Tuesday, June 30, 2026
BIOMASS ENERGY IN THE THIRD WORLD | By Phil O’Keefe, John Soussan and Donna Pankhurst | Part 1
The forest resource is not only the energy of the people. Biomass, in general, includes all micro-organisms, plants and animals. Unfortunately, biomass cannot be simply viewed as an energy resource. In the Third World, biomass provides food, shelter, clothing, medicine and raw materials fop industry in addition to providing fuel for cooking, heating and lighting.
BIOMASS ENERGY IN THE THIRD WORLD | By Phil O’Keefe, John Soussan and Donna Pankhurst | Part 1
The forest resource is not only the energy of the people. Biomass, in general, includes all micro-organisms, plants and animals. Unfortunately, biomass cannot be simply viewed as an energy resource. In the Third World, biomass provides food, shelter, clothing, medicine and raw materials fop industry in addition to providing fuel for cooking, heating and lighting.
BIOMASS ENERGY IN THE THIRD WORLD | By Phil O’Keefe, John Soussan and Donna Pankhurst | Part 1
Even in Zimbabwe, the most developed of independent, sub-Saharan economies, over 45 per cent of national energy consumption is biomass-based. In these areas, people cut trees because they must find fuel. Simple programmes of reforestation would not work even if money was available to support such efforts. In analyzing the problem, in more detail, one can begin to outline a strategy for energy development in the poorer Third World countries.
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