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Book reviews Agroforestry Systems 5:92-96, 1987 I() Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht -- Printed in the Netherlands Charcoal making in developing countries. By Gerald Foley. 1986.214 pp. (Energy Programme Technical Report No. 5). London: Earthscan -- International Institute for Environment and Development. ISBN No. 0-905347-60-9. £10/US$20.- Charcoal is one of the major fuels of the developing world. Several hundred million people depend on it for their daily cooking needs. It is also the fuel of a myriad of small industries and commercial enterprises. But charcoal making puts a heavy burden on wood resources. Five tonnes of wood are needed to produce one tonne of charcoal. Attempts have been made for over a century to introduce more efficient methods of charcoal making; most have been failures. Some de- velopment experts now say charcoal making should be discouraged. The Gambia has imposed a ban on charcoal making. Charcoal Making in the Developing World is essential reading for anyone concerned with the problems of woodfuel and deforestation in the developing world. It is the most com- prehensive publication available on the techniques of charcoal making, the physics and chemistry behind them, how they fit within their local context, and the history of attempts http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agroforestry Systems Springer Journals

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Life Sciences; Forestry; Agriculture
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Agroforestry Systems 5:92-96, 1987 I() Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht -- Printed in the Netherlands Charcoal making in developing countries. By Gerald Foley. 1986.214 pp. (Energy Programme Technical Report No. 5). London: Earthscan -- International Institute for Environment and Development. ISBN No. 0-905347-60-9. £10/US$20.- Charcoal is one of the major fuels of the developing world. Several hundred million people depend on it for their daily cooking needs. It is also the fuel of a myriad of small industries and commercial enterprises. But charcoal making puts a heavy burden on wood resources. Five tonnes of wood are needed to produce one tonne of charcoal. Attempts have been made for over a century to introduce more efficient methods of charcoal making; most have been failures. Some de- velopment experts now say charcoal making should be discouraged. The Gambia has imposed a ban on charcoal making. Charcoal Making in the Developing World is essential reading for anyone concerned with the problems of woodfuel and deforestation in the developing world. It is the most com- prehensive publication available on the techniques of charcoal making, the physics and chemistry behind them, how they fit within their local context, and the history of attempts

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