92
Kako 2
Available Daboase
Mpoahene 2
Available fuelwood, produces less smoke, lasts longer in fire
Achonwa Pkunumi
2 last longer in fire
Akonu, Domuni,
Eghan
Onyina 2
Available fuelwood Beposo,
Daboase Edwen
2 Dries fish well
Achonwa Teak
2 Available fuelwood
Daboase Coconut
tree 1
Available, lasts longer in fire Mango
1 Available fuelwood
Daboase , Esuboye
Funtum 2
Available Adansi,
Essaman Opepe
1 Lasts longer and produce less
smoke Daboase
Mahogany 1
Available fuelwood Daboase
Nyamedua 1
Available fuelwood Manso
4.5.5 Constraints in the use of fuelwood for fish smoking and remedial measures
20 40
60 80
100
Response
R e
gi on
Constraints encountered by fuelwood consumersfish smokers
Poor roads High transport cost
Fish supply dwindling, irregular, cost Drudgery labour intensive
Scarce preferred fuelwood species Poor fish preservation storage
Fuelwood theft Poor fuelwood quality
Poor working environment no shed, floods, etc. Business Capital, crediting, seasonality losses
Stove cracking, costly, inadequate, inefficiency Seasonal fuelwood scarcity
High fuelwood cost Financial constraint
Health hazards
Figure 82 Constraints encountered by fuelwood consumersfish smokers
93
Plate 10: Smoke pollution from fish smoking Table 36 Constraints encountered in fuelwood consumption for fish smoking
No. Consumer problem
Volta Greater Accra
Central Western All Regions
1 Health hazards
41 32
89 56
44 2
Financial constraint 29
15 7
13 17
3 High fuelwood cost
3 25
4 9
15 4
Seasonal fuelwood scarcity 1
14 -
5 8
5 Stove
cracking, costly,
inadequate, inefficiency 11
3 -
1 4
6 Business Capital, crediting,
seasonality losses 3
2 -
3 2
7 Poor working environment
no shed, floods, etc. 1
3 -
1 2
8 Poor fuelwood quality
3 1
- 2
2 9
Fuelwood theft 3
1 -
1 1
10 Poor
fish preservation
storage -
1 -
3 1
11 Scarce preferred fuelwood
species 1
1 -
2 1
12 Drudgery labour intensive
4 -
- 1
1 13
Fish supply
dwindling, irregular, cost
1 -
- 1
1 14
High transport cost -
1 -
- 1
15 Poor roads
- 0.3
- 1
0.4
94
10 20
30 40
50 60
Volta Region Greater Accra Region
Central Region Western Region
All Regions
R e
sp o
n se
Region
Measures suggested by consumers for alleviating constraints in fuelwood consumption
Loan Material support
Improve stove quality less smoke, heat retention, less fuelwood use, etc
Improve work environment shed, drainage, fencing, space, etc.
Improve fish preservation Community cold store, transport
Improve fuelwood availability price reduction, storage, supply, ease FSD permit,
reduce police extortion
Improve fish supply and demand Ban light fishing, increase fish import, price controls,
power, improve roads and haulage
Health services education, screening, cure, etc.
Alternative stove heat source gas, electric,
Establish woodlot Form fish smokers association
Training in improved fish smoking
Figure 83 Measures suggested for alleviating constraints in fuelwood consumption for fish smoking
Table 37 Measures suggested by fuelwood consumers to alleviate constraints
Remedial measures
for consumer problems
Volta Region
Greater Accra
Region Central
Region Western
Region All
Regions
Loan 41.5
44.1 38.1
50 45.2
Material support 17.1
30 21.4
19.8 23.6
Improve stove quality less smoke, heat retention, less
fuelwood use, etc 13.8
7.6 38.1
9.4 11.4
Improve work environment shed,
drainage, fencing,
space, etc. 15.4
2.3 -
4.2 5.3
Improve fish
preservation Community
cold store,
transport -
6.5 -
4.2 4.1
Improve fuelwood availability price
reduction, storage,
supply, ease FSD permit, reduce police extortion
2.4 3.4
2.4 3.3
3.1 Improve fish supply and
demand Ban light fishing, 3.3 1.5
- 4.2
2.7
95
increase fish import, price controls,
power, improve
roads and haulage Health services education,
screening, cure, etc. -
2.3 -
3.3 2
Alternative stove heat source gas, electric,
6.5 -
- 0.5
1.4 Establish woodlot
- 1.9
- -
0.8 Form
fish smokers
association -
- -
0.9 0.3
Training in improved fish smoking
- 0.4
- -
0.2
4.6 Profit along the fuelwood value chain
