Fuelwood demand and supply in Rwanda and the role of agroforestry

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-320

  Ndayambaje, J D ^a,b   Mohren, G M J ^b  

^a Rwanda Agricultural Research Institute (ISAR)   (Rwanda)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Deforestation; Forest plantations; Fuelwood demand; Fuelwood Supply; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION GROWTH; WOODLAND;

RWANDA;

EID: 85027954091     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-011-9391-6     Document Type: Review

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