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Socio-Economic impacts of Prosopis related charcoal trade in Gewane Woreda , Afar Region Mohammed Detona, Addis Ababa University May, 2014. Outline . Context of Prosopis charcoal trade Organization of trade and actors involved Cost and benefits of charcoal trade

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  1. Socio-Economic impacts of Prosopis related charcoal trade in GewaneWoreda, Afar RegionMohammed Detona, Addis Ababa UniversityMay, 2014

  2. Outline • Context of Prosopis charcoal trade • Organization of trade and actors involved • Cost and benefits of charcoal trade • Aspects of governmental regulation • Conclusion and recommendations

  3. Context of Prosopis charcoal trade • Charcoal business started in 1997ec • Established by FRAM Africa Objectives: • Clearing of Prosopis invaded land • Production of charcoal • Cleared land shall be used for crop production • In 2000ec charcoal business became illegal

  4. Organization of trade and actors involved

  5. Charcaol owner • Mostly young Afar men and highlander • Own the produced charcoal • Employ workers and control production process • Cover costs for workers until charcoal is produced • Sell charcoal in different ways

  6. Transportation of charcoal Charcoal transported by ISUZU truck for long distance Charcoal transported by donkey cart for short distance

  7. Charcoal Makers • Migrants from SNNP, Oromiya and Amhara • Produce charcoal in the forest • Employed by charcoal owners • Paid by sack of charcoal produced

  8. Charcoal makers at production site During production process Charcoal sacks ready to be picked up by ISUZU

  9. Local community involved • Young afar men as guards for charcoal makers • Receive small payment from charcoal owners • Illegal taxers at the road side

  10. Benefits of charcoal business • Income generation for involved Afar • 20-25 ISUZUs bought by owners (2000-2005ec) • 55-60 houses built in Galaeladora by owners • Capital accumulation for agricultural investments • Access to transportation

  11. Costs of charcoal business • Women raped and killed by charcoal makers • Increasing incidences of people killed by lions • High corruption due to illegality of the charcoal trade • Monetarization of society and change of values, • weakening of indigenous NRM institutions, Afar Madaa • Woreda loses tax income through illegality estimate: 60,000-80,000 Birr per day • Cutting of indigenous trees

  12. Aspects of governmental regulation • Existing rules and regulations not implemented • Lack of political commitment • Governmental individuals indirectly involved in charcoal business: partly beneficaries

  13. Recommendations • Increased political commitment: Implementation of rules and regulations • Legalize charcoal trade from Prosopis and facilitate distribution of trade licenses to individuals • Create awareness on alternative use of Prosopis and environmental costs of cutting indigenous trees

  14. Thank you

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