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Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value cha...


Asamoah, BerniceNikiema, JosianeGebrezgabher, Solomie A.Odonkor, ElsieNjenga, M.[A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes]A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes

When Urban Harvest began its sub-Saharan programme in 2002, scientists in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) knew that crop-livestock interactions intensify with human population densities. However, little was known about the nature of these interactions at the ...


Lee-Smith, D.Karanja, N.Njenga, M.Dongmo, T.Prain, G.[Nutrient cycles in three African cities.]Nutrient cycles in three African cities.

Forests and other tree-based systems such as agroforestry contribute to food and nutritional security in myriad ways. Directly, trees provide a variety of healthy foods including fruits, leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds and edible oils that can diversify diets and address seasonal food and nutrition...


Jamnadass, Ramni H.McMullin, S.Iiyama, M.Dawson, Ian K.Powell, B.Termote, C.Ickowitz, A.Kehlenbeck, K.Vinceti, B.Vliet, N. vanKeding, G.B.Stadlmayr, B.Damme, Patrick vanCarsan, S.Sunderland, T.C.H.Njenga, M.Gyau, A.Cerutti, P.Schure, J.Kouame, C.Darko Obiri, B.Ofori, D.Agarwal, B.Neufeldt, HenryDegrande, A.Serban, A.[Understanding the roles of forests and tree-based systems in food provision]Understanding the roles of forests and tree-based systems in food provision
Mutemi, M.Njenga, M.Lamond, G.Kuria, A.Öborn, IngridMuriuki, J.Sinclair, Fergus L.[Using local knowledge to understand challenges and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity in Western Kenya]Using local knowledge to understand challenges and opportunities for enhancing agricultural productivity in Western Kenya

In recent years, interest in fuel briquetting increased because of the opportunity to utilise agricultural residues and the organic fractions of municipal solid waste for energy, with a potential reduction in environmental pollution levels, and where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic,...


Asamoah, B.Nikiema, JosianeGebrezgabher, Solomie A.Odonkor, E.Njenga, M.[Fuel briquettes – making business sense]Fuel briquettes – making business sense

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), food security can be influenced by many factors including farmer productivity, access to soil amendments, labor availability, and family incomes (just to name a few). In this paper, we suggest that an additional issue contributes to food insecurity and has been histor...


Mendum, R.Njenga, M.[Integrating wood fuels into agriculture and food security agendas and research in sub-Saharan Africa]Integrating wood fuels into agriculture and food security agendas and research in sub-Saharan Africa

There is a strong link between gender and energy in view of food preparation and the acquisition of fuel, especially in rural areas. This is demonstrated in a range of case studies from East and West Africa, where biochar, human waste and other waste resources have been used to produce briquettes...


Njenga, M.Mendum, R.[Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges]Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges

This working paper presents an analysis of actors, events and influences affecting a policy change on urban agriculture in Kampala. It reviews the policy and institutional changes related to urban agriculture that occurred in Kampala from 1990 to 2006, and examines how and why they came about. Th...


Hooton, N.Lee-Smith, D.Nasinyama, G.Romney, D.L.Atukunda, G.Azuba, M.Kaweesa, M.Lubowa, A.Muwanga, J.Njenga, M.Young, J.[Championing urban farmers in Kampala. Influences on local policy change in Uganda. Process and partnership for pro-poor policy change]Championing urban farmers in Kampala. Influences on local policy change in Uganda. Process and partnership for pro-poor policy change

Global demand for wood fuel energy is high and rising due to population increases, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where firewood and charcoal are the main sources of cooking energy. Inefficient cooking techniques consume large amounts of fuel and create indoor pollution, with negative health...


Njenga, M.Iiyama, M.Jamnadass, Ramni H.Helander, H.Larsson, L.Leeuw, Jan deNeufeldt, HenryRoing de Nowina, K.Sundberg, C.[Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya]Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya
Kang'ethe, Erastus K.Njehu, A.Karanja, N.Njenga, M.Gathuru, K.Karanja, A.Munyao, P.M.[Benefits and selected health risks of urban dairy production in Nakuru, Kenya.]Benefits and selected health risks of urban dairy production in Nakuru, Kenya.

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