The project goal is:  To reduce, possibly even halt,  the rate of deforestation through market demand for hollow core briquettes which will be used and potentially sold in direct competition to wood and charcoal. 

Hollow core  biomass briquettes are made of grass, leaves, charcoal fines, rick husks, paper etc. etc.    The type of materials depends on the biomass available in an area.   After preparation/fermentation, the materials are pressed in small hollow core briquettes that are dried thoroughly and then used as fuel in place of fire wood or charcoal.

There are 10 active biomass briquette projects now in the Tanzania Biomass Producers Network.   The focus is on both training of trainers and training of producers in biomass briquette production.    Each group in the network is at a different stage of development with some able to provide training to new producers, while others are just getting started in their own production.   But the network is growing!

Lengo la mradi ni: Ili kupunguza, pengine hata mguu,   kasi ya ukataji miti kwa soko la mahitaji ya msingi briquettes mashimo ambayo inaweza kutumika na uwezekano wa kuuzwa katika mashindano ya moja kwa moja ya kuni na mkaa.  

Hollow briquettes majani msingi ni alifanya ya nyasi, majani, faini mkaa, pumba rick, karatasi, nk nk Aina ya vifaa inategemea majani ya kutosha katika eneo. Baada ya maandalizi / Fermentation, vifaa ni taabu katika briquettes ndogo mashimo msingi kwamba ni kavu kabisa na kisha kutumika kama mafuta katika nafasi ya moto kuni au mkaa.

Kuna majani 10 briquette kazi sasa miradi ya Tanzania biomassa Wazalishaji Network. Mwelekeo ni katika wote mafunzo ya wakufunzi na mafunzo ya wazalishaji katika uzalishaji wa majani briquette. Kila kundi katika mtandao ni katika hatua mbalimbali za maendeleo pamoja na baadhi ya uwezo wa kutoa mafunzo kwa wazalishaji wa mwezi, wakati wengine ni kupata tu kuanza kwa uzalishaji wa zao wenyewe. Lakini mtandao ni kuongezeka!