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Fuelwood Consumption & Supply Singida & Shinyanga Regions

Presentation at National Jatropha Conference 3 rd March 2011 Arusha Bjarne Laustsen Director - Kiwia & Laustsen Ltd. Fuelwood Consumption & Supply Singida & Shinyanga Regions. Fuelwood Survey. Survey was carried out in: Singida Rural District 120 Households in 12 Subvillages

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Fuelwood Consumption & Supply Singida & Shinyanga Regions

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  1. Presentation at National Jatropha Conference 3rd March 2011 Arusha Bjarne Laustsen Director - Kiwia & Laustsen Ltd Fuelwood Consumption & SupplySingida & Shinyanga Regions

  2. Fuelwood Survey • Survey was carried out in: • Singida Rural District 120 Households in 12 Subvillages • Bariadi & Maswa Districts 120 Households in 12 Subvillages

  3. Survey method • Interview of households • Weighing of fuel • Observations

  4. Fuelwood use • Households use many type of fuel • Firewood • Agricultural residues • Charcoal • Cowdung It depends on season, availability and affordability

  5. Firewood Consumption • Average daily firewood consumption per household: • Singida 8 kg firewood • Shinyanga 24.5 kg firewood

  6. Residues Consumption • Average daily Residues consumption per household • Singida 11.5 kg residues • Shinyanga 29.4 kg

  7. Differences in consumption • Household size Average household size • Singida 6.5 members • Shinyanga 10.2 members • But still an average household on 6.5 members in Shinyanga will use 15.6 kg firewood

  8. Availability of Firewood • Singida Rural • Most villages have Village forest, with some regulations. • In these forest harvesting are bigger than regrowth • Deforestation widespread.

  9. Availability of Firewood • Shinyanga • Only in one village we found forest, but very depleted. • Firewood is something, you can grow on fields • Or you buy firewood

  10. Price of Firewood • Prices of firewood in Shinyanga are now 8 – 10 times higher than 10 years ago. • A ox chart load of firewood cost between 15,000 to 30,000 shillings

  11. Use of Agricultural Residues • Most households use Agricultural residues in the dry season, some the whole year. • In some villages all residues are burnt up. • This lead to soil mining and loss of soil nutrients. • Low agricultural productivity

  12. Cow dung • Some households even use cow dung as fuel

  13. Euphorbia tirucalli • Use of Minjar as firewood are very common. • The smoke from that is very strong and poisonous • Health risk are very high

  14. Sustainability • The present fuelwood supply and consumption are not sustainable • Deforestation • Soil mining • Health risk • High cost

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