Dairy farming and biogas use in Rungwe district, South-west Tanzania: A study of opportunities and constraints

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2240-2252

  Mwakaje, Agnes Godfrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biogas technology; Developing countries; Rungwe district; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOGAS PLANTS; COST PER UNIT; DAIRY FARMING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; SEMI-STRUCTURED; TANZANIA; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WATER SCARCITY; WATER SERVICES;

BIOGAS;

EID: 47549108680     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.04.013     Document Type: Review

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