The rural population of Ethiopia entirely depends on biomass for everyday energy needs
except for light. The traditional system, particularly during cooking, incurs among others …

Biomass energy is a major source of rural energy in Ethiopia. The heavy reliance on
biomass energy has become a major cause of land resources degradation and a contributor …

Unsustainable utilization of solid biomass fuels with inefficient traditional cookstoves has
long been a major challenge to ensuring energy and environmental security in Ethiopia …

The efficiency of traditional open cook stoves in supplying firewood energy is usually low.
Accordingly, firewood saving, improved stoves called “Mirt” made of cement and “Gonzie” …

Half of the world's population relies on biomass fuels for cooking and heating, which
contributes to global forest depletion that leads to environmental and human health impacts …

Background Injera is food consumed daily by Ethiopians like bread and rice in other parts of
the world. Biomass stoves are used to bake Injera in most rural households. The …

The increasing scarcity of biomass and the increment of the number of people who use
biomass, particularly firewood, threaten the capability of the country even to maintain the …

The majority of Ethiopia's people (85%) reside in rural areas, deriving their livelihood from
agriculture. Ethiopia's energy system is characterized mainly by biomass fuel supply, with …

Biomass, mainly firewood and charcoal contributes over 90% of Malawi's total energy
demand. As a result, deforestation is increasing at unprecedented rate threatening firewood …

More than 90% of the rural population in Rwanda (72% of the total population) utilizes the
inefficient traditional three-stone fireplaces (TSF), and 65% of the urban population uses …