[Stoves] Why biomass cook stoves are very expensive?

[Paul Anderson]

Dear Stovers,

I find the report by the Differ Group to be very well expressed and 
logical.  Thank you Andrew for plucking it out of the mass of non-member 
messages.
> We get quite a lot of posts to the list from non members and normally
> they get discarded but I got the link below from one, not a lot new
> and self promoting but I thought some here may be interested.
>
> http://www.differgroup.com/analysis/
It certainly is indirectly supportive of the GACC approach to solving 
the stove problems.  "Indirect subsidies" (called grants) are advocated.

I hope the Differ Group will join our Stoves Listserv and enter into the 
discussions and the work.

Paul

Paul S. Anderson, PhD  aka "Dr TLUD"
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu   Skype: paultlud  Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website:  www.drtlud.com

On 11/8/2012 4:26 AM, ajheggie at gmail.com wrote:
> [Default] On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 18:38:11 +0700,mnurhuda at ub.ac.id wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> It is an irony that biomass cook stoves, that are intended for people in
>> so-called third countries and low level income families, are indeed sold
>> at extremely high price. Lets look at www.alibaba.com or any website
>> selling biomass stove, the stove prices are mostly higher than US$ 30,-
>>
>> Anybody can explain?
> I can't explain except to say the free market doesn't really exist and
> nothing takes account of all the externalities as we humans expand
> into all the available niches.
>
> Economic systems are just the way humans co-operate and compete in
> making use of all the available resources the planet allows.
>
> If the market price is too high the commerce fails, if there is a need
> then the voluntary sector can contribute, else the poor people as ever
> do without.
>
> We get quite a lot of posts to the list from non members and normally
> they get discarded but I got the link below from one, not a lot new
> and self promoting but I thought some here may be interested.
>
> http://www.differgroup.com/analysis/
>
> AJH
>
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