers and solar water heaters usage advantages for the population. Project tasks: - Installation of the equipment - Organization and carrying out of training seminar for inhabitants of the Tamdy village and nearby villages - Establishment of constantly operating consulting centre for interested people Project results: In the village Tamdy operated five solar dryers and five solar water heaters for 200 liters, which will be processed 20 tons of vegetables and fruits grown over 32000 seedlings of vegetable crops. Published at least three articles on the implementation of solar dryers and solar water heaters in the local newspapers Conducted trainings and seminars for the villagers Tamdy and nearby villages, and organized an open day for people. Established a permanent consultation point. Local people informed about the benefits of solar dryers and solar water heaters, and see the real results of the use of new developments. Thus stimulate them to purchase or build efficient solar dryers and solar water heaters for drying vegetables and fruits by their own hands. As a result increased the income of local community from growing and realization of vegetable seedlings. Implementation of this project in the area will reduce social tension in rural areas and significantly supplement the budget through tax payments.

Kazakhstan