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Towards fuel efficiency in Embu County

Energy saving jikos that Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Agro-pastoral Production System of Kenya gave to residents in Mbeere North in Embu County in efforts to conserve environment.

Albert Wambura was among people who depended on charcoal for their livelihood and to meet this need, he would cut down trees to burn charcoal for his own personal consumption and to sell.

“We made money from charcoal production because this area has little rainfall which does not favour good farming activities,” he says.

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