[Stoves] [biochar] Ghana: The potential of a dual purpose improved cookstove for low income earners in Ghana - Improved cooking methods and biochar production

[Paul Anderson]

Tom,

Thanks for the reference.  VERY recent publication (the journal date is 
February 2018  --- yes 2018).

This will be useful information for some anticipated TLUD stove work in 
Ghana.   I will see if my contact in Ghana knows any of the 6 authors.

Paul

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On 10/10/2017 10:58 AM, tmiles at trmiles.com [biochar] wrote:
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> Is anyone familiar with this study from Ghana?
>
> “The potential of a dual purpose improved cookstove for low income 
> earners in Ghana – Improved cooking methods and biochar production”
>
> Gilbert  Ayine Akolgo, Eric Osei Essandoh, Samuel Gyamfi, Thomas 
> Atta-Darkwa, Ebenezer Nyarko Kumia, Claudia Maria Branco de Freitas Maia
>
> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032117313059#!
>
> https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.044
>
> Abstract
>
> Many cookstove designs and biochar programs have been implemented in 
> many countries around the world. These programs have had varied 
> degrees of success which is generally low. Some were able to achieve 
> all their target objectives, others achieved a fraction of their 
> target objectives whiles others achieved different results from their 
> initial targets. The low success rates have been attributed to 
> disregard for various users’ considerations by the past implementers 
> of such designs and programs. This study seeks to determine the 
> factors and features that Ghana cookstove users want to be 
> incorporated in the designs of their cookstove and biochar programs. 
> The study used a nationwide survey of household cooks. It was found 
> that about 99% of the respondents will prefer a smokeless cook stove. 
> The challenges that they will want eliminated from the conventional 
> cooking systems are ranked from the highest to the lowest as: smoke 
> and heat (35.80%), difficulty in use (21.8%), cost of cooking systems 
> (6.8%), faulty parts (3.1%), and fuel availability (2.90%). About 83% 
> of the respondents have no idea of the use of charcoal as a soil 
> amendment tool (biochar), which presents an opportunity to educate the 
> communities about the potential of biochar to improve soil fertility 
> and quality. This paper therefore recommends that future cookstove 
> designers, researchers and biochar programs implementers consider 
> elimination of smoke and heat as well as fuel availability ahead of 
> the other factors considered in the design of cookstoves.
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