[Stoves] Forestry and fuel

Nolbert Muhumuza muhumuza at gmail.com
Fri Jan 24 00:45:46 CST 2014


Dear Crispin and Richard,

Am attending and East African meeting on Biofuels and Renewable Energy
next week and I will try to share these. Ugandans and East Africans
need to start harvesting charcoal in a sustainable manner and but also
start implementing the policies the government drafted with regard to
charcoal burning.

More hope that there are potential markets outside Uganda!

Nolbert.

2014/1/23, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at gmail.com>:
> Dear Nolbert
>
>
>
> There are rules for importation of charcoal to the EU one of which is that
> the source has to be harvested sustainably. An example of a success
> according to this rule is that Senegal is exporting charcoaled extruded
> biomass logs made from Tiffa or bulrushes. They have invaded the banks of
> the Senegal river below the big dams (which cut off the annual flooding)
> and
> are therefore 'new and sustainable'.
>
>
>
> If you have a stove or a bank of stoves producing charcoal, you may be
> required to show that the raw fuel used was harvested sustainably. Well, it
> is really likely you will have to show that.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Crispin
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
> Nolbert Muhumuza
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:36 AM
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Forestry and fuel
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
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>
> Am actually surprised that Africa is exporting charcoal to Europe!
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>
>
> Well, there are numerous initiatives in Uganda making carbonized
> briquettes.
> This could be the same all around Africa and this is our chance to make
> quality briquettes mainly for domestic use (from straws, dry leaves,
> carpentry reside etc) and we can sell the surplus
>
> - which should be a motivation for these produces.
>
>
>
> I will share this article with stovers in Uganda.
>
>
>
> Nolbert.
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> 2014/1/20, Richard Stanley < <mailto:rstanley at legacyfound.org>
> rstanley at legacyfound.org>:
>
>> Agreed Teddy, lakiini.
>
>> The real issue is that some feel it is not a problem at all.
>
>> We can use all the crumbs ad dust generated at the charcoal sellers
>
>> stall use it as 40% of the filler in an ordinarily grass straw leaf
>
>> ago residue briquette and turn the briquete into a charcoal like
>
>> performance with double the value--all while reducing demand for the lump
> charcoal considerably.
>
>> The late Charles Onyando and before him Francis Oloo in Kangemi were
>
>> doing just that. Francis and Mary Kavitas out of Miumbuni (former
>
>> Makweni
>
>> district) continue to train others nationally and regionally on same
>
>> as does James Ochieng and Beatrice Atoh's group at Hook Kenya working
>
>> out of Kibera in Nbi, and several other trainers in chi yako/Kenya/ to
> this day.
>
>> I will send you the email links to my colleagues if you want them.
>
>>
>
>> Basi haya kwa asa rafiki,
>
>> Richard Stanley
>
>> de Nicaragua
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>>
>
>> Richard
>
>> On Jan 20, 2014, at 1:17 AM, Cookswell Jikos wrote:
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>> Dear Richard,
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>>
>
>> Well said... ''If this is the case, I fail to see how we are not are
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>> going to be with fuelwood dependency  for a long time to come.''
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>>
>
>> Interestingly enough, I was just reading this article on Nigerian
>
>> charcoal exports to West Europe - to the tune of 2-300 containers a
>> month.
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>>  <http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/high-demand-nigerian-charcoal-eu-co>
> http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/high-demand-nigerian-charcoal-eu-co
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>> untries/
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>> The fact that developed countries like Belgium and Holland are buying
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>> massive amounts of charcoal from Africa (same with the Middle East,
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>> Dubai, Abu Dhabi etc. and Somali charcoal), leads me to believe that
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>> perhaps advocating, promoting and undertaking tree growing and farm
>
>> forestry is indeed a very lucky opportunity for improved biomass
>
>> cookstove industry players to take part in.
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>>
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>> Biomass cookstove manufacturer's, retailers and people who give them
>
>> away for free, have everything to gain by promoting better
>
>> woodfuel/biomass energy security as part of their corporate social
>
>> investment programs and also its just good for future business.
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>>
>
>> Regards,
>
>>
>
>> Teddy
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>>
>
>> Cookswell Jikos
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>>  <http://www.cookswell.co.ke> www.cookswell.co.ke
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>>  <http://www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos> www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos
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>>  <http://www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com> www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com
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>> Mobile: +254 700 380 009
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>> Mobile: +254 700 905 913
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>> P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya
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>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Richard Stanley
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>> < <mailto:rstanley at legacyfound.org> rstanley at legacyfound.org>
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>> wrote:
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>> Ron, Teddy et all concerned with the Samer's cited FAO report.
>
>>
>
>> Impressive data sources but it seems to be contrary to my own experience
> for
>
>> what its worth.   Having lived in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya for
>
>> many years, in the 70's then revisiting for extended periods all of
>
>> these locations in the first decade of the  2000's I have seen the
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>> effects of wood use -primarily for fuel - and it is substantial, and
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>> not pretty. Here in mezzo America now it is more widely reported that
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>> it is the expansion of large scale industrial agriculture and biofuel
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>> farming  that is tearing apart natural forest lands..fine but the
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>> destruction of traditional forested land  for industrial agriculture
>
>> is a one time thing.. The steady depletion of the forests, due to,
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>> primarily, fuelwood demand in MAlawi Kenya and Tanzania especially is
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>> not only ongoing but expanding with population growth.
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>>
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>> The notion of a fuelwood ladder aside, the demographic of the
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>> expansion of the mass population in the developing nations favors,
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>> sadly, the growth of the more marginalized, less educated, less well
>
>> employed and more fuelwood dependent segments of the population.
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>> Almost everywhere I look I see this to be the case.  Their desperation
>
>> for fuelwood and decent income at large, is only exacerbated by
>> industrial
> agriculture and biofuel farming.
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>>
>
>> If this is the case, I fail to see how we are not are going to be with
>
>> fuelwood dependency  for a long time to come. Personally, I see no
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>> less use of wood/charcoal  to day than I did in the 70's at lease in
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>> amongst the mass population in the mentioned countries.
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>>
>
>> Kind regards,
>
>>  Richard Stanley
>
>>  <http://www.legcayfound.org> www.legcayfound.org
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>> On Jan 14, 2014, at 1:11 PM, Ronal W. Larson wrote:
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>> Teddy:
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>>
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>>    1.  Thanks for the cite below.  Slide #36 implies that FAO is not
>
>> doing a very credible job in reporting on charcoal consumption.  Off by a
> factor of
>
>> about 100  (that is 10,000% error).   I was pleased to see the FAO report
>
>> cite by Samer yesterday (given below).  Now I am not so sure.  Can
>
>> anyone defend the FAO data collection effort on charcoal?
>
>>
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>>   2.  The slideshow refers to a special 2013 issue of ESD on charcoal.
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>> Looks good, but I haven't had a chance yet to see if my library
>
>> carries it for free.  Anyone able to comment on what that issue is
>
>> saying about deforestation?
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>>
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>> 3.   Returning to your recent response about your own char-making stoves
> not
>
>> being accepted.  It seemed you might have been testing a stove where
>
>> the char was both made and used in the same stove.  TLUD proponents
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>> would say that is not likely to work.  Can you clarify on what type of
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>> char-making/using stove you were producing?
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>> Ron
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>> On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Cookswell Jikos
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>> < <mailto:cookswelljikos at gmail.com> cookswelljikos at gmail.com>
>
>> wrote:
>
>>
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>>> Dear Samer,
>
>>>
>
>>> Thanks for sharing, but if indeed this is fully the case, I wonder
>
>>> why the reduction of deforestation features so heavily on most
>
>>> cookstove marketing pitches. (even mine sometimes!)
>
>>>
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>>> Further interesting reading that somewhat supports this is a very
>
>>> good presentation done by ICRAF recently, that is aptly titled, "What
>
>>> Happened to the Charcoal Crisis"
>
>>>  <http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/miyuki-iiyamaicrafcharcoal-rev>
> http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/miyuki-iiyamaicrafcharcoal-rev
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>>> iew2013
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>>> It is a very good systematic review of many other woodfuel papers in
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>>> East Africa. It seems to be that on farm woodfuel is becoming more
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>>> and more of income generating wood energy source.
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>>>
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>>> All the best,
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>>>
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>>> Teddy
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>>> Cookswell Jikos
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>>>  <http://www.cookswell.co.ke> www.cookswell.co.ke
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>>>  <http://www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos>
>>> www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos
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>>>  <http://www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com> www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com
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>>> Mobile: +254 700 380 009
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>>> Mobile: +254 700 905 913
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>>> P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya
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>>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Samer Abdelnour
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>>> < <mailto:samer.abdelnour at gmail.com> samer.abdelnour at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Dear all,
>
>>> Just to contribute on the deforestation discussion. A dated (1997) by
>
>>> excellent resource by the FAO, which concluded that deforestation
>
>>> occurs mainly as a result of pressures for agricultural land,
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>>> logging, and national infrastructure projects, not for cooking.
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>>>
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>>>  <http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7744e/w7744e06.htm>
> http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7744e/w7744e06.htm
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>>>
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>>> Of course, I applaud efforts to source cleaner, more sustainable fuel.
>
>>> Perhaps these should be grounded in location specific challenges (i.e.
>
>>> community nurseries), not distorted by general mythologies associated
>
>>> with global problems and magic bullets.
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>>>
>
>>> Best,
>
>>> Samer
>
>>>
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> Nolbert Muhumuza
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> Kampala - Uganda.
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Nolbert Muhumuza

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P.O. Box 40127, Nakawa
Kampala - Uganda.

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