[Stoves] Energy supply and use in a rural West African village

[Bryden, Kenneth [M E]]

Tom,

Thanks for the references. No we have not yet encountered these groups in Mali. We have worked with a few other groups, but we have been focused on this 8 village cluster that has seen very limited development. As we push our research further and try to understand differences in energy use in other villages in Mali we'll probably need to find other groups in Mali to work with.

Mark

On Jun 2, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Tom Miles wrote:

Mark,

During your work in Mali did you see efforts by Chris Reij and the Africa Regreening Initiative (ARI)? http://africa-regreening.blogspot.com/

We understand that over the last 40 years work by Tony Rinaudo, (World Vision, Australia) and Reij to develop Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) has been successful in parts of Mali and neighboring countries in the Sahel. You may have met Mary Allen Ballo of Sahel Eco  http://www.saheleco.net/about/who.htm  and ARI.
See: Against the Odds: Reversing desertification in Arid and Semi-Arid lands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm_qlyvdZ_A
http://permaculture.org.au/2011/10/03/tony-rinaudo-against-the-odds-reversing-desertification-in-arid-and-semi-arid-lands-ipc-presentation-video/

These locally managed agroforestry techniques improve agriculture and fuel supply. I wonder how much impact these agroforestry strategies could have on energy use in a village like yours.  This relates to Crispin’s question about sustained yield per ha.

Tom


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