Innovative grass charcoal fuels opportunity in Ghana
“The idea of grass charcoal had never crossed my mind!” exclaims Mary Tiekor, Handi Women’sGroup member and charcoal producer, as she holds a freshly made organic briquette in her hands.“And yet, here it is – and the process is so quick!”Like Mary, over six million people in Ghana's savannah ecological zone depend on wood fuel and treecharcoal for daily use, and this represents just a fraction of the more than 2.4 billion peopleworldwide that rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking, energy and income.Unsustainable practices in charcoal production have led to deforestation and degradation of thecountry’s environment and continue to do [...]
