Dans les pays en développement, le secteur des combustibles bois constitue une importante source d’énergie, qu’il s’agisse du bois de chauffage ou du charbon de bois, et de moyens d’existence pour les pauvres vivant en milieu rural, aussi bien en termes de création d’emplois que de génération de revenus tirés de la vente de ces produits.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjuin, 2011Kenya, Rwanda
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2011Afrique
Cassava is the main staple crop in many African countries, but the crops are threatened by two major diseases, the cassava mosaic virus disease and cassava brown streak virus, which in the last years have destroyed almost 80 percent of cassava harvests in Africa.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2011Congo
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership aims to reconcile forest conservation with forest use. This article explains what a “policy network” of this sort can achieve and where its limits lie.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2011Rwanda, Kenya
The number of woodfuel consumers in Africa is projected to increase from around 2.5 billion in 2004 to 2.7 billion by 2030, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for the highest increase. Rwanda and Kenya are two good examples of countries in which woodfuel plays a key role in energy provision, poverty alleviation and economic development.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2011Zambie
Zambia’s small-scale farmers are even poorer today than they were 40 years ago. According to the 2010 Human Development Report, Zambia is one of just three nations whose development has fallen behind 1970 levels. And yet Zambia is one of Africa’s “lion states” with annual economic growth rates of more than 5 percent. It is not easy to explain such a contradiction, but a DIE study is drawing closer to ? nding an answer.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2011Global, Afrique, Asie
Livestock intensification in developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia, may increase the incidence of epidemics that kill both humans and animals, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) warns. Livestock numbers are rising sharply due to population growth and the rise in affluence, as both factors lead to increased demand for milk, meat and eggs.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresseptembre, 2016Afrique sub-saharienne
Fuelwood and charcoal continue to be indispensable in cooking the daily meal for most people in sub-Saharan Africa; in addition, wood as a fuel represents an important source of income. Pressure on forest resources as well as health hazards through indoor air pollution have resulted in more calls for switching to alternative energy sources. Our authors suggest another alternative: improving the existing supply chains.
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