I
n many South and Southeast Asian
economies, some 20 to 80 percent of
the energy demand is met by wood.
Woody biomass tends to be used in traditional
ways. For the most part, the entire
system from production to consumption of
woodfuel comprises informal unregistered
activities involving several sectors of the
community. In areas that have a market for
woodfuel, its production, distribution, trade
and consumption reflect a flow that has
proved its efficiency through time. However,
in some other areas where there is no
such market, woodfuel has not become
commoditized.