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</SPAN>A common Miombo forest in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> will give about 3 ton wood per ha a year. 3 ton of
dry wood will give <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="800 kg">800
kg</st1:metricconverter> of charcoal. A household of 5 consume
2-<st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="3 kg">3 kg</st1:metricconverter>
charcoal a day or about <st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="800 kg">800
kg</st1:metricconverter> a year. To produce <st1:metricconverter w:st="on"
ProductID="3 kg">3 kg</st1:metricconverter> of charcoal you need
10-<st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="12 kg">12 kg</st1:metricconverter>
of dry fire wood in a common kiln. That will give one day cooking on a charcoal
stove, and almost no biochar. 10-12kg dry chopped wood will give 3 days of
cooking on a TLUD-ND or another <st1:place w:st="on">FES</st1:place> and
<st1:metricconverter w:st="on" ProductID="2.5 kg">2.5 kg</st1:metricconverter>
of biochar <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>Energy forestry using just the sprouting every year can give up to 10 ton
wood per ha a year, easy to cut to appropriate fuel for TLUD-ND’s or other types
of <st1:place w:st="on">FES</st1:place>. By adding some biochar to soil of bad
quality 20-30 % increased yields can be obtained, which will give more food,
more household energy, more jobs, better economy, better health for women and
children and saving <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the forest. It
can probably be as simple as this and is that not some of what we are looking
for and need?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>We know some changes have to take place on the household energy sector
and we have to start somewhere. Why not start with small scale farmers on sandy
soil, and from there develop the new household bio-energy strategy for
developing countries. Probably also with the charcoal business, they have the
whole infrastructure intact and can easy change from charcoal to alternative
biomass like chopped wood or pellets from agriculture and forestry related
waste. Or do you have a better solution Crispin?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Calibri>With regards Paal
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