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With the exception of environmental services, the forest industry accounts for 3.6% of Kenya’s GDP1 and is crucial to the nation’s socioeconomic development. By providing wood fuel and other non-timber …
Kenya Promotes Sustainable Wood in Green Construction for Climate-Resilient Development Read More
Ethiopia’s timber industry is expanding, offering both chances and difficulties to improve small-scale timber production and marketing. Ethiopia intends to link its power grid to South Africa via Zambia, Zimbabwe, …
Ethiopia expected to see an increase in demand for the timber industry over the next 20 years Read More
Even while wooden buildings, like the engineered timber structure envisioned for the world’s tallest wood skyscraper in Zanzibar, are just now beginning to appear in cities across the globe, investors …
Investors are betting on African wood for a surge in sustainable construction Read More
JAT Holdings PLC, based in Sri Lanka, will formally extend to Africa in 2023, with the establishment of “JAT Paints Africa Limited” in Kenya as part of a joint venture …
In Kenya, JAT Holdings includes JAT Paints Africa Limited. Read More
Kenya’s woodworking industry is a vital and diverse sector that contributes to the country’s social and economic development. The industry includes a wide range of jobs, including logging, sawmilling, furniture …
Woodworking an Essential Sector for the Economic Development of Kenya Read More
West, East, and Central Africa collectively comprise about 3.6 million square kilometers of tropical forest. These woods supply significant timber supplies that have a significant effect on industries such as …
Reevaluating the Roles of Small-Scale Informal Wood Sectors in Tropical Africa Read More
Professor Dos Santos Silayo, Conservation Commissioner of the Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency, disclosed that a shipment of processed timber was exported out of the nation during the fiscal year …
Tanzanian Forests Exports Two Million Metric Tonnes of Timber Read More
William Ruto, the President of Kenya, declared on Sunday that he will resume logging activity in Kenya after Six years. At a church service in Molo, a community about 200 …
Kenya’s President William Ruto Announced Resumption of Logging Activity Read More
According to the regional energy projection from the International Energy Agency, wood fuel is expected to be a major supplier of renewable energy in the region by 2040. It will …
Sustainable Administration of Wood Fuel in Sub-saharan Africa Read More
In Kenya, homeowners moved from wood floors to tiles, then they switched to 3D epoxy flooring which comes with aquatic, floral themes and other eye-tricking patterns. But now they are …
Hardwood comes back in fashion and utility Read More