Woodfuel in Pakistan - Training Material

Field Document No.51, 1997

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Despite its economic and social importance wood energy rarely appears on the curricula of the region's educational institutes. The Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI) is one of the exceptions to this general observation. The PFI has pioneered the integration of the various aspects of wood energy into its curricula.This publication on Woodfuel in Pakistan has been prepared by the PFI with advice from RWEDP and is intended to serve as a reference and training material for all those interested in learning more about wood energy. The contents of this publication cover a broad scope of wood energy issues ranging from woodfuel conversion to woodfuel flow systems.

Table of Contents
	Foreword
1.	Introduction
2.	Some Characteristics of Woodfuels
3.	Energy Consumption in Pakistan
4.	Mechanics of Fuelwood Demand and Supply
5.	Fuelwood Conversion System
6.	Fuelwood Collection and Transportation
7.	Fuelwood Trade and Distribution
8.	Some Measures to Improve Fuelwood Production Marketing and Utilization in Pakistan
9.	Wood and Biomass Energy in RWEDP Member Countries
Appendix
1.	Policy and Strategy Issues in Trading and Marketing of Woodfuels
2.	Marketing of Woodfuels in Peshawar City*
3.	Fuelwood Collection in the Coniferous Forests of Hazara Civil Division-Pakistan
4.	Gross Calorific Values
5.	Calorific Value of Some Pakistani Woods
6.	Energy Conversion Units
7.	Unit Conversion

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