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face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An average household
of five use <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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ProductID="2.7 kg">2.7 kg</st1:metricconverter> charcoal per day for cooking. To
make <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="2.7 kg">2.7
kg</st1:metricconverter> of charcoal you need <st1:metricconverter w:st="on"
ProductID="10 kg">10 kg</st1:metricconverter> of dry wood. <SPAN
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ProductID="2.7 kg">2.7 kg</st1:metricconverter> charcoal is 1 day cooking on a
charcoal stove. <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="10 kg">10
kg</st1:metricconverter> of chopped dry wood will give 3 days of cooking into a
fuel efficient cook stove and in addition you will have 2,7kg charcoal or
biochar left. With other words: the loss of energy by production of biochar will
cover the need of household energy for cooking for the household of the farmers
and in addition give the biochar needed for the soil improvement.
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