Development of low cost burung walet houses (Birdsnest)

1. Development of Low Cost Methods to Farm Swiftlets

5. Swiftlet Behaviour

6. Swiftlet Distribution

7. Collocia Aerodramus

8. Collocalia esculenta Glossy Swiftlet

9. Collocalia linchi Cave Swiftlet

10. Aerodramus francicus Mascarene Swiftlet

11. Aerodramus infuscatus Moluccan Swiftlet

12. Aerodramus mearnsi Philippine Swiftlet

13. Aerodramus unicolor Indian Swiftlet

14. Natural Habitat

17. Swiftlet Farming & Processing

18. Objective and Process of swiftlet farming

19. Swiftlet Nesting

20. Collection

21. Sorting and Cleaning

22. To the Consumer

24. To the Consumer Market size unknown but rapidly growing

26. Future Products

31. Market Size World market estimated at 500 Tonnes USD 735 Million Production Indonesia 250 Tonnes Thailand 100 Tonnes Vietnam 100 Tonnes Malaysia 50 Tonnes

33. Significance to Thailand Economy (Agriculture Industries) Rank Industry Exports (USD) 5 years Growth (%) Last Years Growth (%) 1 Natural rubber and similar natural gums 3694645 179% 8.2% 2 Crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates 2496774 24.1% 10.9% 3 Rice 2321682 47.1% -13.7% 4 Pearls and precious or semiprecious stone 989895 76.94% 17.59% 5 Meat and edible meat offal, prepared or preserved, n.e.s. 878513 122% 36.58% 6 Sugars, molasses and honey 798453 4.34% -8.4% 7 Edible products and preparations, n.e.s 788382 127.7% 25.6% 8 Fruit, preserved, and fruit preparations (excluding fruit juices) 656935 56.9% 10.9% 9 Paper and paperboard 571437 54% 22.77% 10 Starches, inulin and wheat gluten; glues 535797 73.41% 10.3% 11 Feeding stuff for animals (not including unmilled cereals) 498150 83% 15.1% 12 Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen 475850 24% 12.6% 13 Fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts), fresh or dried 282298 56.9% 19.35% 14 Vegetables, roots and tubers, prepared or preserved, n.e.s. 254699 40.4% 4.76% 15 Crude vegetable materials, n.e.s. 147587 55.2% 8% 16 Raw and Refined Birds' Nest 147058 400% 25% 17 Milk and cream and milk products other than butter or cheese 143886 43.24% 4.86% 18 Fixed vegetable fats and oils, soft, crude, refined or fractionated 97060 46% -25% 19 Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse 63220 10.71% -10.53 Sources: International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO

34. Pattani An established urban industry

37. CS Pattani Hotel “A reversal of the theory”

38. Perlis Malaysia A Rapid Growth Industry

39. Rural Birdhouses

40. A relatively new “birdtown”

42. Pak Panang The Bird City of South East Asia

44. Up to USD 5 Mil Investments (many Malaysians and Singaporeans)

47. Ranong An emerging industry set for rapid growth

51. Industry Just Starting in Hat Yai

52. Beliefs and Aspects of the Birds House Industry

53. Chumpon

54. Big capital investment Bird Cities

55. Conventional Thinking Based on Observation

56. Swiftlets are at home nesting on many different materials in “unrecommended” conditions

57. The classic style (unofficial industry standard)

61. Our Hypothesis

62. Appears Swiftlets like to nest near people Do not have to be massive buildings

63. Not necessary to construct using materials and methods most “consultants” are recommending

73. Materials

77. Power Supply

78. The next stage would be to build swiftlet houses from pre-cast ferro-cement sheets which could be assembled on site. This building method could support 2 story construction