Adoption of improved stoves and deforestation in Zanzibar

Makame, Makame Omar

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated that education about the detrimental impacts of household air pollution, combined with marketing and availability foster behavior change [ 18 , 28 , 29 , 47 , 51 ]. Further research is necessary to understand the known and perceived risk of household air pollution among traditional stove users.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Mexico, one study found that socioeconomic level was positively correlated with improved cookstove adoption [ 30 ]. A study in Tanzania found that cost was a barrier in the adoption of improved stove technologies [ 29 ]. Therefore, although cost was not a factor of this study, data are consistent with previous research implying that wealth impacts the quality of stoves that households utilize.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A limited number of studies have specifically investigated factors affecting improved cookstove adoption and use in resource-limited settings [ 19 , 20 , 25 , 26 ]. Economic barriers to purchasing and maintaining non-traditional stoves have been shown to inhibit adoption [ 2 , 13 , 18 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ]. However, even when financial burdens are lifted through subsidies or free distribution of stoves, potential users do not adopt or sustain exclusive use [ 21 , 30 , 32 ], suggesting that other, non-economic factors, such as user practices, needs, and preferences in relation to improved stove technologies [ 25 , 33 ] influence behaviors.…”

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Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions

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Dreibelbis

Klasen

et al. 2014

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Global efforts are underway to develop and promote improved cookstoves which may reduce the negative health and environmental effects of burning solid fuels on health and the environment. Behavioral studies have considered cookstove user practices, needs and preferences in the design and implementation of cookstove projects; however, these studies have not examined the implications of the traditional stove use and design across multiple resource-poor settings in the implementation and promotion of improved cookstove projects that utilize a single, standardized stove design. We conducted in-depth interviews and direct observations of meal preparation and traditional, open-fire stove use of 137 women aged 20-49 years in Kenya, Peru and Nepal prior in the four-month period preceding installation of an improved cookstove as part of a field intervention trial. Despite general similarities in cooking practices across sites, we identified locally distinct practices and norms regarding traditional stove use and desired stove improvements. Traditional stoves are designed to accommodate specific cooking styles, types of fuel, and available resources for maintenance and renovation. The tailored stoves allow users to cook and repair their stoves easily. Women in each setting expressed their desire for a new stove, but they articulated distinct specific alterations that would meet their needs and preferences. Improved cookstove designs need to consider the diversity of values and needs held by potential users, presenting a significant challenge in identifying a "one size fits all" improved cookstove design. Our data show that a single stove design for use with locally available biomass fuels will not meet the cooking demands and resources available across the three sites. Moreover, locally produced or adapted improved cookstoves may be needed to meet the cooking needs of diverse populations while addressing health and environmental concerns of traditional stoves.

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Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions

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“…The implementation process introduced the theoretical functioning as well as practical knowledge of ICS construction. The provision of this information, including that of ICS efficiency, as well as its economic and environmental benefits, to community members was designed to strengthen the community and to ease diffusion and adoption (Omar Makame 2007).…”

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Farmer innovation driven by needs and understanding: building the capacities of farmer groups for improved cooking stove construction and continued adaptation

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Hafner

Graef

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Enhancing food security is one of the main goals of subsistence farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the implementation of improved loam-made cooking stoves and its contribution to coping and livelihood strategies. Controlled combustion, air as well as smoke flue, and heat insulation facilitate the more efficient fuel consumption of improved cooking stoves compared to traditional stoves-namely three stone fires. Although the majority of small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on the free public good of firewood, the increasing time needed for collecting firewood implies high opportunity costs for productive members of the family. The primary outcomes for users of improved stoves are reduced fuel consumption, greater safety, saved time, and reduced smoke in the kitchen.The paper illustrates part of the output, outcome, and impact of a participatory action research approach for implementing improved cooking stoves. Special emphasis was put on enabling the villagers to construct their stoves without external support, hence having locally manufactured stoves made of mud, bricks, and dried grass. The impact pathway of improved cooking stoves followed the training-of-trainers concept, where members of the initially established farmer groups were trained to construct stoves on their own. Special focus was given to knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer in order to increase firewood efficiency and overall satisfaction of users of improved cook stoves. Encouraging the members to further adapt the stoves enabled them to scale-up the construction of improved cooked stoves into a business model and increase dissemination while creating income. Although many important benefits, like time and knowledge gain, were identified by the farmers after adoption of the new technology, we found adoption rates differed significantly between regions.

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“…The change would be non-trivial. Innovations that reduce the consumption of wood fuel can contribute to the preservation of the environment and health (Abdelnour and Branzai, 2010;Makame, 2007).…”

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Harnessing Innovation for Change: Sustainability and Poverty in Developing Countries

Khavul

Bruton

2012

J Management Studies

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To date, a well‐developed business perspective on how to promote sustainability for those in poverty is sorely lacking. For sustainability enhancing innovations in developing countries, poverty presents unique challenges. In this paper, we argue that if sustainability enhancing innovations introduced in developing countries are to stick, they need to be designed with local customers, networks, and business ecosystems in mind. We illustrate this view using case examples from mobile telephony, fuel efficient stoves, clean drinking water, and household electrification. Our paper underscores the need for today's managers to understand poverty as an integral part of the sustainability nexus and the new international business equation.

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Adoption of improved stoves and deforestation in Zanzibar

Cited by 18 publications

References 3 publications

Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions

Behavioral Attitudes and Preferences in Cooking Practices with Traditional Open-Fire Stoves in Peru, Nepal, and Kenya: Implications for Improved Cookstove Interventions

Farmer innovation driven by needs and understanding: building the capacities of farmer groups for improved cooking stove construction and continued adaptation

Harnessing Innovation for Change: Sustainability and Poverty in Developing Countries

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