The objective of the project is to reduce the gap between sustainable fuelwood supply and demand. Following the first wood energy project in Malawi (1980-1987) funded by the World Bank, this second wood energy project include the following tasks:

(i) Developing policy instruments and incentives to encourage tree planting on a national basis;

(ii) Increasing fuelwood production through tree planting by small farmers and through establishing a limited number of Government plantations in ecologically fragile areas; and

(iii) Reducing fuelwood consumption by introducing more efficient charcoal kilns and household stoves.