Cookstoves and Markets: Experiences, Successes and Opportunities, Dec. 2009. GVEP International.
Full-text: http://www.pciaonline.org/files/Cookstoves_and_Markets.pdf (pdf, 3.37MB)
Editors: Kavita Rai & Jeveta McDonald
Why has the adoption of improved cook stoves been so slow in developing countries? This GVEP International-produced report compiles a series of articles written by key stakeholders active in the promotion, dissemination and marketing of cookstoves globally. The main purpose of the report is to delve deeper into issues of why and how cookstoves take so much time and effort to be brought on to the market successfully. The report looks at the challenges associated with commercialising cookstove products and other reasons for market underdevelopment despite the enormous potential which improved cookstoves have as well as detailing several successes. There is a particular focus on populations in the South where the vast majority continue to depend on firewood and charcoal for cooking.
Contents
- Markets and Cookstoves: What works?
- Market Solutions to Combat Indoor Air Pollution: Shell Foundation and Envirofit International
- The Commercialisation and Scale Up Success of Improved Cookstoves in Sri Lanka
- Product Development for the Bottom of the Pyramid Market: The Prakti Example
- Channelling Cookstove Products Through Existing Solar Supply Chains: SELCO India Experience
- Modernizing Traditional Energy: From Small Scale Approaches to Large Scale Manufacturing and Marketing
- Subsidy Schemes for the Dissemination of Efficient Stoves: Experiences and Lessons Learnt
- Making LPG Stoves Accessible for Low Income Communities in Kassala, Sudan
- The Growth of Ugastoves: Reaching Scale with Carbon Finance
Three Key Obstacles to Cookstove Adoption (And How to Overcome Them)
