1. Fuelwood Consumption & Supply Singida & Shinyanga Regions Presentation at National Jatropha Conference 3 rd March 2011 Arusha Bjarne Laustsen Director - Kiwia & Laustsen Ltd

2. Fuelwood Survey Survey was carried out in: Singida Rural District 120 Households in 12 Subvillages Bariadi & Maswa Districts 120 Households in 12 Subvillages

3. Survey method Interview of households Weighing of fuel Observations

4. Fuelwood use Households use many type of fuel Firewood Agricultural residues Charcoal Cowdung It depends on season, availability and affordability

5. Firewood Consumption Average daily firewood consumption per household: Singida 8 kg firewood Shinyanga 24.5 kg firewood

6. Residues Consumption Average daily Residues consumption per household Singida 11.5 kg residues Shinyanga 29.4 kg

7. Differences in consumption Household size Average household size Singida 6.5 members Shinyanga 10.2 members But still an average household on 6.5 members in Shinyanga will use 15.6 kg firewood

8. Availability of Firewood Singida Rural Most villages have Village forest, with some regulations. In these forest harvesting are bigger than regrowth Deforestation widespread.

9. Availability of Firewood Shinyanga Only in one village we found forest, but very depleted. Firewood is something, you can grow on fields Or you buy firewood

10. Price of Firewood Prices of firewood in Shinyanga are now 8 – 10 times higher than 10 years ago. A ox chart load of firewood cost between 15,000 to 30,000 shillings

11. Use of Agricultural Residues Most households use Agricultural residues in the dry season, some the whole year. In some villages all residues are burnt up. This lead to soil mining and loss of soil nutrients. Low agricultural productivity

12. Cow dung Some households even use cow dung as fuel

13. Euphorbia tirucalli Use of Minjar as firewood are very common. The smoke from that is very strong and poisonous Health risk are very high

14. Sustainability The present fuelwood supply and consumption are not sustainable Deforestation Soil mining Health risk High cost