Asia’s Improved Cook Stoves
to the TCS and direct involvement and household education over a 10-month period overcomes a great barrier to the long-term sustainability of the project. WWF Pakistan have approached the problem from a different angle by bringing a new technology to solve an old problem, inefficient and ineffective burning of cotton gin agri-waste though with the key barrier of relatively high cost.
With initial in-field trials conducted with 50 households, the positivity of response has led to a wider study involving 500 stoves to gain data from a larger target audience. As this is a new technology outside most HH capacity or willingness to pay or having familiarity, this approach brings word-ofmouth marketing from village ambassadors who can promote the benefits of investment at the village level.
SNV Laos
GERES, Myanmar
Summary
New ICS design capable of being produced and sold by existing value chain actors.
New ICS design capable of being produced and sold by existing value chain actors.
Pros
• Can meet user willingness to pay • Early development of value chain actors for phase out • New product stands out in marketing • Producer material familiarity • End-user familiarity
• Can meet user willingness to pay • Early development of value chain actors for phase out • New product stands out in marketing • Producer material familiarity • End-user familiarity
Challenges
• Ensuring quality control & assurance • Overcoming high cost of tools • Initial time & resource heavy during set up and training • Low emission reduction as simple technology
• Ensuring quality control & assurance • Overcoming high cost of tools • Initial time & resource heavy during set up and training • Low emission reduction as simple technology
CARE India
WWF Pakistan
Summary
User-focused stove selection process with 20 models in field being trialled for full ten months to identify correct stove/characteristics by seasonality and region recording data by use of the uncontrolled cooking test.
Design and introduction of new gasifier stove to be used with cotton gin agriculture waste.
Pros
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• Agro-waste is available in abundant quantity • Agro-waste is cheaper than other fuels, i.e. wood, LPG, kerosene, etc. • Gasifier is user friendly • Can be fabricated locally
Challenges
• Not demonstrating any single model gives more scope • Analysis and correct interpretation of data • Demonstrating a wide range of stoves of varied prices - which are within the price of willingness/purchasing capacity and also beyond
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Gain direct user experience Community-led decision making Upscaling of the right stove Long-term promotion and marketing Change of user habits and increased familiarity
• High initial cost to consumer • Bridging the user willingness to pay gap • Demonstrating added value for finance spent • Changing user behaviour