Charcoal in Rural Northeast Thailand: Rapid Rural Appraisal of a Wood -Based, Small-Scale Enterprise
This report examines small-scale, unlicensed charcoal production and distribution in Northeast Thailand. It is based largely on information obtained from individuals and households through RRA exercises, including semi -structured interviewing, observation and direct measurement (methods are discussed in Appendix A). Charcoal production and distribution are examined using a resource systems approach, dividing the process into steps: acquisition of wood (Ch. 3), transformation into charcoal (Ch. 4), and distribution and use in rural (Ch. 5) and urban (Ch. 6) areas.