Utilization of cow dung residues of biogas plant for sustainable development of a rural community

Ziala Village of Satkhira District in Bangladesh is well known for cow dung management and biogas production. Biogas plants produce huge quantities of organic residues and biogas. Cow dung is widely used in the plant as a part of waste management and biogas production. The residues are used as organic fertilizer and biogas is used as fuel in the Ziala Village. Therefore, the study was conducted to observe the effectiveness of using cow dung residues produced in biogas plants and its subsequent impacts on socio-economic profile. The study was based on face to face interview of randomly selected dairy farmers in 2014. Twelve representative samples of biogas plants were randomly selected for interviewing. Findings suggested that renewable energy transfer system…