A Review of Biomass Energy Dependency in Tanzania

Socio-economic determinants of charcoal expenditures in Tanzania: Evidence from panel data

“…For example, policymakers could distribute more efficient cookstoves to the urban poor, who otherwise might not be able to afford such technologies. Echoing Felix and Gheewala (2011), our study indicates that urbanization will produce major increases in the consumption of charcoal in Tanzania, emphasizing the need for better cookstoves to avoid deforestation and negative income effects from higher charcoal prices. In a field experiment, our model could be used to examine the effect of efficient cookstoves on charcoal consumption and expenditures.…”

Future prospect and sustainability of wood fuel resources in Tanzania

“…1) of about Contents lists available at ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/rser 885,800 km 2 which is approximately 88.58 million ha [12,13], and a population density of about 51 people/km 2 [14]. Many households depend on charcoal and firewood as their main source of energy [15,16]. About 95% and 4% of the population used firewood and charcoal for cooking while only 2% of the population used firewood for lighting [14].…”

Genetic diversity and genome-wide association analysis of cooking time in dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

“…While in the U.S. and other developed countries, long cooking times have been circumvented by utilization of processed foods, in developing counties that is not always an option and meal preparation is more labor intensive. Globally about 40 % of the population uses firewood and charcoal as their primary fuel used for cooking; in Sub Saharan Africa it is as high as 76 % (Felix and Gheewala 2011;Maes and Verbist 2012). Gathering of firewood is a time-consuming activity, which is typically the responsibility of women and children in African households (Menendez and Curt 2013).…”