2022
DOI: 10.3390/su14095611
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Drivers and Barriers to Substituting Firewood with Biomass Briquettes in the Kenyan Tea Industry

Abstract: The tea industry in Kenya is among the main consumers of firewood for its intensive thermal energy demand. Along with the growing concerns about firewood depletion, tea factories have begun transitioning to alternative fuels to power their boilers. Briquettes made of biomass residues are among the promising solutions; however, they are not yet widely adopted. This study was conducted to identify the factors that motivate the tea factories to use biomass briquettes instead of firewood and the factors hindering … Show more

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“…Kenya has a tea sub-sector that has been faced by a significant need for process heat, with a temperature range of 60-80oC (Rawlins & Ashcroft, 2013). By 2019 there were 55 Kenyan tea factories owned by small scale farmers but managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) (Suryani A, Bezama A, Mair-Bauernfeind C, Makenzi M, &Thrän D, 2022). These companies ran by KTDA have been complaining of high and rising costs of fuel (Rawlins & Ashcroft, 2013).…”
Section: Introduction 11 Energy Challenge Facing Tea Factories In Kenyamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Kenya has a tea sub-sector that has been faced by a significant need for process heat, with a temperature range of 60-80oC (Rawlins & Ashcroft, 2013). By 2019 there were 55 Kenyan tea factories owned by small scale farmers but managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) (Suryani A, Bezama A, Mair-Bauernfeind C, Makenzi M, &Thrän D, 2022). These companies ran by KTDA have been complaining of high and rising costs of fuel (Rawlins & Ashcroft, 2013).…”
Section: Introduction 11 Energy Challenge Facing Tea Factories In Kenyamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This initiative has greatly alleviated the fuel challenge for the factories. However, inadequate land and the long gestation period have been a challenge for sustainable wood production for the rising demand of thermo energy (Suryani A. at al, Bezama A, 2022).…”
Section: Introduction 11 Energy Challenge Facing Tea Factories In Kenyamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Urbānās lauksaimniecības attīstību ietekmējošie sociālie faktori ir tie, kas primāri saistīti ar potenciālajiem patērētājiem un sabiedrību kopumā (Yontar, 2023), iedzīvotāju demogrāfiskās tendences, paradumu un tradīciju, sabiedrības veselības, dzīves līmeņa un tā prasību un sociālo un kultūras tendenču aspekti (Suryani et al, 2022). Tai skaitā, urbānā lauksaimniecība ir tiešā veidā saistīta ar urbanizācijas tendencēm un pilsētu attīstības sociālajiem aspektiem.…”
Section: Kg*/ the Volume Of Production Of Crops (Vegetables Potatoes ...unclassified
“…Kaut gan šobrīd Latvijā nav tiesiskā regulējuma urbānajai lauksaimniecībai, un tās prakse ir sarežģīti identificējama un apkopojama, tai ir vairāku politisko faktoru ietekme. Kā R R R R politiskie faktori promocijas darbā ir klasificēti tie, ko veido normatīvie akti, likumi, reglamenti (Yontar, 2023) un pieņemtās nacionāla un starptautiska līmeņa stratēģijas (Suryani et al, 2022). Politisko faktoru analīzē pētījumos normatīvie dokumenti tiek skatīti, lai identificētu, vai prakse ir specificēta politikas mērķos un plānošanas stratēģijās (Gottero et al, 2023).…”
Section: 15 Urbānās Lauksaimniecības Latvijā Sociālo Faktoru Cēloņcil...unclassified
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