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Figure 7.1 Process<strong>in</strong>g of bamboo fuel by a villager <strong>in</strong> Thahtaygon<br />

Table 7.2 Woodfuel flows through Thazi from the Y<strong>in</strong>mab<strong>in</strong> area to six ma<strong>in</strong> market<br />

centres <strong>in</strong> 1991-92<br />

Market Centre<br />

Thazi<br />

Meiktila<br />

Wundw<strong>in</strong><br />

Mahla<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Taungtha<br />

Pyawbwe<br />

Total<br />

Amount distributed % distribution<br />

Fuel<strong>wood</strong><br />

(stacked ton)<br />

96<br />

2,808<br />

152<br />

40<br />

48<br />

16<br />

3,160<br />

Bamboo fuel<br />

(,000 culms)<br />

104<br />

1,888<br />

8<br />

324<br />

8<br />

6<br />

2,338<br />

33<br />

Fuel<strong>wood</strong> Bamboo fuel<br />

3.0<br />

88.9<br />

4.8<br />

1.3<br />

1.5<br />

0.5<br />

100.0<br />

4.4<br />

80.8<br />

0.3<br />

13.9<br />

0.3<br />

0.3<br />

100.0<br />

Out of the 6 ma<strong>in</strong> market centres shown <strong>in</strong> table 7.2, Meiktila is by far the largest consumer<br />

of both fuel<strong>wood</strong> and bamboo fuel. This is because Meiktila has a large population as well as many<br />

cottage <strong>in</strong>dustries.

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