Sudan, the Economics of Wood Energy Production on Mechanised Farms

Sudan, the Economics of Wood Energy Production on Mechanised Farms
Author: Derek E. Earl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1985
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Feasibility study, economic evaluation of charcoal-making as part of land reclamation in agricultural mechanization farming schemes in the Sudan - based on a survey of three farms in Eastern Sudan, considers that charcoal-making would reduce land clearance costs and contribute to energy production; makes recommendations for the forest establishment of more and larger shelterbelts to increase fuelwood supplies, improve crop yields and prevent soil erosion. Bibliography, diagrams, maps, photographs, statistical tables.

Charcoal Making in Developing Countries

Charcoal Making in Developing Countries
Author: Gerald Foley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040028810

Originally published in 1986, this book provides a detailed examination of programmes to introduce improved charcoal making techniques throughout the developing world. Charcoal making is widely regarded as an extremely wasteful use of scarce wood resources. The book includes a section on the physics and chemistry of charcoal and descriptions of the various traditional methods of charcoal making. Patterns of charcoal supply and distribution are analysed and efforts to introduce improved charcoal making techniques are described and evaluated.

Sudan

Sudan
Author: Nick Cater
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Report on the causes of drought and starvation in the Sudan - summarises the role of the climate, water, land, wood and livestock; examines land tenure, agricultural credit, living conditions of rural women, agricultural markets, agricultural mechanization, irrigation, the approach of local government and central government, economic recession, and development aid; suggests alternative agricultural policies founded on popular participation. Bibliography, map, photographs.