Efficient Stoves for Producing Shea Butter cotton （高效炉灶生产乳木果棉花）.pdfVIP

r e Energising Development (EnDev) Benin t Project name t Programme of Conservation and Management of Natural resources (ProCGRN) u Project region Benin, Atacora and Donga B Lead executing agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH a e Duration 10/2009 – 12/2014 h S Productive use of g n thermal energy The shea sector in Benin i Alongside electricity and mechanical energy, Shea is a forest tree that grows only in Africa. c u thermal energy plays a key role in processing Depending on the annual precipitation, a full- d goods and offering services, particularly in grown shea tree produces between 12 and 14 o remote areas where biomass and solar radia- kg of dry nuts per year. These can be processed r tion are often the only source of energy avai- to shea butter, which is in strong demand by P lable. Thermal energy – used for cooking, the international cosmetics, food and pharma- r heating, drying and smoking – is an essential ceutical industries. In 2009, shea was Benin’s o f input for production processes in agricultural third largest agricultural export product, after s businesses, small industries and commercial cotton and cashew nuts. e services. v o t S t n e i c n fi i n f E E B Enhancing the energy efficiency of the processing procedure In Benin, about 35,000 to