Biofuel consumption, deforestation, and farm level tree growing in rural India

摘要: Abstract In many developing countries biomass is the major source of energy. The continued dependence rural populace on biofuels, especially demand for fuelwood, affects both forest and agricultural systems. Forest policy has to integrate energy needs in its afforestation strategy areas meet fuelwood. A regional study was made analyse household consumption test commonly held beliefs that scarcity wood will lower a higher motivates people plant trees. paper examines pattern fuel use India supply effects consumption. analyses showed socioeconomic factors influence bioenergy use, but forests does not biofuels nor it driving force farm level forestry. Household based analysis from user perspective provided useful information dynamics which can aid development microplans forestry sectors.