Many producers operate in the private formal sector. Despite being formalised, their staffing does not reflect the initiative to address gender inequality because the majority of staff are men. Majority of the staff members did not acquire biomass briquetting knowledge and skills through formal training: they did it through self-learning and apprenticeship.
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