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| dc.contributor.author | Getaw Jejaw | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-02T08:02:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-02T08:02:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16912 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In our country, biogas energy has been disseminated since 1979; however, in North Western Ethiopia's Gondar Zuria District, biogas energy dissemination started in 2013. As a result, the actual data supporting the general effects of technology on the environment is few. Thus, in the Gondar Zuria District, North Western Ethiopia, this study investigated the role of biogas plays in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving fuel wood. The crosssectional survey design was used, and a multi-stage sampling process was used to select the respondents. To collect primary data, 181 households of whom 32 were adopters and 149 were non-adopters were surveyed. Eight key informant interviews, three focus groups discussion, and direct observation techniques were used. 40 randomly chosen households, 20 in each category, comprising both biogas adopters and non-adopters, were used for kitchen performance tests. Independent sample t-test and chi-square test were used to analyze the collected data. A binary logistic regression model was used to predict factors that influenced biogas adoption and utilization. The study's result revealed that there was a significant positive relationship with the adoption of biogas technology for the following variables at a 5% significance level: age, educational level, family size, cattle size, farmland size, awareness, and distance to fuel. However, the results on gender, income, and distance to the water source were not significant. Based on the kitchen performance test result, each biogas plant can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4.7 tons of CO e annually. From 70 operational biogas plants, which results in a 329 tons reduction in CO 2 2 e mitigated annually. As a result, producing biogas is crucial to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving fuel wood. The study’s conclusion suggested updating the current biogas technology model to incorporate several burner types for multi-cooking purposes. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environment and climate change | en_US |
| dc.title | Role of Biogas in Saving Fuel Wood and Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Gondar Zuria District, North Western Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
