Energy efficiency in current tobacco-curing practice in Tanzania and its consequences

K.M. Siddiqui and H. Rajabu

Energy, 1996, vol. 21, issue 2, 141-145

Abstract: The energy efficiency of tobacco-curing practice in Tanzania is investigated. A one-quarter size laboratory model of a traditional, fuelwood-fired, rural barn is used. The energy consumed in the tobacco-curing process is monitored together with emissions of CO and CO2. An average of 14 kg of fuelwood is consumed to obtain 1 kg of cured tobacco. The emission of CO is 0.6% of total volume. It is estimated that 0.6 hectare of woodland have to be cleared to cure 1 hectare of tobacco, leading to a deforestation rate of 13,000 hectares per annum. Alternative sources of energy to fuelwood should be developed.

Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(95)00090-9

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