Research Article

Technical and Socioeconomic Potential of Biogas from Cassava Waste in Ghana

Table 3

Estimates of firewood needed for gari production.

Parameter2015202020252030

Projected cassava production (t)17,149,54721,066,44425,877,94831,788,382
Estimated cassava for gari production, 25% of total produced (t)4,287,3875,266,6116,469,4877,947,096
Estimated gari (t)803,885987,4901,213,0291,490,080
Estimated firewood needed (t)683,302839,3661,031,0741,266,568