About 50% of Vietnamese rely on solid fuel combustion (wood and charcoal) for cooking, which results in deforestation and air pollution. (Gasification is a process that converts any carbon-based raw material into fuel gas, also known as synthesis gas, or syngas.) One of many examples is a small village called Village 6, located south of Duc Trong district near Dai Ninh Lake in Lam Dong province. Virtually all of the 400 households grow coffee, which they sell to middlemen for a very modest profit. Most villagers cook by burning wood from trees chopped down in a nearby forest. More
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