Consumo doméstico do combustível lenhoso na Vila do Distrito de Marracuene Província de Maputo

Abstract

The present work has as its theme wood fuel consumption in the village of Marracuene district. On the subject, factors that influenced the consumption of wood fuel were studied, such as age, sex, income, size of the household, type of residence of the household. The forms of acquisition, quantities consumed per capita, and the importance of wood fuel in the socio-economic life of the inhabitants were also studied. The survey found that all interviewed families basically live on wood fuel and that per capita consumption is 0.74m3. The district is identified as a source of supply for the country's capital, Maputo. Compared to the city of Maputo, there are few alternative sources of wood fuel consumption in the town of Marracuene, a factor that accelerates the demand for this type of fuel. The inhabitants of Marracuene resort to cutting fruit trees to use them as firewood, as the acquisition areas are becoming increasingly distant from the villages. Among the factors mentioned above, age and the type of residence of the household prove to be statistically significant. The present work has as its theme wood fuel consumption in the village of Marracuene district. On the subject, factors that influenced the consumption of wood fuel were studied, such as age, sex, income, size of the household, type of residence of the household. The forms of acquisition, quantities consumed per capita, and the importance of wood fuel in the socio-economic life of the inhabitants were also studied. The survey found that all interviewed families basically live on wood fuel and that per capita consumption is 0.74m3. The district is identified as a source of supply for the country's capital, Maputo. Compared to the city of Maputo, there are few alternative sources of wood fuel consumption in the town of Marracuene, a factor that accelerates the demand for this type of fuel. The inhabitants of Marracuene resort to cutting fruit trees to use them as firewood, as the acquisition areas are becoming increasingly distant from the villages. Among the factors mentioned above, age and the type of residence of the household prove to be statistically significant.