Agroforestry World
New technologies and smart business models could turn waste into a veritable gold mine of opportunity for African women. How waste can fast-track transition to cleaner bioenergy To explain how women are able to turn waste into opportunity,...
A woman sells charcoal in Nairobi, Kenya. Flickr/Laura Rantanen By Mary Njenga, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) The Kenyan government has clamped down on the production of charcoal, which it blames for environmental damage. A three-month ban on trading...
Workshops in Tanzania to better understand the context of woodfuel (charcoal and firewood) systems and plan for sustainable interventions brought together communities, governments, NGOs and businesses in three regions. We have just returned from Tanzania where we witnessed...