Revolutionizing Tobacco Curing for Sustainability

The Tobacco Barn That Saves 140,000 Hectares of Forest "Tobacco farming destroys 140,000

hectares of forest annually in Southern Africa alone. This rocket stove just cut that by

60%." "While tobacco companies ignore their deforestation footprint, one master builder

discovered the rocket barn—a simple modification that slashes wood consumption from 43 cubic meters

to 18 cubic meters per farmer. Here's what Big Tobacco does not say: Traditional

barns burn down 18% of the time, destroying entire harvests. But rocket stoves

deliver perfect temperature control with half the fuel and zero fire risk." "The science is

elegant: vertical self-feeding combustion chamber, double chimney system, ceramic heat tiles.