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Tree based bioenergy for Nutrition and Health ?? ?
• Sub-‐‑Saharan Africa is the region with the highest prevalence (percentage of population) of hunger. One person in four there is undernourished. • Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five • One out of six children is underweight. • One in three of our children are stunted. • If women farmers had the same access to resources as men, the number of hungry in the world could be reduced by up to 150 million. • 66 million primary school-‐‑age children a=end classes hungry across the developing world, with 23 million in Africa alone.
Decentralized Breeding Seed Orchards
Sustainability with the right tree species for the right place!
Useful criteria for selec.ng species for fuel-‐wood in developing countries are that they should be:
• Preferably coppicing hardwoods • Adapt well to the site condi.ons • Easy to establish and require minimum care, especially where the
establishment is by farmers in agroforestry situa.ons. • Readily available as seed or plants • Grow rapidly with early culmina.on of current annual increment • Mul. purpose-‐ e.g. have nitrogen-‐fixing ability • Produce high-‐calorific wood, which burns without sparks or toxic smoke,
splits easily and dries quickly. Usually they are moderate to high-‐density species.
• Have resistance to goat and wildlife damage, unless grown also for fodder
Species for energy