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Energy conversion efficiency of pressurised kerosene and pyramid-shaped clay-lined charcoal cooking stoves
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Haruna Mohammed Muye --- Mechanical Engineering Department, NigeriaThis paper evaluated fuel utilisation in cooking stoves. The cooking stoves used for the experiment were a pressurised kerosene stove and a pyramid-shaped clay-lined charcoal stove. Comparison tests were conducted and their results analysed to determine the efficiency of the... -
Thermal energy conservation strategy: A case of a modified local charcoal stove utilisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Okibe Edeoja --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigeria Andrew C. Eloka-Eboka --- Discipline of Mechanical Engineering, South AfricaThe proliferation and use of charcoal stoves is on the increase even in urban locations in Africa despite the environmental hazard associated with charcoal production. The rising cost of fossil fuel, the smokeless nature of charcoal combustion and probably inexistent... -
Farmer knowledge, attitude and practices on sorghum allelopathy in five sorghum producing districts of Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H Tibugari --- , South Africa C Chiduza --- , South Africa AB Mashingaidze --- , ZimbabweLack of knowledge about allelopathy technology may be a barrier to the adoption of allelopathy by farmers. A questionnaire survey together with physical weed sampling in farmers’ fields were conducted to examine farmer knowledge, attitude and practices on sorghum allelopathy... -
Adoption of innovation technology in the face of efficient energy use: A case of improved biomass stoves in Kwara State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibukun James Olaoye --- , Nigeria Morolake Bolaji --- , Nigeria Adeola Oreoluwa Oloyede --- , NigeriaGiven that locally developed innovation technology can foster sustainable growth and development, this study assessed the factors that underpinned the choice of improved biomass stoves among rural households in Kwara South, Nigeria. The study involved the use of primary and... -
Influence of water application levels and plant densities on the plasticity of canola in the central Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: KA Seetseng --- , South Africa LD van Rensburg --- , South Africa JH Barnard --- , South Africa CC du Preez --- , South AfricaIn South Africa canola (Brassica napus L.) is cultivated in rotation with wheat under winter rainfall in the Western Cape Province. Expansion of the crop to the other eight provinces is advocated to reduce a shortage of locally produced plant... -
Evaluating the barriers to adoption of improved biomass cookstoves in Benue state, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chikamso Christian Apeh --- University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Nigeria Stella Nwawulu Chiemela --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chinedum Jachinma Chiemela --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Andrew Chiahalam Apeh --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, NigeriaThe prevalent use of inefficient traditional stoves for biomass cooking energy in Nigeria contributes to high rates of biomass consumption, deforestation, and harmful pollutant emissions. This study aimed to assess the constraints hindering the adoption of improved biomass cookstoves (IBCS)... -
Contested landscapes: fragments and afterlives of the colonial rail in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Samwel Moses Ntapanta --- University of Bayreuth, GermanyThis article traces the fragments and afterlife of the colonial rail as a material object in Tanzania. The rail was a tool for exploitation and proper control of the colony. The rails changed the land. The land was shaped and...