Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Greenhouse Gas Emission from Biogas Plants and Acceptance of the Low Degree of Biogas Technology in South West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Teka Fida Meskele*, Venkata A Ramayya and Abebe Nigussie
  
  Although biogas technologies have been promoted for a decade in many developing countries to reduce firewood consumption the acceptance of the technology by smallholder farmers is still low, particularly in the countries with limited biomass resources (i.e., Ethiopia). The objectives of this study was therefore to (i) Investigate the acceptance of the low degree of biogas technology; (ii) Quantify the reduction in greenhouse gas emission owing to biogas technology compared to fuel wood and charcoal. The study was conducted at Kersa South West Ethiopia in four kebeles accordingly, a total of 130 households were interviewed using simple random sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics and a probit binary logistic regression model were to examine the analysis of the low degree of biogas technology acceptance and the extent of greenhouse gas emission reduction due to usage of b.. View More»
  

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