The biogas technology is an alternative energy source for cooking and lighting for the rural farmers. In a lot of ways, the technology is reducing the heavy dependence of rural population on biomass as their main source of energy. It could also provide new sources of income for farmers.
 

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• Using forest wastes to produce bio-charcoal – a sustainable business model for community forests
• Relieving (energy) poverty with biogas
• At the wooden cross-road
• Simple technology with a major impact
• China’s biomass energy development – a perception change from waste to resource
• FlexiBiogas – a climate change adaptation and mitigation technology
• Alternative energy gaining root in Kenya