[en] Although charcoal production is a source of income, it is often associated with deforestation due to the felling of trees in rural areas. In this study, we quantified the yield of carbonization in the rural area of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), and identified its determinants. By analyzing 20 kilns of professional producers in different villages, we found that these charcoal producers build large kilns, which contained an average of 46.9 ± 21.5 m3 of wood from 19 species of Miombo woodland trees, with a predominance of Julbernardia paniculata (Benth.) Troupin, alongside Brachystegia microphylla Harms and B. spiciformis Benth. The average carbonization yield was 10.2%, varying from village to village due to parameters such as kiln size, quantity of wood used, kiln coverage time, wind exposure, substrate type, and tree species. It was noted that the moisture content and dimensions of the wood did not significantly correlate with the quantity of charcoal harvested per kiln. Yield improvement should, therefore, take these parameters into account to enable charcoal producers to increase their income while adopting sustainable production practices.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Mukendi, Nathan Kasanda; Research Unit in Economics and Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo ; Research Unit of Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Muteya, Héritier Khoji ; Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo ; Biodiversity and Landscape Axis, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Nghonda, Dieu-donné N’tambwe ; Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo ; Biodiversity and Landscape Axis, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Berti, Fabio ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Modélisation et développement
Useni Sikuzani, Yannick ; Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo
Ndjibu, Laurent Ngoy; Department of Economic and Social Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo
Mbay, Jean-Paul Katond; Department of Electromechanics, Polytechnic Faculty, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo
Fyama, Jules Nkulu Mwine; Research Unit in Economics and Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic Congo
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