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TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF USING WOOD FUELS IN RURAL INDUSTRIES

Year of publication 1987

Author Forest Products Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In this publication, FAO presents an important aspect in the use of wood-based fuels. Fuelwood is well known as a domestic fuel for cooking and heating in both rural and urban areas. However, from several studies carried out in Africa, Asia and Latin America, it has been realized that as well as being used for domestic purposes, fuelwood is also an important fuel in many rural processing industries and village applications.

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