Economic and social importance of fuelwood in Cameroon

R. Eba'a Atyi, Jonas Ngouhouo Poufoun (), J-P. Mvondo Awono, A. Ngoungoure Manjeli and R. Sufo Kankeu ()
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R. Eba'a Atyi: CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
Jonas Ngouhouo Poufoun: LEF - Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - AgroParisTech, CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
J-P. Mvondo Awono: Université de Dschang
A. Ngoungoure Manjeli: Ministry of Forests and Wildlife
R. Sufo Kankeu: ESO - Espaces et Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UM - Le Mans Université - UA - Université d'Angers - AGROCAMPUS OUEST - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes, CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR]
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jonas NGOUHOUO-POUFOUN

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Abstract: The study presented in this article focuses on firewood and charcoal in Cameroon. The study analyses subnational secondary data combined in some cases with additional collected data on firewood and charcoal consumption as well as their market prices. The findings estimate a total consumption of 2.2 million metric tons for firewood and 356,530 metric tons for charcoal in urban areas of Cameroon. Firewood and charcoal contribute to the GDP for an estimated amount of US$ 304 million representing 1.3% of the GDP of Cameroon. In addition, the sub-sector provides about 90,000 equivalent full time jobs while 80% of the people in Cameroon depend entirely on wood-energy for household energy supply. Unfortunately, there is no government policy to develop the wood-energy sub-sector.

Keywords: wood-energy; firewood; charcoal; consumption; benefits; national economy; fuelwood; intermediate consumption; employment; bois d'énergie; charbon de bois; bois de chauffage; consommation; prix de vente; économie nationale; emploi; cameroun (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in International Forestry Review, 2016, 18 (1), pp.52-65. ⟨10.1505/146554816819683735⟩

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DOI: 10.1505/146554816819683735

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