Bio-energy production and consumption options for forest conservation in Uganda

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dc.creatorBuyinnza, Mukadasi
dc.creatorNabanoga, G.
dc.creatorKaboggoza, J. R. S.
dc.creatorNtimanyire, A.
dc.date2013-04-05T06:20:41Z
dc.date2013-04-05T06:20:41Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:56:42Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:56:42Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the effectiveness of selected policy options for increasing fuelwood supplies or decreasing fuelwood demand in Hoima district, Uganda. On the supply side, a benefit-cost analysis is done on a government sponsored tree farming project. In order to reduce the demand for fuelwood, two demand-side options are considered, namely, introduction of an improved energy-efficient woodstove and the substitution of a kerosene stove for a traditional woodstove. A non-linear dynamic programming model was used to explore the system behaviour of forest degradation. Our results show that tree-farming is one of the possible approaches to increase the supply of fuelwood (energy), while the woodstoves and kerosene substitution are policies that reduce the demand for fuelwood. This helps to alleviate the rural energy shortage and take some pressure off existing protected forest areas. This study does not attempt to analyse the wider energy planning program that would be needed to understand accurately the various alternatives available in Uganda.
dc.descriptionGovernment of Uganda and Faculty of Forestry, Makerere University
dc.identifierBuyinza, M., Nabanoga, G., Kaboggoza, J. R. S. & Ntimanyire, A. (2008). Bio-Energy production and consumption options for forest conservation in Uganda. Environmental Research Journal 2(1): 37-43.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1323
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1323
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMedwell Journals
dc.subjectPopulation
dc.subjectCommercial fuels
dc.subjectTree farming
dc.subjectWoodstoves
dc.subjectFuelwood energy
dc.titleBio-energy production and consumption options for forest conservation in Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
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