How mudstoves are saving time and the environment |
Self Help Africa is training people to use improved methods of cooking which mean more time can be spend tending crops. These improved mudstoves also save trees from being chopped down for firewood. |
Within northern Ghana’s rural farming communities, the majority of households use firewood for cooking. The firewood is burnt in a traditional ‘three stone’ open fire cooking mudstove.
This traditional mudstove uses a lot of firewood, which contributes to the high deforestation level in the area. The traditional mudstove method is also time consuming for women and who have to travel long distances to collect wood.
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In January 2008, Self Help Africa’s partner, TRAX Ghana, commenced sustainable land management activities in Dachio by training farmers, especially women, in the construction and use of improved cooking stoves.
These stoves are more efficient in burning wood, and thus save time and most importantly contribute to reduced deforestation.
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