[Stoves] Would anyone out there help turn coffee husks into some useful renewable energy source in Karagwe, tanzania?

[sekiku Joseph]

See: http://www.bioenergylists.org/en/sekikucoffeewaste

Greetings. I am called Joseph sekiku, working with the Eden Centre for 
appropriate technology (www.ecat-fadeco.org). I am confronted by a desire to

find solution to waste that could be turned into useful stuff (energy) here.

Let me explain:

I come from Karagwe district, Kagera region, NW Tanzania. This is a 
predominantly coffee growing area. Since 4 years ago, with the 
liberalization of the coffee trade, 6 coffee processing factories have 
started. Two years ago, two of the factories were destroyed by fire from 
coffee husks heaped outside the factroeis. there are now 4 coffee processing

factories.

These factories produce a lot of coffee husks (thousands of tons). 
Unfortunately, these husks have no commercial value at all. Instead, after 
the season, they are set on fire. The fire goes on for months.

I beleive that these hsuks can be transformed into some useful energy 
source - either into electricity or just for cooking. I have been imagining 
a situation where these coffee husks could be transformed into brickets, 
ceiling boards or even mulch for the farms.

Imagine for karagwe district, there is a very high rate of defforestation- 
and apparently much of the fporest cover is completely no more. Tree cutting

continues to today.

I am sending you some pictures about the situation. I have talked to the 
coffee factory owners : Karagwe marketing Ltd, KDCU Ltd, Amri amir Ltd and 
another one that I do not have the name off hand now. They have no plan for 
the thousands of tons of husks from their factories but to set fire on 
these.

Would any of you in thne Stoves listserve be interested in visiting or 
finding out a solution for these?

let me know please,.

Joseph sekiku