To address the issue of deforestation, considered as one of the factors contributing to the challenges of climate change in the country, the Golden Seeds Fats and Oil Limited has commenced the production of biomass briquettes, as substitute to traditional charcoal.
The Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder of the company, Mr Lanre Sam-Akinkunmi, who announced this in Lagos, said between 2009 and 2015, Nigeria lost 40 per cent of its rain forest due to recurring deforestation, not only because of charcoal production but other woods application like furniture and others.
Sam-Akinkunmi noted that briquette charcoal was a direct substitute for the traditional tree charcoal, describing it as efficient, consistent, long lasting and beneficial to the environment.
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