There are also people here in my country in rural areas that use firewood for cooking. It is a good saving strategy. The food cooked in firewood is tasty. It is also safe, no chemicals. At home, when we grill fish or beef, we use firewood or charcoal.
Why is firewood business still lucrative in Africa?
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There will be smoke seen anywhere because even in urban areas people use firewood. That is risky. It might be the cause of fire. It is okay as long as we survive the ordeals of life. Let us not lose hope.
In my place, they say there is a special flavor firewood gives to food. That's why it is mainly used to cook for occasions
I think it is a cost saving measure in my place. Caterers that cook in bulk mostly use firewood instead of a gas cooker. I think It saves more money due to the high cost of gas and volatility of gas as a fuel.
In my place, many people believe that food cooked with firewood is sweeter and more mouthwatering. Though I don't believe them. Firewood is more economical than other energy sources.
Firewood Business is still thriving in my country. The business is booming mostly in the rural areas here. However in the urban areas, the usage of firewood is a little bit minimised with majority of the people using gas and other alternatives for cooking.
Households generally use gas stoves to cook. But restaurants and commercial food vendors prefer firewood. They say firewood is faster than gas. I think it is true though. And it is cheaper too.
Firewoods are still used in my community which is a suburban community. This is because of the affordability of firewood and is cheaper than using Liquified Petroleum Gas. Although I am against it because it's not good for the environment and also depleting our supply of trees.
I don't make use of firewood to prepare my meals, but I think there are some people who would prefer to use firewood to cook to using a cooking gas, not because they can't afford the cooking gas, but according to them food prepared using firewood tastes much more delicious than food prepared using cooking gas.
Yes that's right, in the rural areas they mostly make use of firewoods. Especially even now when the cost of petrol and the likes has gone up, it is better and cheaper to use firewoods.
firewood business is still lucrative in Africa because they did not everybody that has the money to sustain and maintain the usage of gas or kerosene but when it comes to the firewood is cheap and easy because the people get it off the forest or bushes around and it is affordable when you go to buy.
I can understand that in some countries, some people use firewood instead of gas or electricity as the latter is more expensive. In those countries, selling firewood can be a good business. In my location, people use gas or electricity for cooking.
Many Africans still use firewood for cooking and warming the house. That is the main reason why firewood selling is still a thriving business. Personally, I prefer to use gas given the effects of smoke on the respiratory system.
Yes this is because it is cheaper, so most of the women there tend to make use of it. Most people in urban places still make use of fire wood for their cooking as it gives it a specific kind of taste and smell.
