Keeling Curve

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We were working on an alternative diet for poultry and fish, with the demand for protein in young chicks and adult chickens. A farmer is struggling to meet the demand for protein in a significant amount of chicken and fish feed. As an alternative, when they buy ready-made food and give it to fish and poultry, the pressure is on feed owners to meet the protein requirement in their diet.
At that time, the feed owners are using various dishonest ways to meet the demand for protein. What we found in our research might shock you, they use the toxic waste from the tannery industry, chicken droppings as fish feed. ( Please Check the Reference 1 Page ) 
In this case, finding an alternative protein source became inevitable. In our research, we have found sources like Black Soldier Fly, Mealworm, Spirulina, Algae, etc. as alternative proteins. Considering the overall situation, we have chosen Mealworm because it eats all kinds of food, can be reared in a small place, can be started at low cost, does not spread a bad smell, quickly converts to pure protein. We start this pilot project on October 1, 2021. Our goal is to keep this pilot project running until May 2023, then calculate the profit and loss, all other effects.

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According to the UN women's watch factsheet, climate change affects food security is in four ways: food availability, food accessibility, food usage, and food system stability. Women, youth, indigenous communities, and people of color are more vulnerable to the consequences of climate change than others, owing to the fact that they make up the majority of the world's poor and are often more resourceless to fight the threat of climate change. They also encounter social, economic, and political obstacles that impede their ability to cope.

Our project paves a way for these vulnerable people and communities to be self-reliant, financially secure, and make a contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation at the same time. After the successful completion of our pilot project, we not only plan to expand this business but also to train and provide other knowledge-based resources to local women, youth, and indigenous people so that they can start their own farming or breeding of the mealworm. 

Our training module will be designed based on own our research findings on the best breeding and rearing conditions for mealworms, as well as the optimal rates of their growth and nutrition in the Bangladesh Climate. During the training, these vulnerable groups will learn about the significance of mealworm farming in terms of climate change and how they can make a positive change in the world climate through their business. When they will be financially secure through the business and will be equipped with climate knowledge they will automatically be empowered to take the leadership role of the climate movement in their communities.

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