Charcoal ban: What are the cooking alternatives

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Charcoal sellers at Kabaraga Hill Trading Centre on the Kabale-Mbarara highway in Kabale District yesterday. Photo | Robert Muhereza

A move by the police to enforce a ban on commercial charcoal production and trade in northern Uganda, West Nile, and Teso sub-region is expected to have ripple effects, especially on the communities that depend on charcoal and wood fuel for their daily cooking.

While environmentalists welcome the move, a section of the public said alternatives locals could switch to have been priced beyond their reach. These alternatives include cooking gas, electricity, biogas, eco stoves and several others.

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The crackdown covers charcoal trade originating from the West Nile Sub-region, northern Uganda and Teso sub-regions

Ms Lumumba said the decision was part of broader efforts to restore the country’s natural environment

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