Allometric equations for estimating on-farm fuel production of Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia) shrubs and Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) plants in semi-arid Tanzania

Abstract Background Fuelwood is considered to be the primary source of cooking energy in Tanzania and, due to ongoing deforestation, access to fuelwood is becoming more cumbersome. On-farm agroforestry systems can reduce dependency on off-farm fuel; however, the output of on-farm produced fuel is ty...

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Main Authors: J. M. Hafner, J. Steinke, G. Uckert, S. Sieber, A. A. Kimaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-021-00310-8