Rwanda woodfuels value chain analysis (2013)
Forestry Sector of Rwanda (2012-2015). It tried to answer the following questions:
- What is the consumption of fuelwood and charcoal?
- What is the sustainable production capacity?
- What is the current national supply/demand balance? And what is it likely to become by 2020?
- Where is the balances negative and where it is positive?
- What can be done towards 2020 to achieve a sustainable balance? And where should it be done?
Key study findings covered the followings:
- Woodfuel consumption, demand, and sustainable supply potential in baseline year 2009
- Two scenarios for woodfuel demand in 2020
- Trade value of woodfuels
- Forest regulations and taxation system
- Proposed interventions